Fear Have you ever considered how your emotions affect your life? Love, for example, influences your feelings, behavior, and even your looks. The same is true of fear. It can affect your thoughts, conduct, and even your physical health. Apprehensions have the power to hold you back from all that God wants to accomplish in […]
Parables of Jesus Christ This is a complete list of the parables of Jesus Christ. A parable is an earthly story with a spiritual truth. This list of parables is alphabetically arranged. All online bible links (references) are underlined, and therefore linked to the online bible at: http://www.biblegateway.com/ To lookup a passage on your own […]
A True Love Story One Marriage That Stands the Test of Time There are so many things we place value on today. Our gorgeous homes, our fast cars, our lengthy lists of accomplishments. And, while these things are truly valuable – in one sense or another – God calls us to treasure our relationships above […]
Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman Luke 7:36-50 (NLT) 36One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. 37When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. 38Then […]
The Story of Joseph and Mary in the Bible There was this group of pastors, gathered together, around a table, preparing our sermon for Sunday. We were discussing the passage about Mary and Joseph, their engagement, Mary becoming pregnant, Joseph not being the father, and Mary having to have this delicate conversation with Joseph, trying […]
Each of us is better off because of others. God purposefully created each of us with special insights and giftedness. He made each of us uniquely individual, but with a need for community. Despite our many differences, we have common ground. Each of us is made in the image of God. Each of us has […]
Back to Table of Contents Guilt (Sin) Isaiah 64:6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Romans 3:10 There is no one righteous, not even one. Forgiveness […]
What Is Holy Communion? Holy Communion, known also as the Lord’s Supper, represents the greatest expression of God’s love for His people. Two items are used in the Holy Communion–the bread which represents Jesus’ body that was scourged and broken before and during His crucifixion, and the cup which represents His shed blood. When Jesus […]