WHY DO DISTRACTIONS HAPPEN? “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrew 12:2 NIV). The purpose of distractions is to wear you down so that you do not endure the…
MOVE AWAY FROM DISTRACTIONS “… being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus”. (Philippians 1:6 NIV). Distractions are very sneaky, and we almost always never realize we are being distracted by something. A distraction can be a person,…
WE ARE BETTER AS A TEAM “Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the…
GOD REWARDS PERSISTENCY “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NIV). It is not easy to drawpeopleclose to God, it isn’t easy to follow the Lord, but it is only in these ways that our faith can…
YOUR FAITH AMAZES GOD “Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, ‘My child, your sins are forgiven’” (Mark 2:5 NLT). Whose faith did Jesus see, was it the faith of the paralytic man or his friends? Jesus saw the faith the paralytic man’s Friends! You know there are so many marriages that do not…
COMPASSION DRAWS PEOPLE CLOSER “‘… While he was preaching God’s word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat… so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus’” (Mark 2:2-4 NLT). God wants to transform people’s…
GOD AND PEOPLE “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now” (Philippians 1:3-5 NIV). While Pastor Dinora and I were on our sabbatical, we saw how people were easily troubled by the temporary…
ETERNITY HELPS YOU DEFINE YOUR PURPOSE “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 NIV). Have you ever asked yourself how you can simplify your life’s purpose? You have probably said, “Well, I know I have a calling, I…
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TEMPORARY THINGS “Jesus answered, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me’” (Matthew 19:21 NIV). God has given us temporary things to advance the eternal things. He has given us wealth and many resources to bless people….
THE TEMPORARY THINGS VS THE ETERNAL THINGS “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35 NIV). There are things and places that are eternal and others that are temporary. For example, heaven and hell are eternal places, but earth and everything in itis temporary. There are only two…