Search Results

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...

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...

There is a profound difference between a requirement and a response. In Luke 18, a rich young ruler comes to Jesus. He is moral, upright, and anxious. He asks, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?...

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...

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...

There is a pervasive lie that many of us believe: We think God is only close to us when we are strong. We imagine that when we are full of faith, shouting victory, and moving mountains, God is right t...

There's a temptation we rarely talk about. Not the dramatic kind.The subtle kind. Using another person as a prop - to feel wanted, envied, admired, or significant. Jesus calls this out long before soc...

Paul doesn't begin marriage instructions with effort.He begins with a Person. "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church."Ephesians 5:25 Most people read that as a command.Paul m...

The New Testament makes a clear distinction between two kinds of teaching. One kind brings freedom.The other brings burden. Paul confronted this often. Some believers had started mixing the gospel wit...

We know God is holy.We know He is righteous.But the bible wants to show something more than that. "God is love."1 John 4:8 Love isn't God's mood.It's Him. And love always moves toward people.Love give...

Of all the titles Jesus could choose - Messiah, Son of God, King of Israel - He most often called Himself "Son of Man." This wasn't humility.It was prophecy fulfilled. Daniel wrote,"One like the Son o...

It's Love. Fear is based on the lack of love. Jesus' effectiveness came because He lived in the "bosom of the Father" (John 1:18)-a picture of divine warmth and love. "Perfect love casts out fear" (1...

A holy God cannot ignore sin.A loving God cannot ignore sinners. Both truths seem to pull in opposite directions-until the cross. The bible says, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us" (2 Cori...

Before God ever said a word, before light cracked the silence, Scripture paints a surprising picture of the earth's earliest condition:"Without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep....

If a child has cancer, a parent doesn't hate the child - they hate the disease ravaging the child. That's how God views sin. "Sin brings forth death." (James 1:15) He hates what steals your peace, you...

We love beginnings.The rush of a fresh idea.The excitement of the first step.The energy of "Let's go!" But Jesus taught us: "Which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and count t...

She entered Simon's house quietly, the way people who've been wounded often do.No speech. No defense.Just tears falling at the feet of Jesus. "She stood behind Him at His feet, weeping... and wiped th...

Jesus sat by the well tired, hungry, and thirsty (John 4:6).His disciples had gone to buy food.He had nothing to give-so it seemed. Then a Samaritan woman approached, and Jesus began to pour out grace...

The Hebrew word for "to see," חָזָה hazah, shares its root with חָזֶה hazeh-the "breast" of the sacrificial animal (Leviticus 7:30-31).That breast was the portion given to the priest. It was a picture...