Cleanse Me

Scripture Reading: Psalm 139 This Psalm is one of my personal favorites. It describes the awesome power and greatness of our God. We learn of the attributes of God. He is omniscient (v. 1-6). He knows all things. There is nothing that we say or do that He does not know. He knows every thought…

Bill Nye and Ken Ham Debate

The debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham was very interesting. Both men stayed true to their points of view. My prayer is that God will use this debate to get people to think and search for the truth. I pray that the seeds of the Gospel that were planted would be watered and would…

8 benefits of justification by faith – Romans 5:1-11

When an individual seriously considers the benefits of knowing Jesus, how can anyone not want to be saved? Why would you not receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Why would you not accept his gift of grace? The apostle Paul describes to us in our text, the amazing benefits of justification by faith. There…

My Sabbath Hour

When we think of the ‘Sabbath’, we think of a day that we set aside to spend time with God in worship and in the study of His Word. God gave us the command to ‘remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy’. Our ‘Sabbath’ day is typically and traditionally on Sunday. This is the…

CHECK OUR BLOG STATS FOR 2013

The WordPress.com stats helpers prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. The purpose of this blog is to provide informing and encouraging articles that will help to cultivate spiritual growth in the lives of believers and to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway…

5 Components of Discipleship: Unity

The final component of discipleship in the local church is unity. The believers in the early church had all things common and were together. Notice what the text says in Acts chapter two, “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon…

5 Components of Discipleship: Prayer

                The fourth component of discipleship is that of prayer. The early church continued in the apostles teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and in prayer. One of the least used resources of the local church today is the resource of prayer. The church lacks power because there is very little time spent on our knees. Souls…

When Heaven is Silent – Revelation 8:1

                  Silence is one of the most difficult things to bear. There is a lot that silence can communicate. A husband is always concerned and worried when his wife is silent. There is an awkwardness that comes when you walk into a room that is completely silent. When a child has disappointed his or…

5 Components of Discipleship: Breaking Bread

                Acts 2:42 says,  And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” [1] The third component of discipleship is that of Breaking Bread. This phrase is used several times throughout the Bible. ‘Breaking Bread’ basically refers to food or eating together. However, it has…