Consider some of the beautiful phrases Paul uses to describe God’s grace: God is “rich in mercy,” and he has “incomparable riches” of grace. God’s grace is abundant—he has more to give than we could ever use! And best of all, it is free. ...
This is the sixth in a series of encouraging articles about “The Blessings and Joy We Receive From God and Jesus.” It is amazing how God and Jesus help us in our weaknesses trials, and temptations! In the passage below we will see how Jesus, the...
This is the fifth in a series of encouraging articles about the Blessings and Joy We Receive From God and Jesus. As we have seen in the past four articles, we receive great blessings from the love God and Jesus have for us, and from sharing that love with others. One of the most powerful ways we share God’s love...
In Matthew 6:9-15, Jesus gives us detailed and powerful teaching on how to have fulfilling prayer lives. Let’s discuss his teaching one line at a time. “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (v. 9) Jesus teaches us...
In our next series of articles, we will study how God enables us to grow through our prayer lives. We will learn from the example of Jesus how to to draw close to God in prayer, and how to become spiritually stronger servants of God. Below...
Jesus called us to be “the light of the world,” “a city set on a hill,” and “fishers of men”—all different ways of saying we should show others the love of God and help to bring them into a relationship with Him. How does our...
God guides our hearts and lives in many ways. He may guide us through his Word, through the Spirit’s leading, by insights gained from life events, or through wise advice from godly people. In this article, we’re going to focus on the importance of godly advice...
Love must define our families. We are called to love one another like Christ. There is no higher calling! ...
See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called ‘Today,’ so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.--Hebrews...