TRUE FRIENDS GROW TOGETHER … And Cornelius waited for them, and he had called together his kinsmen and near friends. Acts 10:24 KJV It looks like Cornelius had many different kinds of friends, including some very intimate friends. This passage shows us some truths about human relationships that can help us form healthy friendships. 1….
MAKE THE BAD THINGS WORK FOR GOOD But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison. Acts 8:3 NLT The first Christians suffered persecution to the point they were taken from their homes and sent to jail, but…
THERE’S NO NEED TO LIE Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give…
THE PURPOSE OF THE BATTLES And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were…
THEY REMAINED FIRM They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 NIV Here we have three elements in which the disciples in the primitive church persevered, and the elements we also should practice on a continual basis in order to live wisely. 1….
ARE YOU FRUSTRATED BECAUSE YOU LACK POWER? But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 NIV Most of us have felt frustrated when we try to change certain…
REMEMBER TO REST Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. Leviticus 23:3 KJV God is concerned about your spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health. This is why,…
TIPS FROM THE HEROES OF FAITH Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us….
BUT OTHERS… By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them… Hebrews 11:33 NLT In the book of Hebrews, we find the hall of fame of the heroes of faith. Amongst them are many who conquered, did great things, and received what the Lord had promised them on…
DON’T STEAL NOR DECEIVE YOURSELF 11 “Do not steal. “Do not deceive or cheat one another. Leviticus 19:11 NLT Stealing talks about deceiving or cheating someone. We can steal from others (Leviticus 19:11), we can steal from God (Malachi 3:8-10) and we can steal from ourselves (Galatians 6:7). In this occasion, I want to emphasize…