As we are being transformed into the image of Christ, we are moved in two different directions. The Holy Spirit within us causes us both to die to sin and to live for him. We see dual call expressed in numerous passages …
As we are being transformed into the image of Christ, we are moved in two different directions. The Holy Spirit within us causes us both to die to sin and to live for him. We see dual call expressed in numerous passages …
Patience is a much needed commodity in the fast paced world in which we now live. Our world has sped up. Thanks to tremendous developments in technology we now have the world at our finger tips. There has been …
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 We come this week to …
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23 In our study of joy we are going to look at the story of how one man in the Bible who came to …
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” Galatians 5:22-23 It’s no mistake that Paul places love first in the list of the fruit of the Spirit because from love flows everything …
Last fall I preached through Paul’s letter to the Galatians where we heard these well-known verses: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians …
Take Heart, Get Up, He is Calling You! In our passage this week, Mark records Jesus’ last stop before entering Jerusalem. Mark will use the rest of his Gospel (chapters 11 to 16) to share the details of Jesus’ last …
True Grit Confidence is widely celebrated in our culture as a good thing. Call it grit or determination or conviction but when we see it we generally applaud it. From our movies celebrating an unsung hero whose determination wins …
Children, Money, and the Kingdom Entering the kingdom of God would have been on the mind of anyone who was paying close attention to Jesus’ earlier teaching on hell (c.f. Mark 9:42-48). And now he lays out in this passage …