Jesus sometimes puts us in the fire in order to purify us until He can see His image in us. Remember that He prunes so that we can grow because He is much more interested in our character than He is in our comfort. He takes His launderer’s soap and cleans us so that we’re forgiven. Isaiah 1:18: “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”
Text: Malachi 2:17-3:5After listening restlessly to a long and tedious sermon, a 6-year-old boy asked his father what the preacher did the […]
Text: Malachi 1:6-14A man was having a hard time getting out of bed one Sunday morning. “Get up. It’s time to get […]
Text: Malachi 1:1-5With this sermon, we are almost to the end of the “Praying with Paul” series. There is one more sermon […]
Text: Romans 15:5-7If we want to be truly great, we must be sincere servants.
Text: Matthew 20:20-28; Romans 16Learning how to pray effectively is essential for spiritual growth. Based on the prayers of Paul, we can learn to pray boldly for the commitment of those on the front lines of spiritual conflict, for open doors of opportunity for evangelism, for courage despite difficult circumstances and persecution, and for clarity in presentation of the Gospel – especially encouraging pastors.
Text: Colossians 4:2-4Life has meaning and is worth living when we pray for God’s will to fill our lives. Trusting God with control or our lives encourages us through hard times as we follow in faith. Our commitment to God’s will means we can live a life that that pleases Jesus and makes us part of His amazing agenda.
Text: Colossians 1:9-14Pray boldly for spiritual strength, teaches Paul. God is faithful and we can trust Him. He is more than able to do even more than we ask.. Through prayer, we are filled with the Holy Spirit and grow spiritually, understanding the height, breadth, length and depth of Christ’s love for us.
Text: Ephesians 3:14-21I wonder if we would be happy if our prayers were published so that others could read them. That’s a […]
Text: Ephesians 1:15-23Jesus is not just the babe in the manger; He is the eternal Son of God.
Text: Luke 1:26-38