In John 15, Jesus gives us the secrets of a fruit-bearing life and warns His disciples of the dangers of an unfruitful life. First, the fruit-bearing POSITION is to abide in Christ, as without Him, we cannot produce anything resembling fruit that pleases God. Second, the PURPOSE of fruit-bearing is two-fold: it glorifies God, and …
Tag: Spiritual Growth
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.22.19]
Today’s read of 2 Peter is so relevant for us that Peter could have written it last week. The believers are discouraged because it seems that Jesus is not fulfilling His promise to return; they expected it would happen quickly, in their lifetime, and they are beginning to doubt. In addition, there are many false …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.14.19]
As Paul sits under house arrest for two years, he makes the most of his time. Not only is he teaching people personally as they come to his home, but his influence is also carried back to the churches he has helped establish, through letters delivered by his friends. If Paul lived in our day, …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.26.19]
Today we read the short little book of Haggai and the first few verses of Zechariah. These two prophets were contemporaries, having returned to Jerusalem with the exiles. While we don’t know for sure, Haggai may have been in his 80’s, and one of the original exiles, while Zechariah may have been born in captivity …
BOLD
I’m not big on making New Year’s resolutions. I do like making goals, but I hate feeling like a failure when a few days in I’m already back to my bad habits, having broken whatever I had resolved not to do, or do. I am always re-committing to (try) to eat healthy and lose the …
