In an earlier post, I described when I first realized the Spirit of God was communicating with me. It wasn't in a dramatic sense, but in a normal, everyday interaction. You can read about this 9th grade event here. That story sets the stage for this one. Not long after the first interaction with the …
Have you ever recognized when our God is communicating with you by way of your spirit? Frank Viola describes it as "the voice without words." That is one of the best descriptions I have heard. Perhaps you have experienced this as well. Perhaps you know that rarely is it an externally audible voice, like when …
"There is one and only one possible road to joy: selfless love." - Peter Kreeft On a snowy night in January of 1980, I had a crisis moment. The crisis came after reading the response of Jesus to a question regarding the greatest commandment. According to Jesus, the greatest commandment is to love our God …
Horatius Bonar, born Edinburgh in 1808, wrote over 600 hymns and renditions of various psalms. He also wrote Christian poetry and prose. His early writing included a line of Gospel tracts known as the "Kelso Tracts," due to the fact that he was a pastor in Kelso, Scotland when he wrote them. In 1843, he …
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Many people see themselves as followers of Jesus Christ. By this they mean they believe the facts about Jesus as they have heard them. They may have gone forward at an event, believed enough to say a prayer of commitment to Him, and have tried to obey what they have chosen as His commands to …
A true disciple is one whose living has been given over completely to our God. Giving oneself over to Him is important because the life of a true Christian is literally the life of Christ Himself lived in a person. Thus, Paul states that he "...Has been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer …
Many there are who appreciate the fact that God exists, for it helps them make sense of the world and order their thinking. Even though they appreciate His being there, they are not seeking to be closely connected to Him. Few there are who desire to be intimate with their God above all other pursuits. …
William Seymour was an evangelist and minister in Southern California during the time of what is known as "The Azusa Street Revival." His words below speak clearly of our need to be controlled in all things and at all times by the Spirit of God, and why we need to be conscious of the blood …
"I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship." The sacrifice of our life to our God is not to be seen primarily as the decision to go willingly to …
"The Christian life is simple. The Christian life is impossible. The Christian life is Christ living His life in you." - Dann Spader. This simple saying is of immeasurable importance to our understanding of the life our God has in mind for us. The life to which He calls every true disciple is not lived …
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