Is our faith in Christ real? Have our lives advanced the Kingdom of God? If Jesus returned this instant, are we ready for Him?

“Genuine saving faith understands the price that Christ paid, and in turn, it strives to emulate Him.”

Although the parable uses the image of a sower, its spiritual focus is on the quality of the various soils.

“Like salvation, the privilege of receiving and embracing the message of the parables is a gift from God.”

In reality, God has held the clock at one second to midnight for thousands of years.

Every human will experience the last gasp of breath in this life. Even though most would consider this thought morbid, it is a reality.

Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

In Matthew 18, Jesus initiated a discourse by pointing to the dependent disposition of children.

“Not only is Jesus pre-existing and eternal, but He possesses all of the attributes of God.”

“Yahweh, our God, is unsurpassed...I reflect on His greatness, He created all that I see from nothing. “

Think about this...heaven is filled with “no-names” from this existence.

“Military conflict is often the self-inflicted climax of various sinful deeds that occur over time.”

“I want to thank my South Asian brothers and sisters for reflecting the light of Christ.”

Loss of the ship was officially linked to insufficient training and the crew’s lack of urgency.

In order to reject the world’s patterns, the Christ follower must walk away from many of its pastimes.

“Ultimately, it is in God’s will for the Christ follower to give continual thanks to Him.”

“However, Jesus turns the world’s leadership values upside down. “

“The world needs the local biblical church, and the Christ follower needs it as well.“

They used “strange fire.” The Hebrew word translated “strange” means “unauthorized, foreign, or profane.”

As I leave this world someday, may my soul be singing ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus as I enter eternity.