Satan’s Strategy and Your Defense
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith.(1 Peter 5:8–9) The two great enemies of our souls are sin […]
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We Work by Grace
By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but […]
Proud Works vs. Humble Faith
“On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’”(Matthew 7:22) Consider the […]
Saving Faith Loves Forgiveness
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32) Saving faith is not merely believing that you are forgiven. Saving faith looks at the horror of sin, […]
Faith for the Future
For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. (2 Corinthians 1:20) If “all the promises of God find their Yes in [Jesus],” then to trust him now in the present is to […]
God’s Pleasure to Do You Good
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”(Luke 12:32) Jesus will not sit by and let us disbelieve without a fight. He takes up the weapon of […]
Heaven’s Relief in the Coming Wrath
God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted . . . when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty […]
Should Vaccines be Mandatory? The Constitution Clearly Protects The People’s Choice and Rightfully so
The topic of vaccines is a hot one that causes much division. Social media platforms like Pinterest have even gone so far as banning users from even searching for vaccines claiming the posts “spread misinformation”. […]
Sunday Morning In America Is The Greatest Hour Of Idolatry In The Whole Week
“Sunday morning in America is the greatest hour of idolatry in the whole week. Why? Because most people who are even worshiping God, are worshiping a God they don’t know. They’re worshiping a god that […]
Real Men Love Strong Women
I’ve heard it too many times: “A man likes a quiet woman.” “Guys don’t respond well to smart girls.” “Educated women are too intimidating to attract good men.” I understand why we believe these things. […]
Be Content with What You Have
Contentment is not simply about settling for what we have, but trusting in what God has said. Both anxiety and greed rise in our hearts as God’s words fall. When the author of Hebrews wanted […]
God Parted the Seas for You
“The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. . . . Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in […]
God Will Carry You Through The Fire
We all experience fears of various kinds of fears about the future, about relationships, about work and finances, about our health, or about the ones we love, perhaps even fears about falling away from Christ. […]
What Do You Feed Your Eyes?
What we feed our eyes will eventually rule our hearts. And I’m not just talking about pornography. Jesus says, “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole […]
Do You Excuse Your Own Sin?
We all know the deadly nature of sin, but we are often unaware of its subtle sidekick — the excuse. Excuses convert the seriousness of sin into a simple shoulder shrug. “It was just a […]
Where Is God When I Need Him Most?
When I learned my dear friend was killed in a car accident this summer, I was stunned. She was my second mom, and a faithful wife, mother, and friend. She was unforgettable. And her life […]
TRUMP: ‘IN AMERICA WE DON’T WORSHIP GOVERNMENT, WE WORSHIP GOD’
Speaking to a friendly crowd at the country’s largest Christian university on Saturday, President Trump told the graduating class that “in America, we don’t worship government, we worship God.” “America has always been the land […]
He Is Not Dead
“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.”(Luke 24:5–6) The believers who saw the risen Christ with their own eyes and touched him with their hands spent […]
Why Did Jesus Have to Suffer?
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have […]
God’s Intention: Kirk Barker Testimony
15 years ago, I almost lost my wife and son. My wife became very sick and we had to decide to terminate our son to save my wife. Fortunately for us, God saved them both. […]
