The Spirit Led Life.
- 125 Jesus, Lord and Savior!Outline No Jesus no peace; Know Jesus know peace! —–
- 124 The Bible – “Seeing the Forest for the Trees”Introduction Today I’d like to spend some time talking about the Bible, the importance of the Word of God in which we place our faith. Our faith is based on the truthfulness of God’s word. There is no substitute for the Bible for no other book is spiritual in nature and must be spiritually discerned… Read more: 124 The Bible – “Seeing the Forest for the Trees”
- 123 God’s Never-Ending Love!123 God’s Never-ending Love Let’s review the first three principles of Romans chapter eight. 1.. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus who walk by the Spirit and not by the flesh. It is worth repeating that you must accept the truth and believe by faith that you are loved by God,… Read more: 123 God’s Never-Ending Love!
- 122 My Peace I Give to You…122 My Peace I Give You. As I have said in the last two messages, Romans 8 gives us four essential principles to receive by faith, and if we learn to walk by these four principles, we will indeed be able to say, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!” because He… Read more: 122 My Peace I Give to You…
- 121 What Does God See!121 What does God think of me? Hi, and welcome back to another Nugget of Truth. To start, I want to perform an experiment with you. I’m going to ask a question, and then for ten seconds, I want you to remember the first thing that comes to your mind. So here we go with… Read more: 121 What Does God See!
- 120 No Condemnation in Christ Jesus!Father God gave us two important gifts for salvation and deliverance from sin. The first was Jesus (John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”), and the second was the Holy Spirit who came down to live… Read more: 120 No Condemnation in Christ Jesus!
- 119 Dead to Sin, Alive to Christ!Romans Chapter 7 poses two dilemmas for anyone trying to live righteously. The first is “how to be dead to sin and alive to God.” In other words, how do I stop sinning so that I might live for God? I try to be good, but no matter how I try, I can’t be good… Read more: 119 Dead to Sin, Alive to Christ!
- 118 Who you obey is master over you!The New Testament is divided into three parts: the four Gospels- Matthew Mark, Luke, and John, the 22 Epistles, and finally the Prophetic book of Revelations for a total of 27 books. The word Epistle is Greek for “letter” as in a correspondence. The only difference between an epistle and a letter is that a… Read more: 118 Who you obey is master over you!
- 117 Faith that pleases God!117 Faith that pleases God! As we continue our series on grace, law, and faith I want to continue on our focus on faith. Faith is such an essential aspect of the Christian life; faith opens the door to heaven’s blessings and provisions. Faith is how we “connect” with the Lord.
- 116 Faith, Grace, and Law!116 Faith, Grace and Works Faith in the original Greek is “Pistis,” and a Bible Dictionary defines faith as; persuasion, credence, moral conviction, assurance, belief or, fidelity.
- 115 Grace, Law and Righteousness!As we continue to look at the difference between Grace and Law, let me begin with the last message’s conclusion. “As human beings, we focus on the act of sin, which is the breaking of the Ten Commandments, but the breaking of the individual commandments reveals a deeper issue… disbelieving God and what He has… Read more: 115 Grace, Law and Righteousness!
- 114 Grace and Law, What’s the Difference?The title of this teaching is “Law or Grace what’s the difference?” I’m describing these two terms as mutually exclusive. Simply put, it is one or the other, but both cannot apply at the same time. The Apostle Paul makes a strong case that if you believe salvation is due to the observance of the… Read more: 114 Grace and Law, What’s the Difference?
- 113 He will complete it!The Apostle Paul makes a strong statement to the Believers in Philippi, “being confident of this very thing that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;” Philippians 1:6 What is the good work that He has started in you? Jesus makes this good work clear when He addressed the… Read more: 113 He will complete it!
- 112 Building on the Rock!Review Our focus in the last two messages has been on the verse in Matthew 6:33, But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. The first part of the verse is about seeking the kingdom of God. Seeking the kingdom of God has everything to… Read more: 112 Building on the Rock!
- 111 “Seek His Righteousness!”Seek His Righteousness But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 What makes this verse of scripture so important is that we find it in what is known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, which He spoke to the disciples and the… Read more: 111 “Seek His Righteousness!”
- 110 Seeking the Kingdom in 2021.Seeking the Kingdom and His righteousness… I have a message that I believe the Lord has put on my heart having to do with our approach to the New Year. It has to do with Seeking the Kingdom and His righteousness.
- Post 109 – The Commission!As Believers, our primary responsibility is to make disciples. You see, only disciples can beget or make disciples in the same way as only sheep can beget sheep. It is easy to lose sight of our primary ministry with all of the challenges and responsibilities of life. Our motto must be to “keep first things… Read more: Post 109 – The Commission!
- Post 108 Purpose – The Mission!Post 108 Purpose – The Mission! I’ve been talking about the discipleship pattern that the Lord Jesus Christ has left for us to follow. As I said in my last message, Jesus tells us what to do, then He shows us what to do, and finally He sends us out to do it. First, Jesus tells us… Read more: Post 108 Purpose – The Mission!
- Post 107 Purpose – Holy Spirit PowerPost 107 Purpose – Holy Spirit Power Introduction In the last few posts/episodes, we’ve been talking about finding your purpose in God and using Jesus’ life as a pattern for finding our purpose. Review As I said in my last post when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, the Scriptures clearly state that Heaven… Read more: Post 107 Purpose – Holy Spirit Power
- Post 106 Purpose – The Seal of the Holy Spirit.I can think of no better way to find, understand, and fulfill our purpose than to look at Jesus’ life as the pattern. I see three essential areas as important “faith” issues that Jesus experienced, and as disciples of Jesus Christ, we should experience also. The three encounters Jesus faced before He entered into His… Read more: Post 106 Purpose – The Seal of the Holy Spirit.
- Post 105 – Finding your Purpose, Part 2JESUS OUR EXAMPLE. John 14:12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” If we want to do what Jesus did then we must go through the same process… Read more: Post 105 – Finding your Purpose, Part 2
- Post 104 – Finding Your Purpose is a Process!The Three Encounters Jesus Experienced as He Began to Fulfill the Father’s Purpose. There is much confusion today about purpose. The best way to settle the question is to look at the scriptures and the example Jesus gave us. We need to distinguish between our spiritual purpose and our natural purpose. Our natural purpose is… Read more: Post 104 – Finding Your Purpose is a Process!
- Post 103 – Your Purpose in Christ.Review of the Last Post Your Father is God. While all humanity are the children of God, as believers in Jesus Christ we have the position as sons (daughters) and as such we inherit the promises of God.(Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:8, Mark 11:25, Luke 6:36). As a result of our position as sons… Read more: Post 103 – Your Purpose in Christ.
- Post 102 – To Be or to Do, That is the Question?In the last post, we concluded that Confidence is of the soul, and Faith is of the spirit. With Confidence, we “move or motivate” people to follow, whereas Faith moves God to show Himself strong on our behalf. Confidence in General In the natural some people are effortlessly confident. They are optimistic and see the… Read more: Post 102 – To Be or to Do, That is the Question?
- Post 101 – The Christian Spiritual Life“And a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Eccl 4:12) A study of the inter-relationship between God’s Word, the Leading of the Holy Spirit and Faith. The words Faith and confidence are often used interchangeably, but they are two different words in the Bible. Confidence is natural; Faith is supernatural or spiritual.