Distracted Missionaries
... themselves with everything in the world with all its pleasures, lusts and evil. They seem to have forgotten that they are not citizens but just Ambassadors of a foreign brand. And that soon, they will ...
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Ambassador’s Life
... their missions as ambassadors and are only chasing after worldly things they don’t need. Be careful with worldly lust and materialism. Ambassadors are sent for" the interest of their native country but ...
The pain of bearing sin
... All that he hated most deeply was poured out fully upon him” (Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology).
Growing up in the church, I heard a story that illustrates the great inertia our Savior Jesus Christ ...
God of the Storm
... this, it seems clear that how we view the power of God really depends on what kind of relationship we have with Him, and Deuteronomy 28 does a good job of illustrating this. In verses 1-14, Moses explains ...
He shall direct our paths
... by nature is inherently proud but if we allow the LORD to rule our hearts, He shall lead us to victory.
There are three things that easily destroy man: Pride, Lust, and Anger (Proverbs 11:2, 1 John 2:16, ...
Remain in Him
... what it meant by remaining in God until my mind was brought to the illustration of a baby in the mother's womb. Even though the life of the baby is different from the mother's life, the baby's life is totally ...
New is old
... in ages past, as well as those of us living today often, seek and “lust” after almost everything that satisfies the flesh, pleases the eye and stirs our pride (1 John 2:15). The fact however is, the eye ...
A happy life
... Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust ...
Ambassador’s Life
... their missions as ambassadors and are only chasing after worldly things they don’t need. Be careful with worldly lust and materialism. Ambassadors are sent for" the interest of their native country but ...
Distracted Missionaries
... themselves with everything in the world with all its pleasures, lusts and evil. They seem to have forgotten that they are not citizens but just Ambassadors of a foreign brand. And that soon, they will ...
Is Your Seed Worthy Enough? Part II
... is the principle of giving out your best in all endeavours.
Permit me to share a story that illustrates the above principle. Two good friends go by the names Dan and Paul got employed by a wealthy man ...
Reason or Passion
... of our lives.
An uncontrolled self is a recipe for indulging in all the wrong things we can think about. There is always a great battle between godly reason and lustful passion for every decision we ...
Grow up (Part II)
... whole being, the lust of the eyes & flesh and the pride of life (1 John 2:16).
There are many benefits of growing unto maturity and godliness. Godliness is profitable for everything. Living mature godly ...
The cost of discipleship 2
... Getting out of unscriptural marriage, changing our speech, changing the clothes we wear. Abstaining from all fleshly lusts that war against the soul (alcohol, substances, what we view), changing our lifestyle ...
Faithfulness in marriage, purity in celibacy (Part 2)
... die in one day” (NLT) 1 Corinthians 8:8.
“When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures” (NLT) Galatians 5:19.
“Let there ...
God of the Storm
... this, it seems clear that how we view the power of God really depends on what kind of relationship we have with Him, and Deuteronomy 28 does a good job of illustrating this. In verses 1-14, Moses explains ...
Paper-thin cut on the soul
... the bar when He said in Matthew 5:27-28, that
“You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must nor commit adultery.’ But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery ...
Overwriting - the godly approach
... Ephesians 4:31-32
In computer data storage, overwriting is the process of replacing old information with new information. It generally occurs when unused file system clusters are written upon with new ...
How well do you listen?
... to someone saying today, “What is being said to you is important, so you had better pay attention and listen well!” It illustrates the point that Jesus saw a problem that exists even today. Many people ...
Recapturing Christian Virtue in our modern world
... have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (Galatians 5:24)”. There lies a hint to recapturing the Christian Virtue – “cruciform”. If we haven’t been crucified, all this won’t make sense to ...