“I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.” [1] The way of salvation is taught by godly people; but the Spirit of God must make the dead individual alive in Christ. We cannot be educated into…

Ephesians 1:15-23 Introduction Is the glass half empty or half full? For the last few weeks we have looked at the fact that we have every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Therefore, we know that the cup isn’t half anything. The cup is full, full to overflowing, yet how often we feel as if it…

Being A Disciple in Dark Days 2 Tim 3; 1-17 Here we have the very last words written by the Apostle Paul. Paul was foreseeing his departure from this world; writes to Timothy warning Him, counseling him, cautioning him that the days that he will be ministering in will not be easy days. In fact Paul describes…

“I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and…

CHRISTmas brings the eternal reigning king we urgently need

MY GOAL IN LIVING PHILIPPIANS 3:7‑11 Paul's Philippian letter contains what many consider to be the three greatest challenges for Christian life ever issued by this greatest of Christian thinkers and leaders. In 1:21, he makes the justly famous assertion of his life's purpose, his raison d'tre, "For…