Matthew 1:18-21 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put […]
Continue ReadingBIBLE QUESTION- “Does Holy Spirit baptism make a person more spiritual?”
Bible verse: Gal 5:25-26 MSG “Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives. That […]
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Mk 3:1 ” And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. And he saith […]
Continue ReadingSELF-SUFFICIENCY- WHEN ABILITIES BECOME LIABILITIES!
Phil.3:3-7 Do you know that our natural or acquired abilities can become liabilities? How can that happen? It can happen when we rely in those abilities instead of on Christ. Our flesh develops its own pattern because of certain factors that have influenced our lives over a long period. They might be connected to our […]
Continue ReadingCHRIST : “A KING- YES. A RELIGIOUS LEADER- NO”
John 18:37-38 “Then Pilate said, “So, are you a king or not?” Jesus answered, “You tell me. Because I am King, I was born and entered the world so that I could witness to the truth. Everyone who cares for truth, who has any feeling for the truth, recognizes my voice.” Pilate said, “What is […]
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Col 2:9-10 “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.” The moment you say ‘Yes Lord’ to Christ and He comes inside of you, you are complete. Grace becomes instantly abundant to you for all things. Because […]
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EPHESIANS 5 : 14-15 “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,” ‘A fool’, or ‘foolish’; how often we we use such words to describe a person or their conduct. In everyday parlance, […]
Continue ReadingSTICKING TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST
TEXT: Galatians 4:19 “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you.” This is amazing but true. No man has ever physically seen his face. All you ever saw and know as your face is a reflection of it in a mirror or glass. Through knowledge you have […]
Continue ReadingMEDITATION: LESSONS FROM HURRICANE HARVEY
Genesis 9:8-14 “Then God spoke to Noah and his sons: “I’m setting up my covenant with you including your children who will come after you, along with everything alive around you—birds, farm animals, wild animals—that came out of the ship with you. I’m setting up my covenant with you that never again will everything living […]
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