The Empowered Life Read: St. John 15:4-7 “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 An elderly pastor was asked how he had managed to change so much since the days of his youth. In his younger years, especially those following immediately upon his graduation from the seminary, he was a […]

Afraid Your Faith Is Too Weak? Read: Romans 7:18-25 “A bruised reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall He not quench.” Isaiah 42:3 Are you afraid that your faith is too weak? Afraid that God could not possibly accept a faith such as yours…so weak, so wavering, so full of doubting and […]

The Debt of Love Read: I John 4:70-11 “Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for he who loves his neighbor fulfills the law.” Romans 13:8 We are living in a day and age when almost everyone is insisting on his or her “rights.” There are certain areas of life, of course, in […]

The Holy Spirit Read: I Corinthians 12:1-6 “…no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.” Our Christian faith centers in Jesus Christ who suffered and died on the cross to atone for our sins, and He rose from the dead to defeat the powers of sin and death. That is the […]

The Miracle of Pentecost Read: Acts 2:1-12  They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:3-4 Pentecost ranks with Christmas and Easter […]