Continuing from the last two weeks concerning living for "one another" within the construct of the Church. The phrase "one another" is derived from the Greek word allelon which means "one another, each other, mutually, reciprocally." It occurs 100 times in the New Testament. Approximately 59 of those occurrences are specific commands teaching us how and how not to relate [...]

Over 100 times in the New Testament we are admonished to live life with one another = (believers) in profound and practical ways. Let's take a took at several of these commands: 1. We are to "encourage one build one another up" (1 Thessalonians 5:11).  Fellowship in the church isn't just greeting each other or sharing potluck meals (although [...]

I am a Preachers Kid (PK). I literally grew up in the local church, and all these years later I am still "at church" every day. I have been so very blessed and privileged to be a part of a local congregation my entire life. Life in the church can be comforting and refreshing, or uncomfortable, puzzling, difficult, [...]

I have been reading a particular devotional for decades; My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers. I suspect many of you have also been admonished, blessed, challenged, directed, encouraged...etc; by Chambers. I no longer read it in order of calendar dates, I tend to use the read where it opens method. Here is where it opened recently: "After God's [...]

Good Morning Men of Intention, We can have unwavering faith for this life and eternity beyond because of the assurances given in the resurrection of Jesus. Our Biblical Christian Worldview rests on two simple phrases from the Word: 1. (Genesis 1:1) In the beginning, God... 2. (Matthew 28:6) He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said... The resurrection [...]

Yesterday we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This wonderful and world-altering event that matters as much today as it did 2,000 years ago. The late Pastor Charles Stanley writes: "Everyone makes choices in life, how to live, what to believe. There are numerous religions to choose from, each with their own holy books and [...]

Over the last couple of weeks we have been chatting about an epidemic of disappointment and discouragement that has infected our world. Previously, we shared four examples from the Word affirming that these debilitating emotions can infect anyone. Fortunately, there are some steps to take when we feel these black clouds threatening to wash over [...]

As we examined last week, disappointment and discouragement is part and parcel to humankind. We shared four examples from the word affirming this truth: Job, Elijah, Jeremiah, and Peter demonstrated the discouragement happens to even the strongest and best of people. It is critical for followers of Christ though to make certain that these debilitating [...]

Although discouragement and disappointment are normal emotions, believers in Jesus Christ must learn how to keep those debilitating emotions from getting the best of us. Our best must be reserved for service to Him, and to His Image Bearers. We learn from the Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 3:16 &17  "That all Scripture is God inspired and [...]

IF we focus on the news today, it can be EXTREMELY discouraging as almost every report is awful;  the world is consumed with anger, anxiety, darkness, despair, fear and hopelessness. Is there any hope for this broken world? The Bible is clear on this subject. There is a definitive pathway to true hope. The book of Deuteronomy 6:7 instructs us [...]