Jesus Requires Total Abandonment
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4 NIV) We’ve taught people it’s OK to let Jesus have a significant place in their lives, a moderate place...
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4 NIV) We’ve taught people it’s OK to let Jesus have a significant place in their lives, a moderate place...
“Seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13 TEV) There are all kinds of reasons houses sell quickly or take a long time to sell, but I’ve...
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!” (Matthew 5:10 TEV) We are called to bear the sins of others, just as Jesus bore our sins....
“How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look fine on the outside but are full of bones and decaying corpses on the inside. In the same...
So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come....
“If any of you want to come with me,” he told them, “you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.” Mark 8:34 (TEV) When we suffer, we can cling to the truth that God is...
“Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for...