by Brad Jolly Abundance. In Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the word abundance means to have an adequate amount; affluence or wealth; or a relative degree of plentifulness. When you think of God, do you think of Him as one who works or gives in abundance? As one who is excessive or abounding...
by Brad Jolly Justification. It’s such a big “theological” sounding word, isn’t it? Maybe you’ve heard a preacher use it before. But what does the word justification, or justified, actually mean? Justification is the act of God declaring a sinner to be righteous before Him. In more simple terms, God...
When you came to Christ and placed your trust in Him to save you, so many wonderful things happened instantly and for all eternity. Look through this partial list and read through these verses over the week to see what God has done for you. How great a love He...
by Lee C. Turner We were crucified with Christ, buried with him and resurrected with him. This can be called our co-crucifixion, co-burial and co-resurrection with Christ. The old man (unregenerate spirit) was crucified and replaced by the new man (regenerate spirit). A person only has one nature or spirit....
by Brad Jolly In last week’s blog post (read here), we saw that David challenged us to, “Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!”. Psalm 34:8 We learned that David wanted us to discover for ourselves what he had...
by Brad Jolly I heard an author one day being interviewed. He was talking about how the triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) is full of love and acceptance and looks past our sin because it was dealt with by Jesus. It sounded ok at first, but the more...
A blog post by Brad Jolly Jesus Is….My Redeemer With this week’s blog post, we are starting a series called, “Jesus Is”, in which we will explore many of the things we have been given by God because we are united to Christ as believers. When we came to a...
Romans 1:18,19,20 – “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His...
When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as...
In John 8:32 (NLT) Jesus said, “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” This freedom is ours the moment we believe that Jesus died for us on the cross and we receive Him into our life as our Lord and Savior. But because of...