But [one] evil spirit retorted, Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you? – Acts 19:15, AMP Have you ever been paid a compliment by a demon? The Apostle Paul has, and it was one of the greatest compliments he was ever paid. In Acts 19, we find Paul engaged in his… Continue reading God would be proud of you if you could earn the respect of a demon.
Category: Discipleship
God would like you to follow Andrew’s example.
What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. – Philippians 1:18, KJV We had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Bob Jones, III, Chancellor of Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, speak at our church recently. He preached on Philippians chapter… Continue reading God would like you to follow Andrew’s example.
Don’t lament the end of an era.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. – 2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV It is terribly easy to become depressed when something we love comes to an end. We mourn for the loss, and naturally so. Whether we lose a loved one to death or distance, or whether we see… Continue reading Don’t lament the end of an era.
Beware the bite of the saber-toothed fly.
Some time ago some friends of ours told us that, if we were ever in Charlotte, NC, we ought to try a Chinese buffet restaurant called Tin Tin. After our thrilling day of roller coaster rides at Carowinds the other day, we were only a few miles from Tin Tin. So, of course, we headed… Continue reading Beware the bite of the saber-toothed fly.
Drug pushers need God, too.
Go then and make disciples… – Matthew 28:19, AMP Once upon a time Don and John were teenage runaways. Having fled their home at the age of fifteen, they ran as fast as they could into a life of drug pushing and drug abuse. One day while 15-year-old Don was hitchhiking, a man named Bill… Continue reading Drug pushers need God, too.
Let God tell you about a strange way to get to know Him better.
So they went out from the presence of the council (Sanhedrin), rejoicing that they were being counted worthy [dignified by the indignity] to suffer shame and be exposed to disgrace for [the sake of] His name. – Acts 5:41, AMP I’ve got a good friend who is a state trooper. Not long ago he said something about… Continue reading Let God tell you about a strange way to get to know Him better.
Who is in control of your life?
Stephen, a man full of faith…and full of and controlled by the Holy Spirit… – Acts 6:5, AMP What does it take to be used mightily by God? I’m not talking about being used by God in an average way. I’m talking about being used by God in an Earth-shattering, mountain-moving way. Does it take… Continue reading Who is in control of your life?
God would like to be your song.
But about midnight, as Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the [other] prisoners were listening to them.” – Acts 16:25, AMP There is a line in the hymn “Lord, I Need You” (written by Ron Hamilton of Majesty Music) that goes like this: Lord, help me to remember… Continue reading God would like to be your song.
Provide a godly inheritance for your family.
A good man leaves an inheritance [of moral stability and goodness] to his children’s children… – Proverbs 13:22, AMP On Father’s Day, fathers everywhere enjoy the love and adoration of their families. But with such blessings comes the reminder of what a sober, weighty task fatherhood is for those men who follow God’s plan for… Continue reading Provide a godly inheritance for your family.
Come out from among them and be ye separate.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord… – 2 Corinthians 6:17, KJV In the book of Ezra, the people of Judah and Benjamin returned from their captivity to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. Not long after the work began, the people of Samaria, enemies of Judah and Benjamin, opposed the reconstruction… Continue reading Come out from among them and be ye separate.