THE PURPOSE OF GRACE “…and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me” I CORINTHIANS 15:10 God’s Grace is not a sentiment but a power. Grace, as with everything in God, is given with purpose [...]
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THE PURPOSE OF GRACE
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Relationship with God, Our Salvation, Our Service, tagged Grace, REAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, Righteousness on May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
TO HIM THAT OVERCOMES
Posted in Faith and Works, He is Able!, Our Relationship with God, Our Salvation, Our Struggle, Overcoming, Simplicity of Faith, The Church, The Kingdom of God, tagged be vigilant, Body of Christ, faith, first love, Fresh Faith, Growing in Jesus, Growth in Christ, Heart of a Priest, JESUS, Kingdom of God, obedience, Overcoming, Overcoming Life, Overcoming the Obstacles, Relationship, Righteousness, The Way of Truth, truth, Unity, Victory, Victory in Jesus, Victory of Faith on April 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
TO HIM THAT OVERCOMES “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son” REVELATION 21:7 Throughout the New Testament we read much about faith and confession yet here in the Last Book of the Bible we read more about overcoming; we read of being called, [...]
CONTINUE IN PRAYER
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Relationship with God, Overcoming, Prayer, Simplicity of Faith, The Priesthood, tagged Abiding in Christ, JESUS, Learning to Walk in the Spirit, Prayer, Walking in the Spirit on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Continue earnestly in prayer” COLOSSIANS 4:2 The scriptures implore us to continue in prayer not as some religious duty but as the means by which we remain in His Spirit. This is how we maintain the wonder of His Peace and His Goodness in our lives; not necessarily the type of prayer that is always [...]
BY FAITH – PART FOUR -
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Relationship with God, Our Salvation, Our Service, Our Struggle, Overcoming, Simplicity of Faith, The Kingdom of God, tagged All for Him, Body of Christ, faith, Faithfulness, Fresh Faith, Growing in Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, obedience, power, Relationship, salvation, The Way of Truth, trust on March 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
BY FAITH PART FOUR “By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous and through it he being dead still speaks” HEBREWS 11:4 Since FAITH is the evidence of things not seen we must embrace that the expressions and works it produces in [...]
BY FAITH – PART THREE -
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Identity, Our New Nature, Our Relationship with God, Our Salvation, Our Service, Our Struggle, Simplicity of Faith on March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
BY FAITH PART THREE “By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous… and through it he being dead still speaks” HEBREWS 11:4 It was the element of faith that made Abel’s sacrifice more excellent than that of Cain. We must come to [...]
BY FAITH ~ PART TWO ~
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Relationship with God, Our Salvation, Our Service, Our Struggle, Overcoming, Simplicity of Faith, The Church, The Home, The Kingdom of God, The Priesthood, tagged All for Him, By Faith, Ever Growing Faith, faith, Faithfulness, Fresh Faith, Growing Faith, Growing in Jesus, Jesus Christ, Pleasing God, Relationship, Righteousness, Service unto the Lord, The Way of Truth, trust, works on February 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
BY FAITH PART TWO “For by it (Faith) the elders obtained a good testimony*” HEBREWS 11:2 Faith is the only means by which men can please God. Faith is the “essentia” of man’s witness unto God and the only expression which garners God’s approval. Through faith these men and women of old OBTAINED a worthy [...]
BY FAITH ~ Part One ~
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Identity, Our Relationship with God, Our Salvation, Our Service, Our Struggle, Overcoming, Simplicity of Faith, The Church, The Kingdom of God, tagged faith, Fresh Faith, Jesus Christ, Living by Faith, Real Faith, REAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, Reality, The Way of Truth, The Word of God, truth, works on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
BY FAITH PART ONE “By faith we understand…” HEBREWS 11:3 Faith is the means by which we see and understand the purposes of God. For faith IS the substance of the thing hoped for. It is the deposit of that which is not seen. In order for us to see these things FAITH becomes not [...]
SUCH LOVE
Posted in Faith and Works, LOVE, Our New Nature, Our Relationship with God, Simplicity of Faith, The Kingdom of God, tagged All for Him, first love, Kingdom of God, Law of the Spirit of Life, Mercy, Relationship, The Love of God, The Way of Truth on February 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
SUCH LOVE “Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren” HEBREWS 2:17 Love always seeks to identify with the object of its desire. We read here of the astounding truth that there was a necessity within the heart of the SON to be made like unto us! There was [...]
ARISE & RETURN
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Relationship with God, Our Salvation, Our Struggle, Overcoming, Simplicity of Faith, The Kingdom of God, tagged All for Him, faith, first love, Fresh Faith, friendship with God, God's Mercy, Grace, Growing in Jesus, His Faithfulness, Kingdom of God, obedience, Perserverance of Faith, Relationship, Repentance, Return to the Lord, The Journey of Faith, The Way of Truth, Times of Refreshing, trust on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
ARISE & RETURN “I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred!” GENESIS 31:13 In our journey with God there are times that we need His mercy to intervene [...]
SEASONS
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Identity, Our New Nature, Our Relationship with God, Our Struggle, Overcoming, Simplicity of Faith, tagged Ever Growing Faith, God's Faithfulness, Growing in Him, Growing in Jesus, He Never Fails, HOPE, Jesus Christ, Lessons of Life, Our God is Faithful, PRISONERS OF HOPE, Season of our Life in God, Seasons, The Way of Truth, truth on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
SEASONS The young tree sprouts in emerald green From the womb of fertile earth Expectations of grandeur’s dream Arise in its emerging birth Spring and Summer Grace its young life As it stretches and grows In days of delight Fall’s impending chill Brings new doubts and fears What’s to become of this new life I [...]