Slavery is such an ugly word. There is something deep down inside each and every one of us that knows we ought to be free. In fact, this country was built upon the idea that all men had rights and were created equal. We desperately longed for true freedom… But freedom often comes at a…
We are all “sinners saved by grace.” Truly, this is the essence of the entire salvation message. We were once lost in our sin… a slave to it in fact… but in Christ, we were set free from sin’s power and have inherited eternal life. As Believers, the Bible tells us that we are now…
Throughout the Old Testament, God made it very clear: As parents, we are called to train the next generation to serve and love God. This was made evident in the fact that the Israelites were commanded to share the stories of all God had done for them in the past. They were told to re-read…
Jesus said that the world would know us by our love for one another. (John 13:35) Is this true of the church today? Does the world look at the church and say, “Wow! They really love each other”? Because if not, we have some changes to make. Loving each other is not simply a nice…
Throughout my decades in the church, I have heard this phrase countless times:Â We are the bride of Christ. But what does it really mean to be called the “bride of Christ”? Wedding feasts and marriage analogies are spoken of throughout the New Testament. But I’ll be honest in saying that I find it difficult sometimes…
If you have received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you have been born again into the family of God. So if no one has said it yet, welcome to the family! I have always found it interesting that God decided to use the term “family” to describe one aspect of who we are in…