Good morning! The same gospel that you heard that lead you to Jesus is the same gospel you must hold onto as you walk with Jesus. To remain in Christ, you have to remain in the word of God. The gospel is the good thing committed to us. It is the thing that converted us, discipled us, keeps us and makes us free. We should guard it carefully. We should grow in truth diligently. We should remain in fellowship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit often and the church as well. Let

Good morning! To profit is to gain something. The greatest gain we have is eternal life from God in sending His own Son to live, die and resurrect to forgive us of our sins. If we follow His leading, we will gain eternal life. Have you decided to follow Jesus? Jesus redeemed us from the law of sin and death and has conveyed us into the kingdom of God. Following His statures lead us to a life of true profit. It doesn't mean we will have untold amounts of money. It means we wil

Good morning! When sin entered the world through the disobedience of Adam and Eve, mercy entered the world too. It may not always look like that, but God sent mercy amidst judgment. He spared their lives and did not destroy the earth, though He could have. Because of His great mercy, we see the goodness of God everywhere we go. We can see the sin in the world, but within that, we see His mercy that is beyond what we deserve. Because of sin, we deserve death, but He gives us e

Good morning! Parents sometimes feel like they are personally responsible for their children's salvation. But that is too big of a burden and responsibility for anyone. Jesus is the one who saves. Your responsibility is to teach and train your children how to know Jesus. You can't make the decision to know Him for them. They have to make that decision for themselves. So, you train them in the ways of the Lord. Teach them to keep His commands. But most importantly, show them b

Good morning! Worship is important. It's not about the style of music that defines worship. It's not about our favorite era of music or preferences. We use music to worship, but true worship means to bow. It's about the posture of your heart before God. Physical posture reveals the spiritual condition of our heart. How's your heart? When we bow, we acknowledge two vital truths: God is God, and we are not. Kneeling strips away self-reliance, pride, and the need to control ever

Good morning! Have you ever walked into a room where you instantly felt like you don't belong? It can be intimidating and make you feel awkward, anxious and like you just want to leave. In the time of this passage, to be labeled a "foreigner" or "stranger" meant living without legal protection, citizenship, or enduring roots. Through the work of Christ, the barriers that once separated us from God have been permanently removed. We no longer have to feel awkward about approach

Good morning! In a world obsessed with categorizing people by status, background, and achievement, this verse acts as a radical reset. The Apostle Paul reminds us that the cross completely levels the playing field. At the foot of the cross, external labels lose their power to divide or define us. God doesn't measure our worth by our social standing, cultural heritage, or personal credentials—He sees us through the lens of His Son, making every single believer a fully adopted

Good morning! Jesus was dealing with people in chapter 6 who had a shallow belief that only wanted to be entertained by the works of God rather than believe in Jesus as being the Son of God and also God Himself. They enjoyed the loaves and fishes multiplied to feed the masses, but lacked the true faith that trusted in Jesus to be the Christ. They wanted power without surrender. Relationship without intimacy. Glory for themselves instead of glorifying God. They wanted to do th

Good morning! If you could count all of the things that compete for your attention in a day, I imagine it would be a very large number. Ads are constantly bombarding us everywhere we go and changing every thirty seconds or less. People are texting, tagging, commenting, messaging, emailing, calling... It can be overwhelming at times. Not to mention the racing thoughts and all the tasks that need done in a day. The world and the enemy love to fill our lives with busyness and cl

Good morning! Often, people think unity means we are like robots that all are programmed the same way for the same thing all doing it at the same time. We're not robots. God doesn't want us to be robots or act like them. Unity is something different. God wants us to be of the same mindset with the same goal, but all working in our different functions towards that same goal. The human body has many different parts that all have unique functions. Without them working together a

Good morning! This Psalm puts a strong emphasis on the word of God. Early in, it states, "Hide your word in my heart that I might not sin against You." We need to take a hold of that because the word is truth. If we hide the truth in our hearts, we can have the ammo we need to combat against lies, evil and temptation. If we see it as just rules and regulations, we will miss the heart of the law. The heart of the law is the heart of God to protect His people. It's not just lik

Good morning! Do you ever wonder if God is listening when you pray? Sometimes, it can feel like your prayers just are not getting through. But faith is not strengthened by comfort or ease. It is empowered by adversity and testing. Will you still believe when it's hard as you do when it's easy? We need endurance in this journey of faith. A runner builds endurance by pushing past comfort. Our faith starts with trust. But God desires for us to grow. So, He allows testing to stre

Good morning! Sin is difficult to elude. The world makes it so easy and accessible. If we slip, God doesn't seek to destroy us, but to restore us. The devil condemns, but Jesus restores. God's mercy is everlasting and he is generous to extend it to us in times of need when we slip. It is not for us to take advantage of and use as an excuse to continue in sin. But it is our opportunity to draw closer to Jesus and hide His word in our hearts that we might not sin against Him. W

Good morning! God cares more about people than He does possessions. He also cares more about people than the rest of creation. He has done all, even giving His one and only Son, to save humanity. He gave us the right to be children of God. As children, we also heirs and joint-heirs with Christ. As an heir, we are promised an inheritance. He will give us all things as heirs and joint-heirs with Christ. Doesn't sound fair, does it? It's not. That's why it's so valuable. His gra

Good morning! Psalm 42 and 43 are almost one thought in two parts. They share a phrase that is the writer reminding themself to stay focused on God no matter what is going on around you. That is where our true help comes from. These 2 Psalms were very important and instrumental to my life as a new believer. I had been delivered from depression and bi-polar disorder and the enemy was trying to bring back old feelings and emotions to drag me down. I used these Psalms to encoura

Good morning! Sometimes, you need a pep talk. Sometimes, you need to be the one giving yourself that pep talk. You won't always have the preacher, the worship team, the deacons, elders or your best friend to help you. You need to be able to encourage yourself in the Lord. David understood this principle well. He did it often. He taught himself how to defeat discouragement by reminding himself of the Lord's goodness, power, strength, sovereignty, grace, mercy and love. He chos

Good morning! Aligning yourself with God's will and motives puts you in favor with Him. When our work is with the motives of working for Him by how we conduct ourselves with integrity and honor, He blesses those efforts. Do you cut corners to save time or effort? It is unwise to take shortcuts and then expect God to bless those efforts or establish our plans. If we seek to do righteously, we can expect His hand to be upon what we do. If we seek to act selfishly, we can expect

Good morning! In order to get to heaven, you have to go through the door. What is the door? Jesus. He is the only means of eternal life and access to heaven. God sent Him to be the payment for sin and the way for salvation. Without Him, you don't have life. With Him, you have eternal life. Jesus has become our Mediator between us and God. You cannot bypass the Mediator to get into heaven. It is not by good works or moral living that makes you a good person or qualified for he

Good morning! Many people want to come to Jesus and preserve their current lives, only add Jesus to it. But, we cannot be crucified with Christ if we desire to hold onto the life He died to save you from. He died so you can live. Eternal life was not a cheap gift. So, when we lay down this life to have eternal life, we don't just gain eternal life, we gain Christ. Whatever this life has to offer pales in comparison to Christ and what we gain through Him. Even death itself los

Good morning! Social media has taught everyone that human worth comes through the validation of likes, comments, shares and affirmations from others. But this has created a culture of the very opposite because when the likes and followers go away, that false sense of worth fades with it. When you glory in the Lord, He validates you with His affirmations to teach you that regardless of worldly success or failure, you are eternally loved. When we seek to honor the Lord, pride d