Footwork – Introduction. By Steve and Sheri Larson. “It’s all in the footwork! You won’t be successful without good footwork! said every coach I’ve ever had. “Move your feet, lift them high, move them laterally, quickly! Keep your balance!” This isn’t exactly headline news to the dancer, the quarterback, the goalie and the power forward. …
Joyful Thoughts from Jesus. 1. “If you keep my commands, you will live in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands, for I continually live nourished and empowered by his love. My purpose for telling you these things is so that the joy that I experience will fill your hearts with overflowing …
“I AM the Light of the World!” (John 8:12) Jesus once again tells the crowd that He is at one with Yahweh, who is the Great I AM and is the personal Name of the Holy One revealed to Moses at the burning bush. Every time Jesus says “I AM,” He is referring to Yahweh, …
(47.) Cultivating Wisdom at Home and School “You may be quite sure that in the last days there will be some difficult times. People will be… always learning, but never come to a knowledge of the truth.” (2 Timothy 3:7) (Please read Luke 2:39-51). Because the chore of growing up is so difficult for all …
On Worship as Lifestyle. “Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? With eyes wide open to His mercies, here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: I encourage you, as a act of sensible, intelligent worship, to surrender yourselves to God to be His sacred, living sacrifice. Make …
Living the Bible. Why did so many of the Pharisees get straight A’s in Old Testament Survey classes but flunked the Messiah course? After all, they were scholars of Scripture, they knew every word intimately. Yet they somehow missed the prophesied Messiah when He was staring them in the face. Maybe they were more interested …
Be Salty “You are the salt of the earth.” (Matt. 5:13) What did Jesus mean when He flatly stated that His followers were to be the salt of the earth? In other words, Christians are called to be salt. What was He getting at? Since salt has so many qualities and purposes, it seems the sky is …
Thorn Birds: Meditation. “No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found, Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as, the curse is found.” (Joy to the World, Isaac Watts) Many years ago in Falls Church, Virginia, …
In John 5:6, we find ourselves at the pool of Bethesda, which means House of Mercy. A wonderfully prophetic name. The pool attracts people with all kinds of disabilities, because it is known as a pool of healing, touched by the occasional angel. In the crowd of disabled people is a hopeless man who has …
Christ the Prayer Warrior and Great Intercessor – The Son Bends the Ear of the Father Through the Spirit. “The prayer of intercession means uniting ourselves through faith with Christ who was raised from the dead and who lives forever to intercede for the world.” (R. Cantalamessa, Life in Christ). “There must be Someone in …
Jesus and His Victory Tour After the Resurrection, it seems that Jesus could have hired a good PR agent. He didn’t exactly capitalize on His victory over death. Evidently, PR was the last thing on His mind. If I was Him, and I just dance out of the tomb, I would have made a bee-line …
“I have told you these things so that in Me you may have perfect peace and confidence. In this world you will have trouble – tribulation, trials, distress and frustration; but be of good cheer – be encouraged, be confident, be undaunted – for I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33, Amplified Bible) Two facts …