Most don’t realize the imperative connection between faith and patience. They see faith as hoping or wishing and patience as delaying or postponing. Yet, the Bible instructs us to be joyful when we have different or even repeating trials. Let’s find out how that is possible by examining God’s Word about the link between faith ...

In the Bible, “contentions” refers to conflicts, disputes, or quarrels among people, or unresolved grievances. Today, we will discover how to be free from bars of contentions which come through the walls of offenses we ourselves build. Proverbs 18:19 “A brother offended is harder to win than a walled city, and contentions are like the bars ...

Every believer knows the fight between who they were and who God says they are. Most Christians live with a deep awareness of their failures — their sins, their weaknesses, their shortcomings. They wake up sin‑conscious, go through the day sin‑conscious, and go to bed sin‑conscious. Too many Christians live more aware of their failures ...

We receive and hand out promises to others all the time. We say we’re going to do something or be somewhere with the greatest intentions, yet never seem to get to it. This all comes with unintended consequences. We get used to disappointments and therefore stop believing or expecting “the promise” given to actually happen. ...

Have you ever been asked that question? It is usually asked when something didn’t turn out the way we wished it would. Too often, we make that mistake when praying. Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (Berean) Are all your needs met? If not. Why ...

No one likes to be called a hypocrite. What is the definition of a hypocrite? Two-faced. A phony. Moral judgment without self judgment. Addiction to human approval. A critical spirit towards other’s actions while excusing your own. External conformity without internal change. Matthew 23:23-26 Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe ...

John 3:16a For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, … (NKJ)God’s love is not a “one-and-done” type of love. It is a love that keeps on giving and giving and giving. Titus 3:4-7 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of ...

To fully understand patience, we must understand what faith is. Faith is not a mystical feeling or having goosebumps run up and down the back of your neck. James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that ...

The reason many of us lose the battle is because we are fighting an enemy we don’t know HAS BEEN defeated. Why does the Devil still attack us if he is defeated? Because he is a rebel and will not submit to what YOU will not enforce. And you cannot enforce what you don’t know. Colossians ...

We are surrounded by warning signs and lights as we navigate through this life. Those signs are not put there to impede our progress or to keep us from enjoying life. On the contrary, they are given to us to keep us from making harmful choices. Luke 8:16-18 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, ...

Doubt and unbelief are considered disobedience, rebellion, and evil according to God. If we allow unbelief to lodge in our hearts, it will separate us from God causing us to forfeit His peace and rest. Hebrews 3:12-19 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living ...

Have you ever asked, “I wonder when God is going to do something about this problem?” The answer to that question depends 100% upon you. We are not sitting around waiting on God to “do” anything. He already HAS DONE everything we need to live a victorious life. Salvation is a decision. God provided that through ...

Jesus often spoke to people in parables. A parable is more than an illustrative story; it is a spiritual truth implanted in human language, inviting faith‐filled listeners to dig for meaning while veiling that truth from the hard-hearted. Mark 6:2-6 And when the Sabbath had come, Jesus began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing ...

When you were born-again, your spirit became alive to God. Sin had made us spiritually dead and now our spiritual man (the real you) has been made fresh, new and as pure as a newborn babe. You were not half-reborn, you were not made half-righteous or even quarter-righteous. You were made “the righteous of God ...

Losing faith, our trust in God, turns a test into a problem. Romans 4:16-22 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father ...

2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. (NKJ) Your life is on trial. The charges against you are rebellion, impenitence, and perjury. The sentence is the death penalty. Fortunately, we have a very good advocate.  However, your Advocate is going to ...

Song of Solomon 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. (KJV) What are the characteristics of ‘little foxes?’ They are deceitful, cunning, sly, and often cute. Nothing in our lives is more deceitful than those little habits, words, weaknesses which appear to be nothing significant in ...

The world’s perspective on a name is “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” This is a famous quote from William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet,” expressing that the real meaning of something is not changed by its name. But, in the Bible days, people didn’t name their children after celebrities or because ...

Strength comes from exercise. If you cannot lift 10 lbs., there is no way you can lift 100 lbs. Just like a muscle will atrophy if you don’t use it, so too will your faith. Hebrews 5:12-14 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles ...

No one likes to be called a hypocrite. What is the definition of a hypocrite? Two-faced. A phony. Moral judgement without self judgement. Addiction to human approval. A critical spirit towards other’s actions while excusing your own. External conformity without internal change. Matthew 23:23-26 Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe ...

To withstand the storms of life we must have a solid foundation which is the Word of God. That means more than just knowing, studying, or memorizing the Word. We must act on it. Your foundation is the Word of God applied. Matthew 7:24-27 Jesus said, “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I ...

I’m sure we all have heard that phrase at some point in our lives. It’s usually spoken as a safety warning to passengers on a trip – to those who are in a hurry. Before you can remain seated, you first need to be seated. Sitting is a place of rest. A place where your ...

Do you need a miracle today? Then believe it, confess it, and receive it. Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (NKJ) Perhaps you’re thinking you can’t do that. Yes, you can. You already did when you made Jesus Lord of your life. You believed, ...

What does it mean to be carnal? It simply means ‘of the five senses.’ When we become born again, we become new creations. We are now celestial beings; however, we are trapped in this terrestrial body. Nicodemus had a difficult time understanding the new birth because he was trying to understand it through the filter ...

Also known as Rosh Hashanah, meaning “Head of the Year,” initiates a ten-day period of consecration and repentance before God, marking the beginning of the fall feasts. Mentioned in the Torah, it involves the blowing of trumpets as a call to prepare for the Day of Atonement. In the New Testament, trumpets symbolize significant events ...

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. (NKJ) Pride is not only thinking you are better than everyone else. Pride is being self-reliant instead of God-reliant. Satan uses pride to bring us down. After all, it is what brought him down. ...

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (NKJ) 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. (NKJ) The important thing to remember in Jesus’ explanation of the Parable of The ...

Mankind is the only creation on earth that uses words. Yes, animals communicate with each other but only the human race uses words. Why is that? Because we are created in God’s image. Genesis 1:26-28 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish ...

How can we be freed from fear?  Only by obeying the Word of God! Fear is not just a reaction to external circumstances. It is a spiritual force. Fear begins on the inside of you and is totally destructive. Satan moves in response to fear the way God moves in response to faith. You could ...

There are three types of unbelief: lack of knowledge, disobedience, and natural. Recognize the 3 types of unbelief in your life and change! Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to me. John 8:32 And you will ...