The Bible says our heart and mouth play a massive role in our daily lives. When we talk, some of us pay attention to what comes out of our mouths, and some don’t. We say things we don’t mean, gossip, boast, and the list goes on. The Bible will reveal that what you say truly …
To surrender to the Lord means we give up what we think, want, or feel. When a person surrenders something, then they no longer have full authority over that something. In other words, you put your trust in the Lord and surrender all of your rights to Him. Proverbs 3:5-7 is an example that shows …
The infallible word of God means that God knows the end from the beginning. He does not need to know, understand, learn, grow, or change in any way because He is perfectly Holy. For example, the first place we see that God’s word is indeed infallible is in Genesis. God commanded Adam not to eat …
The purpose of the armor of God is to equip us to stand in spiritual warfare. This armor gives us what we need to battle and stand against the plans of the devil. Because Satan will always bring accusations against us, Ephesians 6:11; 6:13. As believers, we must learn how to use our armor to fight our spiritual battles.
Learning the purpose and why we need the armor helps us have victory. To have victory, we have to know where our strength comes from.
What is truth, is a question and a journey many embark on. There are many who claim there are different paths to finding the answer. Some look to themselves, other people, self-help books, etc. Most people, see the truth as either nonexistent, relevant, flexible, or unknowable. As believers, we look to the Word of God. …
Psalm 1 is a bible verse breakdown and practical application showing us how to live our lives among the wicked. In this bible verse breakdown of Psalm 1, we will see the difference between the righteous and the wicked. And it begins like this. God wants to bless people (Psalm 29:11; John 15:11; 17:13). Blessed …
We celebrate Christmas for different reasons, but one of them is to celebrate Jesus. Christians each year remember the true meaning of what Christmas is about. This is the biblical meaning of Christmas, and it begins like this: Before the foundation of the world, God chose His son to save man from their sins. In …
Christians are to walk in the light and live according to God’s word. This is what separates us from the world. However, the sad truth is that many are not walking habitually in the light of Christ. The early church was filled with many false teachers, as it is today. God wants us to know …
There are times and even seasons when we find ourselves in deep trouble. A trouble that is not normal to everyday life. We all experience things coming out of nowhere that turn out worse than we could ever imagine. The intrusion into our lives affects our soul with deep grief. Psalm 77, tells us that …
Everyone is born with the emotion of anger. Everybody occasionally expresses anger in one way or another. However, there is a Godly way to handle your anger and a worldly way to handle it. We are all too familiar with the worldly way. The bible talks about anger and says that when you get angry, …
Every year, as December 25th approaches, many people consider how they will celebrate Christmas. What comes to mind when you think of Christmas? Why do you celebrate Christmas? Christmas is celebrated for many reasons, and some are erasing the meaning of what Christmas is really about. For others, it will be about one …
The Storms of life teach us how to be, live and endure these dark times. These storms are to draw us closer to God and to know who God is. As a great storm of life arises, it will want to break us. To the point that our emotions, mind, and heart are flooded with fear. …
The depth of our hope, joy, and faith becomes stronger when we embrace God’s love. When we strive to be rooted and grounded in His love, our lives will reflect all we have received. John, through the Holy Spirit, tells us to look at the love that God has given us in making us His own children.
How to be Rooted and Grounded in His Love
When we embrace God’s love, we become deeply rooted and grounded in His love (the love of Christ).
How can we be rooted and grounded in love (Ephesians 3:17)? — After explaining to the believers at Ephesus the incredible new life that God has given them by grace through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:1—3:13), Paul adds that he prays for them (Ephesians 3:14). Part of Paul’s prayer includes the statement that they are rooted and grounded in love (Ephesians 3:17)….
It is necessary for us as believers to determine to set our mind to seek the Lord. It is faith in Jesus Christ that has opened this door to us. As we journey through this bible teaching, we will learn what seek the Lord means. Let’s begin.
Determine means = To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.
[God] hath determined the times before appointed.
– Acts 17:26.
To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.
To resolve on, to come to an end. by Websters Dictionary….
Being made brand new, we find ourselves in new territory and wanting a newness of life in Christ. For our old way of life no longer is pleasing to us. Now the true battle begins on the inside as we journey towards working out our salvation.
What is the Newness of Life?
The newness of life means living a sanctified life before God.
As we move away from our old way of thinking, doing and being, our flesh will be hostile against the righteous desires of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:16-17). Our flesh does not want to be sanctified. Therefore, remember, our battle is not against other people in and of itself. It is a battle of separating from sin as we move toward our future glorified body in Christ forever.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB1995 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
Each year, Spring brings in new life all around us. The rains come, waters the soil, and life blossoms. The earth embraces the warmth of the sun, and comes alive with deep, rich colors. Hallelujah, Spring comes once when we are a new creature in Christ, for we now have eternal life. The end of the cold, dark, and harsh winter has come.
As children of God, Jesus Christ is our spring of eternal life (John 4:14). He is our bread of life, Who came down from heaven (John 6:35). Faith in Jesus Christ delivers us out of the darkness and into the Light…
The mind of man is always making plans, even if you think you’re not, you are. We all make plans! Our plans can be general or in great detail. Either way, there are those plans that turned into a complete disaster. Sometimes we see why and sometimes we just can’t figure out what went wrong. What we thought was the ideal plan in our mind, turned out out to be no where near what we thought…
Christians are called to be set apart from this world. However we are not the first people to be called out from among this world. As we journey through you will begin to understand what set apart means, who is set apart, and how being set apart affects you…
Luke 2:10-11 NASB1995 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; 11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord What …
Paul Urges that Reaffirming Love Shows Forgiveness Someone in the church had caused offense and sorrow to Paul and the congregation. The church was instructed to discipline him. Paul learned that the punishment the man had received from the church, led him to repentance. So Paul writes a letter to the Corinthian church to tell them …