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 [...]
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BY FAITH ~ PART TWO ~
Posted in Overcoming, Our Struggle, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Church, The Priesthood, The Home, Simplicity of Faith, tagged Jesus Christ, Service unto the Lord, Relationship, faith, works, trust, All for Him, Righteousness, Faithfulness, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, Fresh Faith, Ever Growing Faith, By Faith, Growing Faith, Pleasing God on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
BY FAITH ~ Part One ~
Posted in Our Identity, Overcoming, Our Struggle, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Church, Simplicity of Faith, tagged truth, Jesus Christ, faith, works, The Way of Truth, Reality, Fresh Faith, Real Faith, REAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, The Word of God, Living by Faith 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 Our New Nature, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, The Kingdom of God, Simplicity of Faith, LOVE, tagged Law of the Spirit of Life, Relationship, first love, Kingdom of God, All for Him, Mercy, The Way of Truth, The Love of God on February 14, 2012 | Leave a 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 Overcoming, Our Struggle, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, Simplicity of Faith, tagged friendship with God, Relationship, obedience, faith, first love, Kingdom of God, trust, All for Him, Grace, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, Fresh Faith, Repentance, Perserverance of Faith, Return to the Lord, God's Mercy, His Faithfulness, The Journey of Faith, Times of Refreshing on February 9, 2012 | Leave a 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 [...]
PSALM 23 – CONCLUSION – CONFIDENCE & REST – PART 23
Posted in Our Identity, Overcoming, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, Simplicity of Faith, PSALM 23, tagged Jesus Christ, Relationship, faith, trust, Grace, The LORD is MY Shepherd, Psalm 23, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Jesus the Good Shepherd, Confidence & Rest, Our Great Shepherd, Peace, HE is Our Peace, Still Waters, Green Pastures, Our Resting Place on January 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
PSALM 23 PART TWENTY-THREE CONCLUSION CONFIDENCE AND REST “…and I will dwell* in the house of the LORD for ever.” PSALM 23:5 The Hebrew word translated here for “dwell” comes from the primary root Hebrew word to “sit” (*see below). It speaks of a rest and a posture of confidence and comfort. David in his [...]
CURIOSITY
Posted in Our New Nature, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Church, Simplicity of Faith, tagged truth, Today's Truth, The Way of Truth, The Pursuit of God, Growing in Jesus, The Way of Life, Cross Bearing, Religion vrs Truth, A Seeking Heart, Jesus the Truth on January 6, 2012 | 1 Comment »
CURIOSITY “…the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto [...]
ETERNAL LIFE
Posted in Our Identity, Our New Nature, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Church, Simplicity of Faith, tagged Jesus Christ, Relationship, faith, salvation, Reality, Childlike Faith, He is our Salvation, Eternal Life, The True Christian on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
ETERNAL LIFE THE SON “…this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son” I JOHN 5:11 Eternal Life cannot be separated from the Son. HE is eternal life. His LIFE in us is Eternal life. While much of the Christian Church has succumbed to religious [...]
Intentional Spiritual Service
Posted in Uncategorized, Our Identity, Our New Nature, Overcoming, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Church, Simplicity of Faith, tagged Mercy, Living Sacrifice, Loving Jesus, Jesus the Christ, The Power of Mercy on December 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Intentional Spiritual Service The Setting of our Sights “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3:2(NKJV) What a man covets he pursues, what he worships he serves and what he pursues and worships he becomes. In this digitally-paced world, when every moment of our attention is stalked and disturbed [...]
PSALM 23 ~ SURELY ~ PART 22
Posted in Overcoming, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Priesthood, Simplicity of Faith, He is Able!, PSALM 23, tagged truth, Jesus Christ, Relationship, faith, salvation, trust, Faithfulness, Goodness, Mercy, HOPE, The Way of Truth, HE is able, The LORD is MY Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Psalm 23, The Assurance of Faith on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PSALM 23 PART TWENTY-TWO SURELY “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life” PSALM 23:5 SURELY! The Hebrew Word used for “SURELY” is a particle of affirmation in the Hebrew Language; it indicates a certainty! It is the declaration of FAITH arising from a heart that is following after the [...]