Category Archives: accepting Christ
Preparing Yourself for Water Baptism
Those who accepted his message were baptized. (Acts 2:41) Repent and be baptized. (Acts 2:38) Having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God. (Col. 2:12) One of the most significant and vital decisions we will make is to follow Jesus Christ into the waters of [...]
The Parable of the Good Mormon
25 Then an expert on the law stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to get life forever?” 26 Jesus said, ”What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 27 The man answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.” Also, [...]
Welcome Home, Dear One
1 In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 The Word became a human and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father—and he was full of grace and truth. John 1:1, 14, NCV So very much, swings on [...]
The Tree is Speaking
*** There is so much I would like to share with you. Christmas Day is here (finally), and we celebrate that God has reached out to us through His Son. Jesus is fully and completely like us, and yet He is fully God. It was arranged for this Son to grow up and then die [...]
Embedded Truth: Time to Decide
“The Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, needing to be fed and changed and taught to talk like any other child. The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets. Nothing in fiction is so fantastic as this truth of the Incarnation.” –J.I.Packer “The mystery of Christ, that He sunk [...]
Mending Your Nets
And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Matthew 4:21, ESV And immediately they left their nets and followed him. Mark 1:18 Fishing takes considerable effort. There is always something that needs to [...]
“The Cost of Grace”, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Cheap Grace Let the Christian rest content with his worldliness and with this renunciation of any higher standard than the world. He is living for the sake of the world rather than for the sake of grace. Let him be comforted and rest assured in his possession of this grace – for [...]
Is ‘Evangelism’ the Christian’s Greatest Fear?
“Why are you afraid of evangelism?” ********** Lets get serious now, why does it frighten you? Is it flesh, or maybe is it demonic? What do you think? What does God desire? ********************** Bad experiences Door to Door- My first witnessing experience happened in 1984, we went out 2×2. I was paired up with Jody, a [...]
A Grace Suitable for Sinners Like Me
Certainty and confidence should never become permanent fixtures in our lives. Yes, there are times of ebullient fortitude when everything just clicks, and we seem to be pretty victorious believers. But I assure you, this is only a temporary state. It isn’t the normal Christian life. And yet, we strive to make this consistency our [...]