It’s challenging to do the things you don’t want to do. It’s even harder to do the things God asks you to do, but you really, really don’t want to. I can not imagine the struggle the Prophet Hosea dealt with when God asked him to marry a prostitute and have a child with her.… Continue reading Obedience School
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Unlimited: There’s No Loss In Following Jesus | Good News Unlimited
Unlimited: There’s No Loss in Following Jesus May 31, 2024 1753 Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!” “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospelwill fail to receive a hundred times as… Continue reading Unlimited: There’s No Loss In Following Jesus | Good News Unlimited
Unlimited: The Man Who Went Away Sad | Good News Unlimited
Unlimited: The Man Who Went Away Sad May 28, 2024 1822 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great… Continue reading Unlimited: The Man Who Went Away Sad | Good News Unlimited
God’s message for Assyria (Nahum, Jonah)
Two Minor Prophets heard God’s message for Nineveh, capital of the biggest, “baddest” empire of the Middle East in the eighth century BC. Assyria traded on its reputation for violence, so that the other nations would yield to them. The prophets say that’s not right. God runs the world, and the nations must answer to… Continue reading God’s message for Assyria (Nahum, Jonah)
How To Deal With Deception Even From Christians
In today’s world, many don’t mind stretching the truth. Even Christians can get caught up in doing it. So, when a Christian deceives us, how should we deal with their deception? The Bible included an interesting story in 1 Kings 13 involving two nameless prophets. One following the Lord’s instructions, we’ll call the younger prophet. The older… Continue reading How To Deal With Deception Even From Christians
Thrive in Living Water – Charlaine Martin
The Value of Living the Christian Life Read: Titus 2:11-14 Focus Verse: But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 1 Peter 2:9 NIV My husband and I were walking on the beach one afternoon,… Continue reading Thrive in Living Water – Charlaine Martin
Obedience To God Is Important
What we will read today in Exodus is an essential piece of Jewish history. But it also shows us the importance of you and me living in obedience to God and His Word. God expected total obedience from the Israelites as they prepared to leave the land of Egypt. What He instructed them to do… Continue reading Obedience To God Is Important
Why God’s Instructions Are Important
The Psalmist made it plain why we should follow God’s instructions. In Psalm 119, He mentioned his regard for God’s decrees, regulations, and commands over eighty times. You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully. Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees! Psalms 119:4-5 This Psalm begins by describing three qualities of those living… Continue reading Why God’s Instructions Are Important
How Normal People Hear From God-
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears- Psalm 37:17 NIV Hearing from God. It’s a bit of a controversial subject. Even amongst Christians. Most non-Christians and some Christians believe only really weird people actually hear from God. Others (both Christian and non-Christian) believe they hear from God all the time concerning every imaginable subject. However, it could be… Continue reading How Normal People Hear From God-
Be children in mischief, adults in righteousness
By Elizabeth Prata Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. (1 Corinthians 14:20) In the verse above, Paul is admonishing the Corinthians for over-valuing tongues (glossolalia). The church was entranced by the ‘show’ of tongues and interpretation of tongues. They had become unduly entranced by… Continue reading Be children in mischief, adults in righteousness