When the Apostle Paul arrived in Corinth, the Lord Jesus appeared to him in a night vision and said:
Acts 18:9-10. Do not be afraid any longer but go on speaking and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many ...
New Books to Help You Mentor Others: Introducing the Discipleship Series
Jesus’s last words before leaving in the Gospel of Matthew were for his followers to make disciples of all nations (Mat 28:19). Would you say this commandment still stands today? Do you think this applies to you personally? Would you like to make disciples for Christ?
If ...
Disagreeing Without Disintegrating: What Acts can teach us about the common conflicts of church life
Western culture is devoid of healthy conflict. In our movies, action heroes fight the bad guys to the death. In online discussion, we sling slurs: “Nazi!” “Fascist!” “Libtard!”, but in person, we frequently just go along to get along, telling ourselves that we don’t want to ...
Romans 6:11. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
In a recent sermon the minister gave an example of a dead man in a casket who loved Reese’s candy. He asked the question, “When a man is dead, if someone put a package of ...
John 14:12. “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.”
This promise from Jesus is already challenging enough to believe without the emphatic way he ...
Let’s Start Churches Together: Four Ways to Get Involved
The mission of Living Hope International Ministries is to make disciples of all nations. To arrive at this mission statement, we did not hold a vote, consult experts, or run focus groups. No, we have a higher authority than public opinion—a direct command from our Lord ...
James 1:22-25. But prove yourselves doers of the word; and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he ...
God’s Word is filled with verses stressing the importance for the continuation of our faith, values and teachings that we know in our hearts from one generation to another generation. Our lives are a witness to those who see us now and to future generations whom I might ...
