As believers, we all desire to be spiritually mature in our walk with the Lord. We want to be more like Christ in our hearts, speech, thoughts, lives and our relationships with others. We start our Christian walk as children and gradually grow up into adulthood and it is a process that differs with each of us. Many times we can equate spiritual maturity with our knowledge of the Scriptures, how many verses we have memorized, where we attend church, or how many bible studies we've ... continue reading...
God’s Blessing Does Not Depend on Our Performance
I'm sharing a short excerpt from my one of my messages at the upcoming Homemaking Ministries Conference - Deep Dive Summit. It's entitled "Becoming More Gospel-Focused and Christ-Exalting" (I have another session this year on "Idols of the Heart"), and I'm going to work through many other areas during my sessions, but this was an impactful reminder to me. You can get more details about the conference for 2018 here. I'd love you to join me. It truly is a fun time together, and there's so much we ... continue reading...
Elisabeth Elliot on Hints for a Quiet Time
As Christians, we all desire to grow more and more into the image of Jesus. We want to "keep killing sin", we want to "love others as we love ourselves" and mostly we want to know and love Jesus more because all those other good things will follow if that is our first pursuit. God's Word is clear that He wants me to love Him with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. "I don’t know what you’ve been taught, I don’t know what you’ve been told about sanctification. But I will tell you this: the ... continue reading...
5 Steps to Help Remove the “Log ” In Our Eye
Would you trust a partially blind eye surgeon to do surgery on your eye or would you prefer to have a surgeon with perfectly clear eyesight? The eye is a delicate organ and one that must be handled with care. You would want someone who can see clearly and handle the surgery with great care and gentleness and with preciseness. It is no different with the souls of people. If we had an issue that needed to be addressed in our lives, we would want someone who could see clearly. We would want ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep. 15: Prioritizing God’s Word When Life is Busy
As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ not one of us would desire to remain a babe in the faith. We all desire to grow more in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Spiritual growth doesn’t happen by osmosis – you have to be disciplined in putting God’s truth in your mind. Spending time with the Lord in His Word will transform our hearts and compel us to obey God’s Word. As we grow in our understanding of God’s Word, we will develop convictions that will determine how we ... continue reading...
