Lessons from Peter

If I walked on water with Jesus you better believe I would be blogging about it within the hour. I would immediately be thinking how could put it into 140 characters for a Tweet on Twitter.
But Peter never mentions this or the other miracles he was involved with in his epistles! What a lesson in [...]

Death is Not Dying

This is one of the most powerful testimonies I’ve ever heard. Please stop whatever you are doing and take the time to watch this moving video.
Rachel, the 37 year old wife and mother of two is facing imminent death. She has weeks to live.
For Rachel, the essence of life is not in her illness,  it [...]

Exemplify Magazine

Exemplify Magazine’s June issue is up and running.
Check it out today!
Exemplify Online is a free magazine to encourage women to live lives that glorify Christ.

51 Word Bullet List Bible

My first though when I saw this is to put the evens on index cards and have the children put them in chronological order.

How Great is Our God!

God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and omnipresent, and yet He doesn’t do to us as our sins deserve. Ps. 103:10, “He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.”
Listen to the video and take a few mintues to praise Him! Thank Him for all that He has done for [...]

Love One Another as I Have loved you

Loving one another is the core of our Christian walk. The phrase “love one another” is repeated at least a dozen times in the NT. We are also commanded to submit to one another, encourage one another, care for one another, forgive one another, and edify one another.
Jesus taught “to love one another as I [...]

Replacement Theology is Anti-Semitism

The question of the role of the Jewish people in the end times is a hot topic between denominations. Replacement Theology teaches that the Church has replaced the Jewish people and is now the “new Israel.” Those promoting this theory believe God rejected the Jewish people because of their rejection of Christ. This doctrine is embedded in many Christian denominations.

Unleavened Bread Recipes and Freebie

This week begins the (Lev 23:6, Exodus 12:15-17).During this week-long feast, nothing with leaven (yeast) in it may be eaten. Leaven is the symbol of all that is unclean and evil and therefore must scrupulously be removed from all houses before the Passover feast. Free Download!

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

Heaven is God’s dwelling place just as the believer’s body is God’s dwelling place. Because of the price Christ paid,  God can dwell in us here on earth.
We pray “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Brad Young clarifies this passage:
The Hebrew imagery behind the phrase “in heaven [...]

Who is Jesus?

Dr. C. Baxter Kruger, theologian, and writer is the Director of Perichoresis Ministries. He is indeed one of the best contemporary theologians of this century. In this podcast he explains the importance of not limiting the atoning work of Christ. His works will cause you to  to rethink the work of Jesus Christ in the [...]

Assumptions That Affect Our Lives

An old story illustrates how easy it is to be conditioned into a wrong thinking pattern. A husband asked his wife why she always cut off the end of the rump roast before roasting it. She replied, “I’m not sure why. I’ve never thought about it. My mother always cut off the end of the rump roast, so there must be a reason.” A few weeks later Mother visited the family.

Spiritual Fruit Begins with Spiritual Rest

Fruit of the Spirit Friday - Spiritual Rest

Jesus said He would give rest to those who were weary and heavy laden. Spiritual rest is not lying down to take a nap. God didn’t rest on the seventh day because He was tired. His rest was a cessation of labor.
Rest is the opposite of work or [...]

Diligently Teach Them to Your Children

The diligence commanded in Deuteronomy 6 involves a special marriage of the fruits of faithfulness and self-control. We need the self-control to be faithful to diligently teach our children God’s ways.

And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7).

Discipleship and the Hebraic Worldview

Clearly, the New Testament tells us that we have been adopted as sons into the family of Abraham, the father of the Jewish people and our father through adoption (Rom. 4:16). Through our relationship with Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus Christ), His history becomes our history, His family becomes our family, and His heritage becomes our heritage.

The Parable of the River

Once there were five sons who lived in a mountain castle with their father. The eldest was an obedient son, but his four younger brothers were rebellious. Their father had warned them of the river, but they had not listened. He had begged them to stay clear of the bank lets they be swept downstream, but the river’s lure was too strong.

Our Number One Job as Parents

Imagine a fish swimming in a river. The swimming fish is content in its environment. It is where it belongs; doing what it is made to do. Now imagine someone scooped the fish up in a net and placed in on the riverbank. What happens? The fish flip flops and struggles on the ground.

When we are walking in that purpose we are where we are meant to be – swimming in the river of living water. When we are not fulfilling that purpose we are frustrated..