Solomon’s Tainted Soul

Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.

1 Kings 3:3

Christ Our Holocaust

Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

Acts 8:35

The good news of the gospel is that Jesus Christ took our sins upon Himself, that He died in our place, and that through Him we have…

Bearing Much Fruit

I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:5

There is a clear delineation in the words of Christ between three types of people, likened to three…

Joy Remaining

I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy my be complete.

John 15:11

I received a letter not so long ago from a pastor friend of mine who asked for prayer, sharing about the trials that he was enduring in his church — personal…

The Good News of the Kingdom

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Matthew 4:23

Remaining in His Love

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

John 15:9

The secret to joy and fruitfulness in life is to remain in the love of Christ — this means living constantly, daily, consistently within the assured…

Enlightened by Gratitude

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet forfeits his own soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 16:26

In our sojourn through John 14–17 we have found the central teachings of Christ in regard…

Pruning and Cutting Off

He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

John 15:2

The ideal of the Christian life is a redeemed individual whose entire spiritual and…

Your Personal Touch upon the Lives of Others

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…”

Matthew 28:18–19

Living Like Jesus Lived

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works…Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than…