What Does it Look Like to have Godly Confidence?
What does godly confidence look like in an individual? In one of my favorite stories (see this link and scroll down to the section “A Step of Faith”), the Lord prompted me to pray for confidence for a man at our church. I’ve often thought of what that meant for him,...
The Changing of Seasons of Life
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (ESV) says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a...
What Happens When Jesus Shows Up
Great things happen when Jesus shows up. Today we are going to look at Mark 1:14-39 and look at some of the things that happened when Jesus showed up after being baptized and tempted. The Kingdom Of God Comes First, the Kingdom of God comes to our world. Mark 1:14-15...
Why do we Need 3 Baptisms?
Over the past several posts we have been talking about the three types of baptisms a follower of Jesus should go through. As I was diving into these and writing these posts, I started to wonder why we need to go through three different baptisms. So I asked the Lord...
Why is Baptism Important? Part 3
We have discussed the first two baptisms a follower of Jesus goes through. The first being the baptism by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ. The second one is the water baptism. This is where our old man is stripped away and we are clothed with the new man. ...
Why is Baptism Important? Part 2
In our last post we talked about the first of three baptisms a believer should go through. Today we are going to talk about the second baptism, which is what you likely think of when someone mentions getting baptized. If you recall, Robert Morris from Gateway Church...
Why is Baptism Important? Part 1
Have you been baptized? Were you an infant, child, or adult when you were baptized? How many baptisms have you had? Did you know there are more than one baptism a believer should go through? Until a few years ago I had no idea there was more than one baptism. In fact,...
How to Deal with a Narcissist: Part 2
Last time we were together we discussed narcissism and the link to Queen Jezebel from the Old Testament. Today we are going to jump to the book of Revelation and see what Jesus has to say about this destructive spirit. In Revelation 2:20-21 (ESV) we read, “But I...
How to Deal with a Narcissist: Part 1
It seems I meet someone almost everyday who has had a run in with a narcissist. We seem to live in a world where people are taught that their wants come first. Furthermore, we live in a world where children are traumatized by decisions the adults in their life make....
A Look into the 5 Fold Ministry: Teacher
We have come to our last of the 5 Fold Ministry gifts: the teacher: According to the Blue Letter Bible a teacher is: in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, those who by their great power as teachers draw crowds around them i.e. John the Baptist,...