We all want to grow in our walk as Christians. We've talked about how often we read God’s Word close the book and forget what we’ve read. We can blame our memories or our intelligence or our age, but the reality is it has more to do with our method than our abilities. Today's podcast episode is going to address areas that are important to our growth as believers: Meditation on God's Word and Scripture Memory. 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to ... continue reading...
How to Preach the Gospel to Yourself
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17The Gospel. The Good News of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on our behalf. As believers we know it, we remember it, and we celebrate it at Christmas and Easter, and we know we need to share the truth of the Gospel to the lost world around us. The question I want us to ponder is--how does the gospel impact our lives as believers every day? This is a ... continue reading...
My Daily Time with the Lord
Did you notice we don't just tend to coast into Christlikeness in our Christian walks? It takes planning to spend daily time with the Lord. Meeting with Jesus in the morning has become part of my morning routine that it just naturally happens almost every day. Time with the Lord has become a habit in my life and one I'm thankful for because it is the most important one.[clickToTweet tweet="Did you notice we don't just tend to coast into Christlikeness in our Christian walks?" ... continue reading...
Memorizing Colossians – December Encouragement
Where has the year gone? It doesn't seem that long ago that the first post in this series went up. As we finish up the series on memorizing Colossians I would like to leave you with some favorite tips from the year that I have benefited most from: Scripture Typer has been the tool I have used most in working on my verses. I use it for not just Colossians but our church memory verses and personal verses to memorize. You can categorize them and it goes over the review automatically with ... continue reading...
Memorizing Colossians – November Encouragement
We are coming to a close in Colossians with only one month left. I don't have the book memorized and I still have a long way to go but I am thankful to have the posts here to look back on as I continue to move forward. I will leave the Colossians tab up all through next year so I pray if you have started you will continue on in working through memorizing this whole book. My dear friend Bambi at In the Nursery of the Nation shares how their family has been spending an hour a day memorizing ... continue reading...
