From Enemies to Sons and Daughters
by Brad Jolly When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for […]
Full Acceptance
by Chris Hodges Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin. Romans 6:6 Our dependence on others for value brings bondage. What is your motive for the things you are doing? […]
The Humility Of Jesus
In the Gospel of John we have the inner life of our Lord laid open to us. Jesus speaks frequently of His relation to the Father, of the motives by which He is guided, of His consciousness of the power and spirit in which He acts. Though the word “humble” does not occur, we shall […]
Christ In Us For Others – Part 2
by Larry Browning Last week on our blog we began to look at how Christ living in us should lead us to love others and how that looks. Let’s continue exploring that today. Christ In Us For Others – continued 2) Sharing Blessings (Galatians 6:6-10). Just as “one another” should be a key phrase in […]
Christ In Us For Others – Part 1
by Larry Browning “Christ in us for others”—This should be every Christian’s motto. “One another” should be one of the key phrases in a believer’s vocabulary. “Love one another” is found at least a dozen times in the New Testament, along with “pray one for another,” “edify one another,” “prefer one another,” and “be hospitable […]
Discovering Your Spiritual Gift
by Brad Jolly There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given […]
Ambassadors of Christ
by Brad Jolly I love this passage in Scripture. It tells us what the Gospel is all about. If you have trusted Christ as your Savior, God has placed you “in Christ”. By doing so, God has made you a totally new creation. You and I are not “in Adam” any longer. Sure, we were […]
God’s Stewards-Our Lives
by Brad Jolly In last week’s blog post, we continued the series, “God’s Stewards”, and we looked at how we can properly steward, or manage, the resources that God has entrusted to us. And the week before that, we looked at how we can manage the time that God has given us to minister to […]
God’s Stewards – Possessions
by Brad Jolly Last week we looked at how God wants us to be stewards of our time. Since we have been redeemed by Christ, He has now called us to be on mission for His kingdom, and that means He is asking us to submit to Him all of our resources (time, possessions, and […]
God’s Stewards – Time
by Brad Jolly I like to plan my day (and days in advance for that matter). My ideal day would be to just flow through getting each task done (and checking it off) one after the other (with no interruptions or unexpected diversions to my plan). Of course, this rarely occurs. In fact, I don’t […]
