Power in that NameActs 4:10 KJVBe it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.Peter and John healed a crippled man by speaking the name of Jesus. The power in His name cannot be overstated. When the name of Jesus is uttered:⁃ The devils t...  Read More

Shining the LightMatthew 5:14-15 KJVYe are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.Many a Sunday morning, the kids sing “This Little Light of Mine.” The song, based partially on the verses above, implies they have a little light because the...  Read More

The Roman Road1 Peter 3:15 KJVBut sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:How do you give an answer for the hope you have? You share the gospel message! A great way to present that message is to use the Roman Road. When you use the Roman Road, you present the following verses...  Read More

Ezekiel 33:6 KJVBut if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.We are God’s watchmen. We’ve read his word, and we know what it says. He expects us to share this knowledge with those around us.Many in the churc...  Read More

John 15:4 KJVAbide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.In this chapter, Jesus tells us that he expects us to bring forth fruit. What is fruit? Fruit is evidence of our relationship with Christ. It should be sweet, nourishing, beautiful, and beneficial to others.Throughout this chapter, Jesus ups the expe...  Read More

Psalm 37:25 KJVI have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.As our economy suffers from inflation and recession is on the horizon if not already here, money fears grip us all. Will I lose my job? Will have more month left at the end of the money? Will I be able to pay my bills?God’s word tells us not to fear and gives us many promises to...  Read More

Scripture tells us when we first get saved we are a babe in Christ (1 Cor. 3:1), but we are not meant to stay that way. Paul says,1 Corinthians 13:11 KJVWhen I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.The same is true spiritually. We are to grow in the faith and become a man or woman of God. People who stay ...  Read More

Matthew 11:30 KJVFor my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.My family goes for walks on a fairly regular basis. Our neighborhood streets often have tiny rocks on them, especially at the corners. Now Abbi is to the point where she is miss independent and wants to walk by herself rather than being pushed in the stroller. There’s just one problem with that - she’s slow!I like to walk fast, but that’...  Read More

The Grand FinaleActs 2:17 KJVAnd it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:We’re quickly approaching the Fourth of July, and if you asked most people what they think of when they think of the Fourth, you’ll get one common a...  Read More

Joshua 4:5-6 KJVAnd Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?Joshua takes the time to set...  Read More

Genesis 2:17 KJVBut of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.The Bible tells us that God cannot lie (Titus 1:2), so we know that this statement is 100% truthful. Satan directly contradicts this statement in the next chapter when he says, “Ye shall not surely die” (Gen. 3:4).Eve was facing temptation. The ...  Read More

John 8:3-4 KJVAnd the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.The woman in this sin was trapped. First, she was trapped by a legal system that condemned her to death. Second, she was trapped in sin. This was likely not the first time she had committed adult...  Read More