MATERIALISM REPRESENTS A TRAP Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.” Matthew 16:23 NLT Jesus told Peter that he represented a dangerous trap for him because he was fixing his…
LEARN TO BE RELEVANT AND PRACTICAL When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. Matthew 13:19 NIV How can the devil steal the message of the kingdom that has…
SOMEONE DIFFERENT FROM THE CROWD Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” Matthew 8:1-2 NLT The Bible talks about the great multitudes that followed Jesus,…
WHERE IS YOUR HEART? For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21 KJV Do you want to discover what you love the most? Just take a look at your agenda and your checkbook; then you will see what you treasure the most. Usually, your heart is fixed on what you…
A STEP OF OBEDIENCE After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” Matthew 3:16-17 NLT It…
NEVER SAY TO YOURSELF… He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’ Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant, he confirmed to your ancestors with an…
DON’T PUNISH YOURSELF My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 John 2:1 KJV Guilt is the product of the abundant sin in the world. Many people still feel guilty due to the…
GET UP AND TELL THEM Now get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and witness. Tell people that you have seen me, and tell them what I will show you in the future. Acts of Apostles 26:16 NLT Arise in the city you live in, because…
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord. Acts of the Apostles 22:16 NLT Many of us have pending projects and decisions we know we have to make, yet we have postponed them. Sometimes, we…
WHEN LIFE STONES YOU, YOUR SPIRITUAL FAMILY GATHERS AROUND YOU … They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. Acts of the Apostles 14:19-20 NLT…