the Father's heart

(Photo by Guilherme Romano on Unsplash) She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying 1 Corinthians 13:3 In Luke 2, we meet a woman named Anna. Only three verses are written about her, but her life was anything but usual. She was a prophetess, she was the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, and she was elderly. She was only married seven years when her husband passed away. She never re-married, and never had children that we know of. Inste

(Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash) May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, Romans 15:5 God wants unity in the church, but is there confusion as to what that means? Is it about tolerating all differences for the sake of being united or are there some things that can't be compromised? PAUL'S PLEA TO THE CORINTHIANS 1 Corinthians 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

(Photo by Sunyu on Unsplash) For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Acts 1:5 In my last post, this is what I wrote about the baptism of the Holy Spirit: HE BAPTIZES. John the Baptist first preached a Spirit baptism in Matthew 3:11 when he tells the crowd that was gathered, "I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you wi

(Photo by 广博 郝 on Unsplash) And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, "Abba Father." Galatians 4:6 The Holy Spirit is the third member of the Trinity. He is a person in that He has a mind (Rom 8:27), emotions (Eph 4:30) and a will (1 Cor 12:11). He was present at creation, hovering over the surface of the waters (Gen 1:2), and He is there in the end when Jesus returns (Rev 22:17). The Holy Spirit is active t

(Photo by Bethany Laird on Unsplash) To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude 24-25 We live in a culture where we are taught that tolerance is the highest form of respect. To claim objective truth is arrogant. To take a stand is seen as unkind and

So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. Acts 20:31 The Bible is the inspired and authoritative Word of God. It is written without error. But that doesn't mean that everyone agrees on the meaning of each verse. On the contrary, people have given Scripture many different meanings. Some use the Word of God to justify teachings that change the essential doctrines about the nature of God, the deity of Christ,