April 3, 2018
That’s why the resurrection changes everything. For when you receive Jesus you receive His Spirit. And when you receive His Spirit, you receive the power to live this new life of grace, truth, hope and love. And this is what our world needs today.
March 7, 2017
This is the reality God wants you to know. It’s why He gave you His Holy Spirit to live in you. For once your identity is secure as His child, you will be led by the Spirit, and the things that you once thought were important to you, they will slowly loose their power over you. And you will no longer want anything to do with them, because you will find your life and peace with a Father who loves you completely.
February 21, 2017
The Holy Spirit is the catalyst that helps us know the Father’s love, and it’s the Holy Spirit that now awakens us to want to love like the Father loves. So the next time you experience that inner compulsion to love someone unselfishly, whereas before, you might have feared them, ignored them or rejected them… that is evidence of God’s Holy Spirit alive in you.
October 17, 2016
It is Jesus who gave his life for the Church. It is Jesus who joins us together as a Church. It is Jesus who is alive, who dwells in the midst of His people the Church. He is the rock on which we stand. He makes us the new people of God. And He gives us our marching orders. And our marching orders are clear: We are to make disciples of every nation. We are to make Jesus known to every tongue and tribe. We are to make Jesus known by how we love. We are to make Jesus known by how we live. And we are to make Jesus known by sharing our story – and our story is His story.
June 18, 2016
Today we live with a lot of uncertainty. Our economy is fickle. Our future as a great nation is not guaranteed. Even our Christian faith regularly comes under attack. These things can make us fearful. But God says to us over and over again in Scripture: Do not fear, I am your shield and your very great reward. His presence calms our fears. His peace shields our hearts. His love for us is perfect. And His perfect love drives out all fear. With Him we are safe, no matter what the future holds.
November 28, 2015
God commands you to let the Holy Spirit be the dominating force within you. That’s the idea behind Him filling you. You allow His thoughts to be your thoughts, His ways to become your ways, His desires to become your desires. The idea is one of allowing Him to permeate every part of your being.
November 24, 2015
This is the way of love. When your heart is bent on pleasing God, you will want to love those He loves. And when you love those He loves, you will give yourself up for them, just like Jesus.
August 18, 2015
Christianity at its core is not about all the good things God gives but about the giver. Christianity at its core is about knowing this Giver of every good gift. Christianity at its core is a relationship – a relationship with God the Father – it’s about knowing Him – Our Father who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
August 13, 2015
The Spirit is God’s PLEDGE to us that there will be a day when we will experience fully all God has given us in Jesus. That day is the DAY OF REDEMPTION. There will be a day when everything of Jesus’ will be ours. We will lack nothing. This is our security in Christ. His Spirit in us seals the deal for eternity.