Testimony
Who Are You Seeking To Please? Those Around You Or God?
Acts 9:26 NLTWhen Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! When Jesus enters our lives, we will have a lot of skeptical people around us. This is natural and normal. This could also be […]
Do You Want To Be Helpful to Those Around You? Tell Your Salvation Story
Acts 9:19-21 NLTAfterward he ate some food and regained his strength. Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the Son of God!” All who heard him were amazed. “Isn’t this the same man who caused such devastation […]
Let Your Life Shine With The Awesome Power Of The Lord Jesus Christ In Your Heart
Acts 5:15-16 NLTAs a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all […]
Changing Your Life For The Good Requires That You Lay Your Life Down In Service To Others
Acts 4:8-12 NLTThen Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people, are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed? Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people […]
Sometimes We Are Confounded By God’s Wisdom, Yield Your Heart To God’s Wisdom And Win
James 3:17 NLTBut the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. ”But the wisdom from above is first of all […]
Are You Looking To Persuade Others? Let Your Example Speak Loudly
Ephesians 4:2 NLTAlways be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. ”ALWAYS be humble and gentle.” This is a command, not a suggestion. It is easy to observe others and make judgments in our minds about the spiritual growth of those around us. The […]
Your Life Will Change When You Change What Goes In Your Mind
Proverbs 4:23-27 NLTGuard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your […]
Spiritual Growth is Only Possible Through Surrender During Your Troubles
James 1:2-4 NLTDear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing […]
Do You Want to Know What is Really Going on Inside of Someone, Watch How They Live
Acts 22:1-5 NLT“Brothers and esteemed fathers,” Paul said, “listen to me as I offer my defense.” When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater. Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under […]
Are You Being the Best You that You Can and Why it’s Important
How do we know if we are listening? It starts when our minds and mouths are quiet. It is easy for us to be “listening,” but our minds are not there, or we are formulating what we are going to say when we get the opening. Or we could be preoccupied with what we need […]