We come to the Throne of Grace so “that we may receive mercy and find grace for help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 The Epistle to the Hebrews was written to Jews who trusted in Messiah Jesus and knew the old covenant way of sacrifices and offerings. Throughout the Epistle, the contrast between the … [Read more…]
Be attitudes and Me attitudes are opposites. Our new man thinks and acts with a regenerated new heart, born of the Spirit and lead by the Spirit to our spirit (1 Thes 5:23) with be attitudes. Yet old man self centered me attitudes and actions work in us because our mind is not completely transformed … [Read more…]
We live in perspective of eternal life in our resurrected bodies, God with us in the new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21:1-8). Then we will know as we have been known. In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul shares that eternal perspective, telling us how it motivated him and why it motivates us. Picturing our current … [Read more…]
Kingdom Relationships please God. In the kingdom of God, we serve Messiah Jesus our King in right conduct, peace and joy through the Holy Spirit and God takes pleasure in us. ‘For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of right conduct (righteousness), peace and joy, through the Holy Spirit; … [Read more…]
When we partake of the divine nature, we become useful and productive in the noble things of eternal importance. Peter tells us how to see that. 1 Simon Peter, a servant and emissary of Yeshua the Messiah,* to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Yeshua … [Read more…]
In the pew or with one another was a choice most did not even think about until about 300 years after Messiah Jesus ascended into heaven. Church evolved from the eating together way to our clergy over laity way with us sitting in the sitting in the pew instead of sharing our lives in Messiah … [Read more…]
“If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit,” as Paul exhorted when contrasting works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit. When we walk by the Spirit, we walk worthy of the calling. “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with … [Read more…]
Your ministry is to the sheep Jesus leads. Jesus often endearingly pictured us as His sheep. Our primary ministry is to and with His sheep. It is motivated by our love for one another and shown in thought, word and deed, especially with sheep we know by name. The sheep Jesus leads, he calls by … [Read more…]
Stand against the Left’s worldview through you faith in Messiah Jesus. The Lefts worldview is big enough to accommodate all works of the flesh (Gal 5:19-21), declare them right according to their worldview and demand the right to practice them with impunity. The Left obviously considers the works of the flesh to be politically correct … [Read more…]
Blessings from the LORD were first poured out on the children of Israel in His name, the impress of His being. All spiritual blessings of God were declared in His name. The priests of the Old Covenant lifted their hands toward the people and conveyed the divine power of blessings from the LORD to the … [Read more…]