Messages of Faith

A dear friend lost her husband this week—it’s a very sad time for her. Have you noticed how when someone dies, we try to console one...

My Bible study group studied two women over the last 2 weeks: Lydia and an unnamed slave girl (Acts 16:11—18). Let’s meet Lydia first....

A “theocracy” means that God was their King, their leader, and that He chose men who acted as His representative ruler over Israel.

Thank the Lord only He knows the future. This is good for us. However, for Jesus, it was the exact opposite.

Did you know that one of the things Jesus commanded in the Sermon on the Mount is to be perfect—just like God is perfect...

I refuse to stay in a place of darkness. That’s what discouragement is…a place of darkness. So, how do I do that? I open my Bible...

Nearly every week, as I think about what to write, I stop at Matthew 7:21—23. Jesus has been teaching the people about what it means...

This coming Sunday, I’m getting baptized. This might surprise you, so let me explain. Jesus rescued me from an eternity in hell about...

What are you doing with your time? I thought about this some this week because I’ve had a cold and was stuck laying on the couch...

You  know, I didn’t always believe in Jesus in a saving way. In my “pre-believing” days, I would sometimes worry about whether or not I...

As we sat down to our morning study, the Lord blessed us with just the right text: a message of peace, spoken by Jesus: “Peace I leave...

You know, God doesn’t consult with us about what we will find believable or not. God works according to His will. He works wondrous deeds...

No matter where you are, where you go, or what you do, God sees and knows all. There was a prophet that learned this truth the hard way.

In this parable, Jesus’s point is how wrong people can be about whether they are right with God or not.

Do you know the story of Zacchaeus? I remember singing a song about him as a kid. He was a rich tax collector. And he was hated.

Again and again, Jesus taught that He is the Son of God and that He, Jesus, was sent by God the Father into the world.

Last week, we read about Jesus’s birth. This week, we jump ahead a year or maybe even two years, to the time of the wise men’s visit...

Jesus’s arrival on earth was announced to some shepherds by an angel—because of course, Jesus was no ordinary baby.

I love the story of Jesus’s birth. The angel, Gabriel, came to Mary and told her she would have a son by the Holy Spirit...

You know, Jesus worked so hard to make it clear to people when He was here on earth who He was.