Tag: Faith
Grace, Unearned and Unmerited Favor
“And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God” Luke 1:30 Every Christmas, we remember “The Christmas Story” of Jesus birth. Have you ever considered the amazing events that took place only nine months earlier? We are introduced to a remarkable young woman […]
Read MoreEzekiel, a Watchman
“So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.” Ezekiel 33:7 God called Ezekiel five years after he had been captured from Jerusalem and carried into Babylon (see […]
Read MoreThe Woman at the Well
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10 Jesus spoke to people right where they were. We can read that Jesus explained the Gospel message to the Samaritan woman by water, which she had come to draw. “4. And he […]
Read MoreLive by Faith
“Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 What is faith? Many speak of their “faith” today. But not many mention what that faith is. Or where it is placed. We can learn many things about […]
Read MoreWho is Jesus to You?
“He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?” Matthew 16:15 Most people remember that Micah was the Old Testament prophet who declared Jesus would be born in Bethlehem (see Micah 5:2). But other than that, most people do not take time to hear the message God gave […]
Read MoreFrom Death to Life
“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:22 Remember Adam, the first man. “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” […]
Read MoreSearch my Heart
“23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24 The following is an excerpt from “The Biblical Path of Life – Year Two, Quarter […]
Read MoreA Servant who Lives a Life that is True
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” Titus 2:14 There are a whole host of people in this world who claim to be Christians. However, there are even fewer who actually attain to […]
Read MoreA Form Without Power
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” 2 Timothy 3:5 In the Old Testament divided kingdom years, Israel had the form of worship (a religion) without the power (true nature) of that worship of God. King Jeroboam established two places of worship at […]
Read MoreLiving Examples
“So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.” 1 Thessalonians 1:7 Paul remembered the missionary journey that led to the establishment of the church at Thessalonica. “For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain” (1 Thessalonians 2:1). He […]
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