Burn Your Bridges To The Past
“He burned the plowing equipment.” 1 Kings 19:21 NIV Elisha’s ministry begins with this Scripture: “He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people …Then he set out to follow Elijah.” He couldn’t go back to his old way of life because he had destroyed the time machine that would take him back. It was the end of Elisha the farmer, and the beginning of Elisha the prophet. It doesn’t matter whether you’r
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I Will Remember Your Sins No More!
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. —Psalm 103:12 Often, people’s reputations precede them. Sometimes that’s a good thing. Sports heroes and other celebrities are welcomed and celebrated in most places. Sometimes, however, it’s not such a good thing. If you’ve ever been in a social setting in which everyone suddenly got quiet when a certain person walked in, you know what I’m talking about. Some people are doomed to be remembered for the lowes
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Jesus saw Potential in Imperfect Men!
I want to start with a prayer: Father, I'm so glad that you never gave up on us. And you love us. And you're working in our lives. And you have a plan for our lives that far exceeds perhaps even our wildest dreams. And that plan ultimately is good for your glory. So we pray now that as we open your Word, that you speak to us. Amen! One of those days, Jesus went to a mountainside to pray, and He spent the night praying to God. When morning came, He called His disciple to Him a
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Ordinary Men Who Became Extraordinary
“So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?’ He said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.’ He said to him, ‘Feed My lambs.’” John 21:15 (NKJV) When Jesus destroyed the power of the grave and death it was a glorious day. After rising from the dead, Jesus didn’t call only the perfect, the educated, or the elite. He called Peter, the one who denied Him three times. And what did He do? He prepared a
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How to Evangelize Effectively
Every Christian Is Called to Evangelize There is a God-given gift of an evangelist, and Billy Graham had it. But, though some are gifted to be an evangelist, and some may not be called to be an evangelist per se, every Christian is called to evangelize. As Paul said to Timothy, “Do the work of an evangelist” (2 Timothy 4:5 NKJV). We’re all called to preach the gospel. We’ve been entrusted with the Great Commission—to go into all the world, preach the gospel, and make disciple
May 213 min read
We are either progressing or regressing!
Peter was a highly visible disciple of Jesus. He was chosen by Christ Himself. Christ had big plans for him. God wanted to use His life. He saw potential in Peter that others didn't. Tragically, Peter made a wrong choice. The day Christ was arrested, Peter denied Christ three times. he went away and was disillusioned. In Scripture, Peter is an example to modern day Christians who can backslide in their faith. Backsliding is not just falling backward, but it is also failing to
May 133 min read
Today Share Your Faith with Someone
“ A woman of Samaria came to draw water.” John 4:7 NKJV One day Jesus met a woman who’d come to draw water from a well. After five failed marriages, her trust in men was zero—and her self-esteem was minus zero! But after her encounter with Christ, she left the well radically changed. When it comes to sharing our faith, we learn three important lessons from her story: (1) Jesus sees the best in everybody. “The Pharisees…complained, saying, ‘This Man receives sinners’” (Luke 15
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