My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 KJV My sheep hear My voice through parents From my observations, I think the vast majority of believers came to believe in the Lord by believing the gospel their parents taught them in word and deed. An ad hock survey … [Read more…]
Jesus was and is full of grace and truth. Out of His fullness, we received grace in place of grace already given. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. … [Read more…]
We look for the permanent city You see, we don’t have a permanent city here but look for the one that’s coming. Heb 13:14 AAT The theme, look for the city to come begins in Hebrews 11 and continues through Revelation 22. There we see the city is the new Jerusalem to be located in … [Read more…]
We walk like the people of old walked, in faith based on things far ahead. All these died in faith without getting what was promised. But they saw it far ahead and welcomed it, and they confessed they were strangers who had no permanent home on earth. Those who talk that way show they’re looking … [Read more…]
Old Testament roots of faith All though the word, “faith,” occurs only twice in the Old Testament (Deut 32:20 and Hab 2:4), the faith exhibited by people of old is held before us in Hebrews 11, the faith chapter of the Bible. The roots of faith in God go back to Genesis. God created Adam … [Read more…]
God is our Father in heaven. The moment we believed in the Messiah, God adopted us as His children. That’s just one of the blessings God bestowed us. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Messiah” (Ephesians … [Read more…]
Paul reminded Timothy and us that God has given us a spirit of power, love and of wise discretion. Thus, we have heart. Our spirit is built up. The eyes of our heart see God’s hand in our lives, now and for eternity. We have faith in God. We fear (reverence), love and trust in … [Read more…]
Affirming the ways God has blessed us in Messiah builds us up in our faith. About a year ago, I compiled 81 ways with Bible references. Reading these out loud is very edifying and sticks in our heart and soul and spirit. This strengthens our faith. It also gives the Holy Spirt plenty to bring … [Read more…]
When was the last time you were personally confronted about your faith? Followers of Jesus are persecuted in an impersonal manner. We are publicly disdained via public media including internet, TV, radio, newspapers, magazines and books. Impersonal persecution is also dealt out by crowds. Hiding in a crowd, Leftist boards, committees, bureaucracies, unions and protesters … [Read more…]
The enduring faith, hope and love exhibited by the Weatherstone family is inspiring. This is their matter of fact account of the challenges they have come through. We have always believed the Lord doesn’t give us more than we could handle. Our two oldest boys were born with a genetic disease called Cystic Fibrosis. Even … [Read more…]