Philippians 3
Our Goal Should Be To Keep The Gains That God Has Given Us Through His Grace.
Philippians 3:16 NLTBut we must hold on to the progress we have already made. Working in the church’s Recovery ministry, you see some miracles that I think are missed on most people that may be in the church. When you see the change that happens in the life of others who enter the church with […]
Why Two Steps Forward And Three Steps Back Will Leave You Empty, Keep The Progress That You Have Worked So Hard For!
Philippians 3:12-16 NLTI don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the […]
Don’t Get Caught In This Trap! The Trap Of Thinking That You Need More Than The Basics!
Philippians 3:1 NLTWhatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith. One of the greatest mistakes that I made was thinking that I needed advanced training before I even did one thing with the basic training. […]
What Good Is It To Have Zeal If You Are Headed In The Wrong Direction?
Romans 10:1-4 NLTDear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, […]
Does Your Faith Allow You To Stand Firm In The Face Of Difficulty?
Acts 23:1-10 NLTGazing intently at the high council, Paul began: “Brothers, I have always lived before God with a clear conscience!” Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth. But Paul said to him, “God will slap you, you corrupt hypocrite! What kind of judge are you […]
One Step Forward and Two Steps Back? Frustrating Right?
‘And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the […]