In times of distress, we tend to ask ourselves two pressing questions: Why is my world in such a mess, and is anybody paying attention up there? John speaks to these questions in the vision of the open door in heaven (John 4:1-11).
Some Greeks came to Philip and said, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus” (John 12:21). I think the people of our community are looking for the same thing. They have little interest in our attendance or budget numbers, the size of our building or even the quality of our programs. They just want to see…
A person who has a Christian conversion experience can never afterward lose his way and suffer condemnation – or at least that’s what TV and radio evangelists tell us. But the inspired writer Jude says otherwise.
Every saint must be a servant. Every member must be a minister. A ministry is an intentional and regular practice of my God-given gifts. But how do I identify the ministry gifts the Lord has blessed me with?
The number of people going to church or even claiming Christian faith is in sharp decline. Does the church bear any responsibility for this unsettling trend?
We generally think of “ministry” in terms of paid church servants or church programs. But isn’t everyone expected to have a ministry (Eph. 4:12)?
One of the most popular religious beliefs in the U.S. is “once saved, always saved.” Anyone who has had any sort of experience with Christ (no matter how shallow or fleeting) is guaranteed an eternal home in heaven. But the dynamic little book of Jude plainly says otherwise (Jude 1:4-7).
The Bible says that whoever claims to abide in Jesus “ought to walk in the same way in which he walked” (1 John 2:6). So how did he “walk” or live his life?
Overuse has diminished the meaning of the beautiful name Christian. People talk about Christian nations, Christian universities, Christian radio stations, and so on. But the word “disciple” has retained its freshness – and its challenge.
Luke 14: 25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot…