Don’t Disrespect the Gifting of the Youth I so thank God for the Apostle Paul! He was so thorough, so real and so caring in his writing the letters/epistles
Thank YOU, Father!!!! Thank You, Father, for your Word! You told me that You would never leave me nor forsake me. You told me that You would stick closer to
Yoked Being “yoked” is a very strong statement. To walk with someone is not that strong. To be connected is not as strong although close. To be yoked with someone
1Corinthians 13:13 + John 3:16 For God so LOVED that He GAVE!!! It is on this premise that we have the Christmas Holiday. It is not about celebrating a “birthday”.
So Glad I Am Changed! I am so glad to be in Christ. I am so glad that God has separated me OUT OF this world and even my
Three In One Our Christian faith is very specific! First, there is one God. Christianity is a monotheistic religion that has a triune existence to the one God that
Universal vs. Institutional Church What is the church? I have studied and lived and talked and read and searched to learn and embrace what the church truly is. It is
Living RIGHTeous! I just want whatever it is that I do or say to be acceptable to God. I have spent so much of my life trying to please people.
Pucker Up! How are we to greet all the brethren with a holy kiss? Could this be literal? I don’t think so. In this day and age there is
How Do YOU Bounce Back? God does not only check us on how we act, but He also checks us on how we react in life. Our reacting pertains to
Another Day, God! God is beyond words. I can’t put into words how God is and how He is in my life. I can’t say that I understand everything either.
Selling The Greatest Product: Salvation The power of God is not kept in a bottle so that it can be seen at our leisure. God’s power is a wonder because
Keep On Striving! I can’t do it and it is so frustrating. I learn all the time and hear all the time that we should praise the Lord all the
Distractions Sometimes we as Christians, believers or church folk get caught up in things that truly don’t make a difference. First of all, we get caught up in them because
God’s Got It! The people of God oftentimes falter in the attempt to bear a burden that God has not meant for us to bear. Judgment is not a burden
I Am Nothing! I have gone through a lot of trials and tribulations, but I am nothing. I have achieved a lot of things that have put my name in
Reciprocity It rough to love someone and they don’t receive your love and actually throw it back at you as malcontent. It is really tough to care about someone and
Do You Understand? The scripture says “But God raised Him from the dead”. In church we say this all the time but do we really realize what we are saying.
The Only Judge Growing up in the deep south, you learn at a very early age that all people are not the same. There are different criteria on which people
You Ain’t All That! The man of God is not God. Those 7 words disassemble and discombobulate probably 60% of the Christian ministries in the United States. I say this
It’s In The Book People READ, RECITE and RECOLLECT scripture all of the time, but do they ever understand what the scriptures say? The most beautiful words ever…are in the
Calling On God At the greatest time of suffering and torment, who do you call? Some call themselves. They look to the answer that is inside their own intellect or
Let Go and Let God! Not only the world but also we as believers need to realize and respect the fact that WHAT GOD HAS DONE cannot be overthrown!!!! You
God Provides…But Do We? Money is a very sensitive subject in the institutional church. It is a sensitive subject for two reasons. Firstly, money in the church comes from the
Selling The Greatest Product: Salvation The power of God is not kept in a bottle so that it can be seen at our leisure. God’s power is a wonder because
The Real Deal The sermon that embodies the call of the unbeliever to Christ is a simple sermon. It does not take a lot of pomp and circumstance. It does
What Do YOU Think The biggest problem with the people of God is not belief but perception. The people of God BELIEVE that Jesus is the Son of God. Hwover,
His Spirit Abides Oftentimes when people have talked about or taught about the Holy Ghost, they describe or refer to it being basically a “possession”. There is the perception that
An Omniscient and Omnipotent God I am so glad that God knows and I don’t have to know. I am so glad that God understands and I don’t have to
EVENTUALLY… Eventually God will injure the head of the serpent…We need grace to abide with us til then. Eventually the evil that the world promotes will cease…We need grace to
One Way! It is so easy to get caught up in the little things that simply obscure a situation. What I mean is that it is so easy to complicate
No One Is Above The Law No one is above the law. There is so much that a human being can do in this life. Through the abilities of the
Live Life…Don’t Run Life Mankind has deluded itself since the beginning of time by thinking that it has the power to give or take life. The biggest problem in this
Who’s Running Your Show? That is the primary problem with humanity in the context of trying to live as believers in Jesus, the Christ. We “make provision” for the flesh.
The Last Days Have you ever just looked around lately at the times that we are in? Natural disasters, killings, chemical warfare, gangs, diseases, wars and rumors of wars are
Love and Justice Just because you are a believer, it does not mean that you can do whatever you want to do to and with folks and God will make
Can’t Avoid Evil The reality that the Believer must address, embrace and internalize is that we will never in this world get rid of evil. There will always be evil.
Revenge Is Sweet Ain’t God good!!! God knows his creation. Or, I must say, it may be that He specifically knows ME. God gives us a way to GET BACK
Sometimes I Wanna FIGHT! Probably one of the most debated perceptions of the Christian is that they serve and walk in Peace. The world and other Christians even have the
It’s Bigger Than Just ME! “Our God is an awesome God. He reigns from Heaven above with wisdom, power and love. Our God is an awesome God!!!” I have always
It’s in a SOUND! I have always been amazed at how much of our faith comes from a SOUND. I was saved from what I HEARD and not from what
Is It All A Lie? Always INJEST, DIGEST and EXPRESS Truth!!!!!! In God it is very simple…LIVE IN AND BY TRUTH! As simple as that is to say and to
No Earthly Good The problem with a lot of Christians is that they are either too LOW or too HIGH to be of any value to other people or to
God’s Word God’s Will God’s Way There are so many times in our lives as believers that we lose the true purpose of the instruction that God gives us. We
Wait On The Lord! The time is not when we want to but when God ordains. If you don’t know when God ordains then wait on hearing. If you can’t
Gifts Of God We have gifts given to us by God in our creation and development as His children. We ALL have gifts. No one has been left out. The
The Organization Is An Organism Our bodies are connected and our bodies are conjoined. We are linked together and we are built together as one. We are many pieces and
God Will Deliver “All a man has is his word” That is the principle that my granddaddy taught us boys to live by as we grew up to become men.
Holiness Holiness is a trait that can be passed and reflected. This gets at the point in two ways. If the product of the person is holy then the person
A Change Gonna Come! We always talk, pray, sing and cry out in the perspective of our own experience. Let’s think about how God must feel. God has stretched out
It’s Tight But It’s Right The suffering that comes along with being a child of God…Believer…Christian…IS WORTH IT! We sometimes don’t think so while we are going through it or
Suffering With Him Being a child of God is not a metaphor or an expression of intent. Being a child of God is a metaphysical reality that we can both explain
Don’t Condemn Me Thank You, Father, that there is no condemnation!!!!! Before there was condemnation! There was the knowledge and understanding that we would be condemned due to the inability
Divine Balance For the Believer It is tough as a believer for the reason that this life in Christ is a roller coaster ride. We are up some times and
We Gotta Give The life of the believer is not just praise and worship 24/7! This may surprise some people who think that the life of the believer is all
I Wanna Be RIGHT! Sometimes life can feel like a futile effort that just leaves us teasing and toying with failure…all the time! We fail in relationships by hurting and
Can’t We All Just Get Along Those of us who are in the Kingdom of God and are anxiously and actively awaiting the glorious return of Jesus, the Christ, need
So Let Him Give! Giving is a tough subject in the institutional church. Giving to God is not so tough. Either you know God and will have a desire to
Acting RIGHT!!! The believer needs to be true. True to who they are and true to who God is. With this truth as a foundation, there are limitless possibilities to
When We Call Him Knowing that “Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” gives me JOY! If you have never had to call on the
God’s Got It It is amazing that God made all of us different…even down to our fingerprint and to our hair follicles. We are unique beings that are wondrously and
Give In In my life I have suffered more from my own doings than those of the “enemy”. That may be surprising to read but it is true. So often
Self-Righteous Ways Some people have all the questions and don’t have any of the solutions. Some people make all the noise but won’t do any of the work. Some people
Ministry to Others Paul gives the example of how the believer should have the sincere desire to see people saved. This Christian walk is not about “you get yours and
Victory In Jesus Jesus our ROCK!!!! God has ordained Jesus as the Rock in the weary land. God has placed Jesus as the shelter in the time of storm. Jesus
God’s Mercy The world leads us to think that we can earn anything that we want if we work for it hard enough. That is so wrong. Our flesh makes
Declared Victory There are times when I feel like a failure. I feel that no matter what I do it will inevitably end in failure. There are times when I
Together Forever The Love of God is a life-giving, life-affirming and life-purging element that is divinely dispersed to those who believe and confess in our Lord and Savior, Jesus, the
Old to New The concepts of old and new plague the life of the Christian in that there is a toggling or wavering between the two when there actually should
Fatal Consequences When we get grown as men and women of God, we must truly face the “black and white”ness of scriptures like Romans 6:23. It is a tough pill
I Wanna LIVE! Paul I this scripture in Romans affirms truths that are necessary for us to truly feel and live the victory that has already been won through Jesus,
My Testimony I have to give my own testimony at this point. Paul was writing to the church in Rome but I can attest to the same situation in my
I Want Peace! As amazing as God is, as much of a proponent of peace and love as God manifests, as much of a leader and team builder as God
God is Truly SOVEREIGN! I am so glad that God is not like us. We as people have favorites and “picks” that we will naturally gravitate toward. God knows everything
Wrong With No Condemnation Back in the day we use to say to others “Step Off!” when people where pressuring or judging inappropriately. I love the fact that even as
Deal With It! There are so many things that can be pop up against us in this life to be a block, hurdle or obstacle. Some people have to deal
Perfected…Not Perfect God has done it before we were even here to witness or be a witness. He made us, ordained us and commissioned us before we were even born.
Divine Translator Thank God for the Spirit of God that not only provides to us but also TRANSLATES for us. We always talk about how God provides…Jehovah Jireh…God is a
Faith Applied I really don’t like the fact that the hope that we are to LIVE by is one that is not seen. This does not mean that we live by
With and Without God We as God’s creation must learn to manage out expectations of this world and our lives. We are guilty of holding God responsible for the troubles
Ministry of Realness Romans 12:15 – “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” It is critical in the ministry of Jesus, the Christ, that we
Dem Jokers! Without God, I can’t do it! Sorry to have to admit it but I can’t!!! Those folks that play tricks on me, those folks who talk about me
What Is A Christian When we think of church, we think of giving and hospitality. These two are the world’s stereotypical characteristics of the the church. A lot of times
Don’t Give Up Romans 7:25 is a testimony of the struggle that every human being goes through when they come to the realization and/or acceptance of the Word of God
I’ve Fallen But I CAN Get Up Grandmama always said “When you know better then you should do better!” That Tennessean idiom has haunted me throughout my life because, honestly,
As a believer there are times when we just don’t feel like the ‘king’s Kids” that we are. It could be because of something has happened. It could be because
Leave It Alone! To live after the flesh is to allow yourself to follow the whims and actions of the flesh. To live after the flesh means that another person’s
Downfall of the Carnal Mind That is a hard saying, but true…THE CARNAL MIND CANNOT OBEY THE LAW OF GOD! It is such a crazy thing that we can spend
All By My Self My grandmama used to tell people when she was done fussing with them, “I am gonna do to you what the devil won’t do…LEAVE YOU ALONE!”
Be Wise Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a valued principle, “The beginning of wisdom is ignorance.” He was saying that ignorance is not a bad thing when you don’t stay there.
I Ain’t Never Scared One would be hesitant or apprehensive to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus, the Christ, in the world that we live in for various reasons. Some people
Church vs. Truth Why do we go to church on Sunday instead of Saturday? Why do we give offerings even after being in the New Testament dispensation of Grace? These
Unequal Work For Equal Pay Everybody doesn’t do the same amount of work in the Family of God. We as servants have a commission that we must maintain, and the
Speaking in Tongues There are denominations that use speaking in tongues as the primary indication that someone is save. There are people that use speaking in tongues as a way
His Connecting Spirit It is amazing that when you observe a collectivity of believers you will not find just gifts. Instead you will find DIVERSITIES of gifts. In other words
An Experience With God What we don’t oftentimes realize is that the closest that we can come to salvation is the partaking of the Lord’s Supper! What that means is
The Last Supper Up to the last minute, Jesus was on the job. It was the same night that He was to be betrayed, and Jesus was ministering to the
It Is My Issue This scripture presents the proverbial straw for many believers. Think about it… We are supposed to obey the law. We are supposed to love and pray
Know Your Purpose! STAY IN YOUR LANE!!!!!! That principle is one that people tend to often violate. The violation happens for a few reasons. First, the person does not know
My God Did It I know and praise God for WHO I am and also for WHOSE I AM! God owns me. God is the one who has paid the
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