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HOW ARE YOU INFLUENCED?

BIBLE PASSAGE: My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power. (1 Corinthians 2:4-5) MEDITATION: Have you ever listened to someone who is very persuasive when they are speaking? I … Continue reading

GIVE? REALLY? WHY? IS IT THAT IMPORTANT?

“A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the Lord Almighty. “It is you priests who show contempt for my name. “But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for … Continue reading

WHERE IS HEAVEN?

BIBLE PASSGAGE: “And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me.” (Luke 22:29) MEDITATION: A lot of people wonder where heaven is. We cannot find its location by reading the Bible. One question we may ask is,     “Is heaven a literal place?” Heaven is a real place awaiting … Continue reading

WHAT CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD DO OTHERS SEE IN YOUR LIFE?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. And He has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” (1 John 4:7, 21) MEDITATION: Do you ever wonder how much of God’s love exists … Continue reading

WANT TO BE BLESSED AND PROSPER?

BIBLE PASSAGE: Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. (Proverbs 16:20) MEDITATION: If you could choose one thing that you would like to have, what would it be? Would it be success? Would it be wealth? Would it be fame? Would it be having some special talent? … Continue reading

HERE COMES THE JUDGE

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” (Matthew 7:1) MEDITATION: Do you ever pass judgment on others? If you do, what are your judgments based on? Aren’t they usually based on your own personal views of how people should be and how they should act? In other words, if someone doesn’t fit into … Continue reading

THE BATTLE FOR CONTROL IS REAL

BIBLE PASSAGE: All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even … Continue reading

FINDING HELP FOR TROUBLESOME TIMES

BIBLE PASSAGE: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31) MEDITATION: Have you ever reached a point in your life when you are overwhelmed by all that is going … Continue reading

BEING PREPARED TO ANSWER

BIBLE PASSAGE: “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15) MEDITATION: Have you ever thought about what the Lord expects of those He … Continue reading

ARE YOU BEING SERVED?

BIBLE PASSAGE: He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with … Continue reading