Begging Isn’t For You

But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk! - Acts 3:6, MKJV Have you ever met a beggar who has been crippled since the day of his birth, who was carried everyday of his life to an old church or along the streets...

A Promising Beginning

So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. -1 Samuel 10:9 One of the most important elements in a race is a good start. In swift competition a poor start is tantamount to losing. For us, the start is the decision...

A Well-Built Life

He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. – Psalms 1:3 When looking for a builder to construct your home, your most important question is: “Are his homes well built?”...

Crisis or Opportunity

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. -  Habakkuk 3:19 NIV When crisis arise, they appear foreboding- pink slip at work; a somber look on the face of your physician after seeing test results; an unexpected call with the sad...

The High Cost of God’s Grace

“I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” – Luke 7:47 Clutching the bottle of expensive perfume, Mary moved through the doorway to where Jesus and the others were seated at the home of Simon the...

Cleansing from Sins

You have forgiven the iniquity of your people; You have covered all their sin. - Psalms 85:2 We must make a critical distinction if we are to deal successful with sin and enjoy God’s provision for overcoming its deceptive and destructive power. The crucial principle is this: God dealt with sin...

Saved and Sure

“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.” – Galatians 2:16 Have...

Commitment

“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him…” - 2 Chronicles 16:9 In 1940, a group of 100,000 young Germans in brown shirts crammed into the Olympic stadium, the largest stadium in the world at that time and they formed...

Susperseding Youth

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity” (1 Timothy 4:12). Timothy was Paul’s young assistant in Ephesus. He was given the great task of supervising the growing Ephesian...

The Champion

Ten seconds remaining in the second round, I thought it won’t be over yet. But Manny let go of that strong left hook and alas!  Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton hit the canvass, flat and almost unconscious.  The whole world saw how the champion from General Santos in the Philippines humiliated...

We Are The Body

“And God placed all things under His feet and appointed Him to be head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way.” –Ephesians 1:22-23 What is the body of Christ? The Scripture tells us that the body of Christ and the church...

Understanding Faith and Grace

Many times in our lives, we all go through experiences where we don’t understand what’s happening. The way we respond to each experience can make our lives better or bitter.  During these times, we can respond the way the prophet Habakkuk did. Here’s exactly what you need to know and apply as...

Grace Anatomy: What LOVE, What GRACE

Did you know that what we believe impacts how we behave? If we believe in Jesus, we are under His Lordship and authority. We are also called the body of Christ “for we are members of His body” (Ephesians 5:30). We are also part of God’s family. Being in God’s family, there are countless blessings...

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