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Built on The Rock
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. Luke 6:46-48 NKJV There is…
Built on The Rock
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. Luke 6:46-48 NKJV There is…
Built on The Rock
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. Luke 6:46-48 NKJV There is…
Built on The Rock
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. Luke 6:46-48 NKJV There is…
Love Is Larger Than Fear
Do not be afraid little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32) This one sentence is full of the bread of life. These words of Jesus justify a full hour of preaching rather than one minute of reading. But there is one key point I will illuminate today. Jesus spoke those words to His small group of disciples, not to the crowd. The crowd numbered in the thousands but his disciples were…
Tyranny, Terror and Fear in Your Life are a Choice
Tyranny, terror and fear in your life are a choice. The prophet Isaiah gave us powerful words of encouragement in Isaiah 54 as he prophesied to the remnant in Israel, a nation overtaken by Assyrians to the north and compromising with pagan practices in the south. He was speaking to a remnant of believers. The words he spoke have application to the nation of Israel, to the New Jerusalem (see Rev. 21), and to the church today. I will focus…
Make the First Footprints in New Territory
Image: Blue Sunset over the Jordan by Ivan Makarov Make the first footprints in new territory. When Joshua and the Israelites completed their 40 year wilderness experience, they stood at the edge of the Jordan River looking across to new territory. It was a territory of promise, provision, and purpose; a land fulfilling the promise given to Abraham for the destiny of a nation, a land of provision in abundance to grow and prosper, a land of purpose to establish…
God’s Love Frees Us To Live Like We’re At the Green Light
Jesus and the believers in the New Testament were an active bunch! They lived like they were at a green light all the time! They took every opportunity to bring good news to their community. The only thing that stands between you and living at a green light is fear. Fear acts like a continual red light, stopping us from bringing life to those around us. Those who live in fear do not see the goodness of the Lord. They’re…
Choose Faith
We’ve been looking at faith for several days during this daily one minute message. Faith is a powerful force in your life. However faith has an opposing force. Its name is fear. Faith and fear compete for the same space in your heart and mind. You can walk by faith in one area of life, and hide in fear in another area of life. Whenever you are challenged with uncertainty and bad news, you can choose to fill your heart…
Fearing Something Is the Same Thing As Worshiping It
The Bible says in Hebrews 11:1 that ‘faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.’ Faith requires us to believe something positive we don’t see. In fact, Godly faith even has an element of fear involved. Deuteronomy 6:13 says ‘fear the Lord your God, serve him only.’ However, Jesus quoted that same scripture to the devil in Matt. 4:10 by saying ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only’. Jesus…
The Active Lifestyle of a Believer
A Life in Christ is an active lifestyle. There is nothing in the life of Jesus or in believers in the New Testament that equates to passivity. They were an active bunch! They lived like they were at a green light all the time! They seized every opportunity to bring good news. Jesus seized the opportunity for a teachable moment with Mary and Martha. Jesus seized the opportunity for a miracle moment with the Syropheonician woman. Jesus seized a relational…
God is Not a “Hard Man”
Some Christians have a harsh view of God the Father. Their view is similar to one of the men in the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. One man was given five talents, another was given two talents, and another was given one talent. The first two men took risk and invested their talents and doubled their investment bringing affirmation from their boss. However, the man with one talent did not invest but hid his talent and got no…