The Lord wants His children to have significant measures of spiritual fruit developing in their lives. Fruit is described in the Scriptures in various ways. It includes godly character qualities. Also, it involves worship offered to God. Additionally, it encompasses lives being touched by our ministry to them.
Servants are like computer programs that operate in the background. No glory, never seen, and never heard.
The word of God is living, powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. It breathes eternal life into us, and it is powerful to destroy any lie. During this time when the enemy is trying to bring confusion in the Church, let's allow the word of God to help us stand firm!!
This very generation that is born again in Christ will NOT die, our bodies will be changed into eternal bodies made to last for eternity and we'll be caught up in heaven! God gave us the victory through Jesus Christ. This will be the most shocking event in history!
Come to Jesus NOW!
We're in the world, but we're not of the world - we were born dead in our sins, but now have been made alive in Christ - and His light is in us. The world is getting darker and time is running short, let's use that light to show others the way!! Keep looking up! We're going home!
The most shocking event in history will happen very soon - The Rapture of the Chuch. Fear, despair, and remorse of those left behind, when they see millions of people disappear including their own children - the world will be a wreck. Jesus is coming for those who believe in Him!
our Lord reminds us that literal branches are not able to produce fruit themselves. "The branch cannot bear fruit of itself." We are spiritual branches, so we will not be able to produce fruit either. "Neither can you unless you abide in Me." In fact, our potential for manufacturing genuine spiritual fruit is zero. "Without Me, you can do nothing." The best we could ever hope to produce would be religious, wax fruit (an imitation of the real thing). Such would come from our fleshly attempts to appear godly or effective. People may be fooled by this, but God never is. Moreover, others cannot be edified by partaking in such, nor can God be glorified.
When we look back on this great martyr period of the church, we realize every one of the Apostles (except John), met with a violent death while giving their life for Jesus and the advancement of the church. For example, James was beheaded by King Agrippa (Acts 12:2), and although the Bible does not record other deaths, history tells us that Peter was crucified upside down by Nero; Phillip was crucified then stoned to death; and Bartholomew (also known as Nathaniel) suffered the double sentence of being flayed alive and crucified. Neither the Bible nor history actually tells us how Paul died. However, church tradition indicates Paul was captured in Europe and returned to Rome where he too was put to death.
I am often stunned by the dramatic courage demonstrated by the Apostles as they advanced the message of salvation through faith in Jesus. We are also called to stand up for our faith against the world's way
Sometimes God uses sickness to slow you down and sometimes He is trying to get your attention, stop focusing on the illness.
"Sins are more easily kept out than cast out." -Augustine.
Our dependence upon him is absolute, and our obligations to him are infinite. -
John Newton
"To condemn slavery but promote abortion is the epitome of hypocrisy." -
Ray Comfort.
Grace is carried on in a person by Christ's daily intercession. -
Thomas Watson
"Patience is a quiet silent temper of soul, by which we submit to God in all our crosses." -
Thomas Valentine.
One mark of a man's true wisdom is his knowledge of his ignorance.
Spurgin
I don’t think most Americans have heard an authentic, biblical gospel presentation. In fact, I think we have a lot of “almost Christians” in our nation today. They know a little about the gospel, but they don’t understand it fully. They haven’t responded to it or embraced it.
One of the greatest revivals in human history started with one man, Jonah. Initially, he ran from God, but ultimately he came to his senses. God has called us, like Jonah, to go and preach the gospel. The question is, are we doing it?
People often say to me, “You’re the spitting image of your dad.” I understood what they meant, but still, what’s a “spitting” image?
Someone later explained that it’s slang for “spirit and image.” It refers to more than just appearance. If you’re someone’s spitting image, you have their charisma or mannerisms, the same walk or laugh or smile.
That’s what people mean by spitting images — you remind them of someone.
Every human being is sacred because we are all created in the very likeness of God. We’re meant to look like Him, be like Him, and display His glory here on earth! Isn’t that astonishing?
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