“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth,” Paul the apostle writes (Col. 3:2, KJV). The significance of this verse is that how you think greatly influences how you live. If you think small, you will live small. Think big, and you …
Think about all the Christian content that is readily available to us these days. Local churches rely on age-appropriate content for their Christian education objectives. Seminaries and Bible colleges need a vast supply of books and resources to accomplish their mission. Over the years, I have …
During His public ministry, Jesus taught a lot about how His disciples should live. Furthermore, as the Great Commission, He told them to go and disciple the nations, “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you…” (Matthew 28:20, KJV). As Jesus’ modern-day followers …
We the people of God long to see that marvelous day. The world as we know it will cease to exist. God will establish His Kingdom upon this earth. Jesus will reign as King forever. And the government will be upon His shoulder. But Jesus says, …
This world wants us to believe that our life is measured by the material blessings we have. To some degree, we all feed into that wrong message. For almost every special occasion, we celebrate by buying things for people. We thereby suggest that that’s what life …
I have heard some Christians, including preachers, say that adherence to sound doctrine is not that important. They argue that we are saved by grace and not by getting all of our theology correct. By doctrine, we mean the collective body of Christian teachings. But sound …
When I was a young minister, my pastor tried to serve as the senior pastor of three different churches–simultaneously. Notice, I said he tried. The truth is, he was doing a little more than preaching on Sundays and performing funerals, weddings, and baptisms when needed. At …
God says, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9, KJV). Based on this verse, it is the height of the heavens relative to the earth that defines the …
Before Jesus returned to heaven, He instructed His disciples to tarry in Jerusalem. They needed to become empowered from heaven (Luke 24:49). So, they tarried, and on the day of Pentecost, Jesus baptized them with the Holy Spirit. This experience radically changed their lives. The disciples …
“I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase” (1 Corinthians 3:6-7, KJV). Paul wrote these words to the church at Corinth. He accused the members of …
