“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 It is a simple, straightforward statement, yet it lays the foundation for an epic story wrought with beauty and tradgedy, filled with love and fear, and riddled with life and death. The very first words in the beginning of the Bible mark […]
No Turning Back
At the end of the church service at the time I am writing this, we sang ” I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”, and it reminded me of something vital to our faith. It reminded me that following Jesus is hard, and we may walk alone. Some Christians don’t realize that following Jesus will be hard, […]
The Lord’s Prayer Part V
The Lord’s Prayer, part five. It’s the last day, and this one might be a difficult one as well. Let’s get started then. “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” – Matthew 6:13 Temptation, the human’s vice, and his greatest downfall. Everyone is tempted, even Jesus. But somehow, Jesus […]
The Lord’s Prayer Part IV
Today’s post is day four of our five- part series on the Lord’s Prayer. We’re close, so let’s dig in. “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors;” – Matthew 6:12 Ah, forgiveness, an uncomfortable and oft- avoided topic among Christians. Why is that? Probably because it is so clearly stated […]
The Lord’s Prayer Part III
Lord’s Prayer, part three. Let’s get started. “Give us this day our daily bread,” – Matthew 6:11 Notice first here that Jesus asked for his daily bread. He doesn’t ask for his yearly, monthly, or even weekly bread. No, he asks for his daily bread. “Just give me enough to last today God. I trust you […]
For God so Loved
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16 This has to be the most known verse in the entire Bible. We say it so often that I think we no longer pay attention, repeating […]
The Lord’s Prayer Part II
Alright, today is the second part in a five- part series on the Lord’s Prayer. Today we’ll be going over Matthew 6:10. “Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” At first, this seems like a pretty straightforward concept, but I think that it appears so simple that we […]
The Lord’s Prayer Part I
This is the first in a 5- part series on the Lord’s prayer. Recently I went over the subjects of how to pray and why we pray, so I thought that I’d go into a little more depth on the meaning behind the Lord’s prayer. Today we’ll be looking at the beginning, Matthew 6:9 b […]
How Do We Pray?
Last week we discussed the reason why we pray, but we didn’t really discuss how we are to pray. So now, already knowing why we pray, let’s discuss how to pray. Seeing as the Bible is our ultimate authority on how to live our life, I thought it’d be best to start with a passage […]
Living as Salt and Light
God has shown me continually what it truly means to follow Him and be salt and light to the world. As I’ve spent time with Him, learned from His Word, and studied it with others, the Lord has shown me two important parts of following Him – seeking Him and His Truth, and then walking […]