Well, we all know about “Upwardly Mobile” – the definition of which the English Dictionary describes as “(of a person or social group) moving or aspiring to move to a higher social class or to a position of increased status… Read More ›
Faith
Follow Jesus All the Way
By Jack Hibbs Mark 10:17 “Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” When the rich young ruler… Read More ›
Read it Through – Think it Out – Pray it In – Live it Out
By Adrian Rogers “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 You must prepare yourself to seek the Lord. When you have… Read More ›
The Conscious Presence of God
By Adrian Rogers “Then he said to Him, ‘If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.’” Exodus 33:15 Moses was speaking to the Lord and said, “Lord, I’m not going without You. If… Read More ›
No More Lukewarm Love
By Adrian Rogers “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My… Read More ›
The Gift Is Not Enough Without the Giver
By Adrian Rogers “For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who… Read More ›
An Opportunity for Joy
By Adrian Rogers “So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.” Acts 5:41 Rejoice in the Lord. He says to rejoice and be exceeding glad. Do you… Read More ›
A Challenge For Today
By Jack Hibbs Romans 1:8 “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.” It is easy to conclude from this verse that God was moving powerfully… Read More ›
WHAT DID YOU DO??!! (Princess Atta quote – “A Bugs Life”)
Ever seen the movie “A Bug’s Life” ? – I love it; great story; seen it heaps of times – and well with five Grandblessings that would have to be inevitable. It would have to be No. 1 on their… Read More ›
He Himself is Our Peace
By Adrian Rogers “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle… Read More ›
The Christmas Light that Restores the Soul
By Adrian Rogers “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4 When you think about Jesus as the Light of the world, you see His constancy. There’s one thing about light: It is constant…. Read More ›
The Greatest Gift in the Plainest of Wrapping
By Greg Laurie “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” —Romans 5:8 When you’re a child, Christmas is all about receiving gifts. In December, your head is… Read More ›
The Greatest Gift You Can Give
By Greg Laurie “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” —Matthew 2:2 Christmas is a time of giving, and I’ve found it to be true… Read More ›
The Heart is Still Crooked
By Adrian Rogers “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 You and I have a heart problem. I’m not talking about a physical ailment. This is an ailment that resists all… Read More ›
When the Blind Leading the Blind is a Good Thing
By Adrian Rogers “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 A man was blinded in an accident. He was a young man who had spent most of his… Read More ›
Mary’s Example
By Greg Laurie “In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of… Read More ›
Single-Minded Devotion to God
By Adrian Rogers “For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight—that You may be found just when You speak, and blameless when… Read More ›
New Every Morning
By Adrian Rogers “Through the LORD’S mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 God links mercy with compassion. It is through the Lord’s mercies that we… Read More ›
Mercy in Motion
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7 Mercy is a godly characteristic that is in the heart and mind of those who have been born again. Those who have received mercy, beyond the… Read More ›
Life’s Hidden Hunger
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6 What does it mean to hunger after righteousness? You may think of righteousness as something you do. But righteousness in the… Read More ›
Turn Over the Reins
By Adrian Rogers “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 One time, I was driving down the road and I saw a drunk person staggering along in disgrace. I recognized him and… Read More ›
Resting in the Comfort of God
By Adrian Rogers “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but… Read More ›
Oh No! I’ve Done it Again
“I’ve done it again – I should have learned to keep my big mouth shut. I’ve caused so many problems, it’s totally unbelievable.” Not keeping our mouths in gear often hurts not just one person, but sometimes a lot of… Read More ›
Strength Under Control
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 I read somewhere that the word meekness has the idea of a wild stallion being broken. As a matter of fact, when a horse has… Read More ›
What Sin Really Does
By Adrian Rogers “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast… Read More ›
Dry Eyes in a Weeping World
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Jesus was a man of sorrows. One of the most poignant verses in all the Bible is “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). Do the things that… Read More ›
When ABCs are Better than Philosophy
By Adrian Rogers “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63 What are you depending upon? Education, knowledge, money, success? We pride… Read More ›
No Peacocks in Heaven
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven . . .” Matthew 5:3 When you come to Jesus Christ, you do not strut into His presence. The very word for “poor” comes… Read More ›
The Price and the Power of Forgiveness
By Adrian Rogers “Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven… Read More ›
If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me
By Greg Laurie “If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.” —Jeremiah 29:13 If the Christmas story—the well-known narratives of Matthew 2 and Luke 2—is so familiar to you that you can practically recite it from memory, try… Read More ›