“But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers...
The course had been rocky. As a beginning rider, I had never purposefully done canter-jumping, and I had only occasionally done more than one jump at a time. But here I was, seated on Sir Steven, in the middle of the ring with 12 other contenders, riding an...
The Apostle Paul in his ministry desired to help the Corinthian Christians see that the power of their faith is in God -- not in human ideas and strategies. He wrote in his letter:- "Dear Brothers even when I first came to you I didn't use lofty words and brilliant...
In last week's lesson on faith from the Hebrews 11:29, we learned that though we are all allotted a measure of faith, this faith must grow and expand so that we can be opened up to God's expanded work around us. The way to grow and expand our faith is by exercising...
"But the meek will inherit the land, and enjoy great peace." (Ps. 37:11) One can never fathom the depth nor understand the greatness of God's love unless we rollick in his presence and dive into his grace. When a flood rises up against God's children, the Lord will...
"And there was a woman in the crowd who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors through the years and had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she was worse. She had heard about...
In last week's lesson on faith from the Hebrews 11:31, we learned that faith sometimes requires that we go against family and friends, pastors and teachers; faith sometimes requires that we sit back and do nothing, or that we do something that seems silly and...
This past December I received a disturbing email from someone on the other side of the world. His message was filled with pain. Almost fifty and never married, he had been sharing his home with his mother whom he loved very much. Two months earlier, she had died,...
Throughout this study on Hebrews 11, we have defined faith, we have outlined its importance and its advantages, and we have highlighted several Biblical examples of how faith has worked in the lives of ordinary human beings. We have learned that everyone is allotted a...
"We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised." (Hebrews 6:12) Keeping the faith requires a lot of hard work, especially in our society. In contrast to fifty years ago, churches are faced with...