How can we be aware of and replace negative thoughts with what is true about us, about God and about reality?Paul reminds us:“for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we ha...  Read More

“Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No on...  Read More

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your...  Read More

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.1 Peter 2:24What moments or patterns of sin weigh you dow...  Read More

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.1 Peter 2:24God has a plan for people broken by sin. He l...  Read More

“And since we are his true children, we qualify to share all his treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God himself. And since we are joined to Christ, we also inherit all that he is and all that he h...  Read More

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!2 Corinthians 5:17This is what your identity in Christ is like. The old is gone and the new has come bec...  Read More

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If any of you wants to be My follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow Me.”Matthew 16:24Fasting is not our way but it is the way of Chr...  Read More

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the hear...  Read More

So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs...  Read More

As we get closer to Resurrection Sunday one of the things we remember is our need for repentance.Even though we’ve placed our trust in Christ, it is good for us to remember why we love Him.  We needed...  Read More

The explicit claims Jesus made about His authority, Him as Messiah, and His God-ness, ultimately did him in. It was not His expansive love shown for every person he encountered. Now, this is not an ex...  Read More