By Neil Anderson September 27 Romans 6:12, 13 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as… Read More ›
Faith
Hillsong: The Stand
Hillsong “The Stand” You stood before creation Eternity in your hand You spoke the earth into motion My soul now to stand You stood before my failure And carried the cross for my shame My sin weighed upon your shoulders… Read More ›
OUR RELATIONSHIP TO SIN
By Neil Anderson September 26 Romans 6:11 Consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus Even though you are dead to sin, sin’s strong appeal may still cause you to struggle with… Read More ›
SUCCESS IN GOD’S EYES
By Neil Anderson September 25 Joshua 1:7-8 “…Be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you… then you will have success” A helpful perspective of success in the Christian life is seen in Joshua’s… Read More ›
IF YOUR FAITH IS OFF
By Neil Anderson September 24 2 Corinthians 5:7 We walk by faith, not by sight When my son Karl was about eight years old, I introduced him to the game of golf. I gave him a little starter… Read More ›
So Why Do Christians Get Confused?
Vine of Life News / Cherylz1961 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27 “He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”… Read More ›
How Many Kings…
Downhere “How Many Kings” Follow the star to a place unexpected Would you believe, after all we’ve projected, A child in a manger? Lowly and small, the weakest of all Unlikeliest hero, wrapped in his mother’s shawl – Just a… Read More ›
THOSE WHO OPPOSE US
By Neil Anderson September 22 Ephesians 6:12 Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly… Read More ›
A Corrupt and Godless United States: Guaranteed to Fall
Copyright© πίστις 2013 Psalm 88:12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? The land of forgetfulness…sounds like the U.S. does it not? The dark…there is darkness enough to overwhelm the senses… Read More ›
Never Will I Leave Your Side
Click image to visit Solomons Porch Radio and listen to podcast When you talk about God, is He present or on His way? We explain the difference in detail. GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the… Read More ›
A CHANGE IN OUR VERY ESSENCE
By Neil Anderson September 21 Ephesians 5:8 You were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light Ephesians 2:1-3 describes our nature before we came to Christ: “You were dead… Read More ›
Abandoning Perfection
Today’s guest post comes to us courtesy of Ken Myers, you can learn more about him at the end of this article. Jesus said “Be Perfect” (Matt 5:48 and 19:21). Given what Jesus said, you may wonder why this piece… Read More ›
SECURITY IN ETERNITY
By Neil Anderson September 20 Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold The key… Read More ›
SPIRITUAL IDENTITY
By Neil Anderson September 19 Galatians 4:7 Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God As you consider the importance of your spiritual identity and the… Read More ›
YOUR CHILD’S SELF-PERCEPTION
By Neil Anderson September 18 Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it Your primary responsibility as a parent is to lead your child… Read More ›
Is the Blood of Christ Really a Big Deal? And Why You Should Care
SOURCE Copyright© πίστις 2013 Vine of Life News I remember years back when being a newly minted Believer and going to church, some of the worship songs spoke of Jesus blood. We were singing things like, “thank you for the blood”,… Read More ›
ONLY GOD IS GOD
By Neil Anderson September 12 Genesis 3:4, 5 The serpent said . . . “you will be like God, knowing good and evil” Adam was the first to be tempted by the notion that he could “be like God” (Genesis… Read More ›
Pope Francis Says That Unbelievers Still Go To Heaven
Vine of Life News “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6 One has to wonder what book Pope Francis gets his theology from,… Read More ›
THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH
By Neil Anderson September 11 John 16:13 When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth It’s not hard to know the truth if You are the truth, and speaking with authority would come… Read More ›
Proverbs 31 Women Are Worth Seeking
“Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.”… Read More ›
ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR EMOTIONS
By Neil Anderson September 8 Psalm 109:26, 30 Help me, O LORD my God. . . . With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD Nancy was a college student with an inability to express the anger… Read More ›
INDISCRIMINATE EXPRESSION OF EMOTIONS
By Neil Anderson September 7 James 1:19, 20 Let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God Another unhealthy way to respond to emotions… Read More ›
Godly Relationships: Do You Have A Paul, Barnabas, and Timothy?
“And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus” Acts 4:36 (NKJV) “The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given… Read More ›
SUPPRESSION OF EMOTIONS
By Neil Anderson September 6 Psalm 32:3 NIV When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long Suppression of emotions is a conscious denial of feelings (repression is an un conscious denial). Those who suppress… Read More ›
GOD’S INDICATORS
by Neil Anderson September 5 Proverbs 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life I played sports as a young man and I have the scars on my knees to prove it…. Read More ›
LIFE ON THE CUTTING EDGE
By Neil Anderson September 4 Hebrews 11:33, 34 . . . Who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness… Read More ›
MANAGING OUR PROBLEMS
By Neil Anderson September 3 1 Timothy 3:4 [An overseer] must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity A pastor friend of mind came face-to-face with a parent’s worst fear: His… Read More ›
Refining Fires of God
“I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one… Read More ›
OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE
By Neil Anderson September 2 Ecclesiastes 8:5, 6 NIV The wise heart will know the proper time and procedure. For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter I had dear friends who were being used by the… Read More ›
LIVING IN HARMONY
By Neil Anderson September 1 Romans 8:38, 39 I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be… Read More ›