——espanol abajo—— Ephesians 4:15 “But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, evenChrist:” Missionary-ville is a small town. I have a european missionary friend over the years. He would always kind of embarrass me because wherever he went he would get upset and yell at people. Like […]
Perfect
—— español abajo—— MATTHEW 5:48 BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT EVEN AS YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN IS PERFECT.: THIS ISN’T AN OPTIONAL STATEMENT. Jesus said ‘be perfect’, it’s a commandment. I always said as an excuse, *until now*, THAT NO ONE’S PERFECT. But Jesus commands us to be perfect. That means it’s possible. Jesus also […]
Babies
—— español abajo—— 1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: I LOVE BABIES! I remember that the moment I went from darkness to light. The first thing I noticed with my new nature was that my ‘new man’ loved babies. My ‘old man’, myself before I […]
Worthy = Worth It
—— español abajo—— MATTHEW 10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. Have you ever been invited to a house and sensed that you weren’t welcome? It’s not a nice situation to be in. Sometimes it’s because the host *or his wife* doesn’t think […]
Witness
Learning to WITNESS is #7 out of the 7 phases in spiritual growth —— español abajo—— Acts 1:8 “But ye shall RECEIVE POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and YE SHALL BE WITNESSESUNTO ME . . .” I think of Perry Mason every time I hear the word witness. *aging myself, […]
Give
GIVE! Learning to GIVE is #6 out of the 7 phases in spiritual growth —— español abajo—— Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, So I was told the other day that if I am not teaching the Bible in some Bible school […]
Worship
Worship!Learning to WORSHIP is #5 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo—— John 4:23-24 “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall WORSHIP the Father IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship […]
Believe = Be Living
BELIEVE!Learning to BELIEVE is #4 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo—— Mark 11:24 What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, BELIEVE that ye RECEIVE them, and ye shall have them.” *QUALIFIER… God is sovereign and all powerful and all knowing. Sometimes He protects us from ourselves and our prayers, but that is NOT […]
Pray
PRAY!Learning to PRAY is #3 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo—— JOHN 16:23, Whatsoever ye shall ASK THE FATHER IN MY NAME, he will give it ‘to’ you. Most born again Christians pray every day. Many however, don’t really believe that it actually works. They pray because they are taught to. It’s […]
Forgive
TO FORGIVE #2 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo——Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Learning to FORGIVE is the 2nd step in growing spiritually. It is closely related to part 1,which was FORGET. They are intertwined. To […]