These are the essential how-tos that every Christian, whether newborn or mature, needs to know and remember. These concepts are biblical truth that can be simply and powerfully communicated from one person to another. Transferable Concepts How You Can Be Sure You Are a Christian How You Can Experience God’s Love and Forgiveness How You …
Category Archives: Time with God
20017 Desert Time with God
In your Christian life, there are times when God seems so distant. Even though you remain faithful to spend regular time in the Word of God and exercise spiritual discipline such as fasting, and even though you continue to praise God and be thankful, nothing seems to make you feel close to God. You may …
23322 Almighty Creator of Everything
You Are the Almighty Creator of Everything “You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship …
23352 Faithful Sustainer of Creation
You are the Faithful Sustainer of Creation “The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” —Hebrews 1:3 “For in …
22010.288 1. Jesus: God’s Beloved Son
I was out for a walk in the neighborhood with my four-year-old grandson when he turned to me and said, “God loves me and that is the most importantest thing.” I cannot think of a statement that is more profoundly true. The grammar may not be correct, but the content is. God loves us; that …
22010.295 2. Jesus Tells the Story of the Lost Sheep
People everywhere are desperate to experience God’s overwhelming, never-ending love. The popularity of Cory Asbury’s song, “Reckless Love” is evidence of this deep longing. The song was posted to YouTube on January 19, 2018 and six months later the video had been viewed over 36 million times! To view this song, go to the Forever …
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22010.302 3. Jesus Tells the Story of the Lost Son
One day I was reading Sheila Walsh’s little book, Outrageous Love, when her words made me stop. “God’s love doesn’t play by the rules…. It offers unconditional love to the one who knows [he] she is guilty and the one who thinks [he] she is innocent.” How true! God’s love doesn’t play by the rules. …
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22010.309 4. Jesus Heals a Lame Man
Mother Teresa showed her understanding for the deep need of every human being when she said, “Hunger is not only for bread. Hunger is for love, to be loved, to be wanted.” When she was 38, this devout nun left her job as a teacher at a Catholic girls’ school and began working amongst the …
22010.316 5. Jesus Rescues a Woman Caught in Adultery
Pope John Paul II once said, “We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures. We are the sum of the Father’s love for us.” Do you believe it? Can you personalize his words and say, “I am not the sum of my weaknesses and failures. I am the sum of my Father’s love …
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22010.323 6. Jesus Shares the Secret of Life with a Pharisee
Billy Graham once said, “God proved His love on the cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.’” With these simple words, one of the greatest evangelists in the modern era summed up the heart of the Gospel. How clear. How pure. Jesus came to …
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