You Have The Victory Through Christ Jesus: Part 1

I Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing this to encourage you, the reader, that whatever you may be going through, even if you feel that your world has been turned upside down, I want you to know that you have the…

Quantity Over Quality

As we look around at our society the ideal of having a high quality of life is being defined by many people as: having a massive bank account, living in a lavish home with all of the furnishings, driving the latest vehicle, having a great physique, being able to take vacations to exotic locations, and…

Gospel Nuggets

Many are called, but few are chosen. This is why each of us needs to ensure with all certainty, through prayer, faithfulness, and supplication to make our calling and election sure. The men of the early church were gun-ho about this, because they saw a clear vision, and had a chance to escape from under…

Getting Out Of Stuck

Have any of you ever felt that you’ve reached a period in your life where you just feel stuck? You know that you’re not moving backwards, but just don’t see yourself making forward progress in your life goals. To me, stuck feels like: frustration, rejection, bitterness, emptiness. We may feel defeated, and be experiencing a…

The Smells Of The Stable

A stable? What a place to give birth to the Messiah! The smells and sounds of a barnyard were our Savior’s first human experience. Like other babies, He may have cried at the sounds of the animals and the strangers parading around His temporary crib. If so, they would have been the first of many…

The Birth Of Christmas

Luke 1:26-27; 2:10 When the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and then to shepherds with good news for the world, was it good news to this teenage girl? May be Mary was thinking: 1. How do I explain my pregnancy to my family? 2. Will Joseph call off the betrothal? 3. What will the townspeople…

My Life Of Faith

1. Life in Christ. Jesus’ identity is the foundation to who I am. 2. People find different ways to define their lives. Family gives my life meaning; work gives my life purpose; Life is whatever I make it to be. 3. The truth is that you and I only have a real and lasting meaning…

Pushed Past Your Limit

Here’s another encouraging post by my former coworker, Chikera. With all of the attacks we have to face from the devil, I know we all have those moments where we say if he were a flesh and bone person, we’d like to wrap our hands around his neck and just choke him out. We get…

Till Debt Do Us Part: It’s Spending Time

Married or single, according to a Time Magazine survey, the #1 source of arguments in marriage and relationships is conflict over money. Gallup report , 70% of divorces are due to financial problems and pressures. These pressures always occur when we ignore God’s 5 Financial Laws during the Christmas season. We are trying our hardest…

Around Your Table

PROVERBS 17:1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife. STRIFE: Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict. synonyms: conflict, friction, discord, disagreement, dissension, dispute, argument, quarreling, wrangling, bickering, controversy. Brothers and sisters, the expression of a dry morsel means “very little,” especially in comparison to feasting.…