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We all have ways we prefer to be loved. God is no different. He told us explicitly how He wants to be remembered. Jesus didn’t say, "Build monuments in remembrance of Me." He said: > "Do this in remem...

God is not mad; He seeks to save, bless, and give abundant life. If you imagine God frustrated, disappointed, or perpetually tired of you, you'll never feel safe enough to draw close. But Jesus correc...

There was a man who crossed the ocean eating crackers in the lower deck because he didn't know the meals were included in his ticket.The food was his all along - he just didn't know it. Many believers...

The Holy Communion is not a ritual or symbol, the Bible says it is something to remember.And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do th...

The gospel transforms; focusing on morality alone breeds bitterness. Morality without grace becomes pressure.Pressure without love becomes resentment. That's why the gospel doesn't start with rules or...

The greatest spiritual battle you will face is not a battle of behavior. It is a battle of focus. We often think spiritual warfare means fighting for our own obedience. We scrutinize our actions, we p...

One of the enemy's greatest tricks is the use of the personal pronoun: "I." A dark thought enters your mind-a thought of fear, addiction, or despair. And immediately, you think: "I am an addict." "I a...

Every believer lives under one of two spiritual laws - not by effort, but by awareness. Paul describes both: "The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and dea...

Jesus could have done anything on resurrection day.He chose to walk with two discouraged menand give them a Bible study. But not just any study: "He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things...

The gospel produces moral excellence naturally. Moral excellence isn't manufactured.It's cultivated. You don't get fruit by squeezing a branch tighter.You get fruit by nourishing the root. Jesus says...

Whenever sick people come to Jesus,He heals them. Not some.Not a few.Not the "most deserving." All. Matthew records: "He healed them all."Matthew 12:15 Mark shows the same: "He healed many who were si...

There's a tug-of-war inside many believers.The feelings thinking one thing.But the gospel saying another. Paul says, "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteo...

There is a book you can hold in your hand that acts as the manufacturer's handbook for your life. It holds the answers, but it also holds something far more potent: Life. The Bible says that all Scrip...

Trouble is inevitable. Jesus was honest about that.But while you cannot always control what happens to you, you have absolute authority over what happens in you.Jesus gave a command that is also a pro...

Jesus didn't say,"Do this in remembrance of your failures."Or your condition.Or your struggles. He said, "Do this in remembrance of Me."Luke 22:19 Healing doesn't flow from staring at your weakness.It...

Grace empowers you to say "no" to sin because you are called to higher things. Sin loses its appeal when you realize who you are and where you stand.Temptation only feels powerful when you forget your...

Joseph practiced the presence of God without the Ten Commandments. Before there was a law, there was a relationship.Before God ever said, "Do not commit adultery," Joseph was already living as though...

Lust; it makes people objectified and empty. Lust always takes more than it gives.It promises satisfaction, but delivers emptiness.It offers excitement, but leaves a hollow echo. Scripture names the p...

Mountains are usually hard places. They are rocky, steep, and difficult to climb. We don't usually look at a mountain and think of "provision." We think of "obstacle."But God says:"The mountains shall...

Cornelius's household received the Holy Spirit when hearing "forgiveness of sins." No altar call.No music.No long prayer. Just one sentence. Peter preached: "Everyone who believes in Him receives forg...