Working Together
Colossians 4.7-14— “All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in […]
Teach It
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (Acts 2.42) Apostles Doctrine. […]
Divison
The last few and the next few posts will continue to focus on the DNA of the first century local church. When […]
Lesson Learned
Jesus had: fascists, anarchists, loyalists to the opposition, roughnecks, religious, self-righteous, prideful, intimidated, young, old, traitors—for disciples. Yet He chose them. He […]
A Fellow
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (Acts 2.42) What is […]
Break Some Bread
In an age of kale, keto, and Atkins… I like to remember the reference as Jesus is the “Bread Of Life” in […]
Distracted 2
In continuation from the last post titled: “Distracted” we are still in Luke 10.38-42. Martha is “cumbered about” and Mary is worshipping. […]
Distracted
Read Luke 10.38-42 In Luke 10 we find one frustrated lady. Martha was distracted, “…Martha was cumbered about much serving…” (41) Cumbered […]
Is Your Mind Already Made Up?
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” —Lou Holtz (Legendary […]
The 27.7 Principle
It is important to know how to recognize and interpret a proverb. It is one of the most critical points of “wisdom”. […]
Where does your help come from?
First, I think it’s important we see that prideful people won’t ask for help. They will make every excuse for this inaction […]
Be Still And Know
In Psalm 46 The Psalm starts off with: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not […]
Recovery
Spirit filled disciples go through all the same events and trials of this life as everyone else does. The difference is the […]
Security v. Assurance
For a Disciple of Christ there should be no doubt about Eternal life. In John 10.28 Jesus said— “And I give unto […]
Maintaining when the bottom falls out.
Most people do not change— their surroundings do. For instance, when they receive gratification from a relationship change… then they do too. […]
Look Who’s Talking
Look Who’s Talking As a disciple of Christ you should be experiencing, on some level, the Spirit prompting you and speaking to […]
Going Public
As a disciple of Christ, shouldn’t we be bold and brave as a lion? Courageous like our leader? The problem with Christianity […]
Things That Kill Friendships
At the root of every bad relationship is Selfishness and Pride. They are both produced out of a profound sense of genuine […]
Substitutes
Did you know that approximately 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated? In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that […]
Surprise
The fruit of the Spirit is a natural by-product of being surrendered to the Spirit of God. Therefore our commitment must be […]