As of today, if I wanted to get you a message, I could call you on your home phone, call you on your cell phone, call you on your work phone, send you a text message, send you an instant message, send you an email, send you a private FB message, write on your wall, look for you on Google+, Skype you,…

While we may not be familiar with the Greek noun, mimetes, or its verb root, mimeomai, we do know the English word that we have from these words – mimic. To mimic someone involves imitating their actions, their words, their attitudes, their inclinations, their mannerisms, their temperaments, etc.  As long as he was mimicking Christ, Paul told early Christians to mimic him…

The New Testament teaching on faith has been so misunderstood and misrepresented. The New Testament speaks a lot about “believing.”  “Believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15); “All things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:23); “Those who believe in His name” (John 1:12); “Whoever believes in Him” (John 3:15-18); “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life” (John 3:36); “If…

Think about these words.  David wrote in the long ago, “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side…” (Psa. 124).  Think about how you would or could finish that sentence in your own life—“If it had not been the Lord who was on my side…”  David makes that statement twice (“If it had not been the Lord who…

Throughout the Old Testament prophets, but especially through Isaiah, God beckoned to His people, “Listen to Me!” As you read these words over and over, you can almost hear the anguishing and pleading heart of God.  As a loving Father, the Lord begs His children, “Listen to Me…you stubborn-hearted…My people…you who follow after righteousness…you who know righteousness…Listen carefully to Me” (Isa. 46:3,…

Did you ever play Tee Ball?  Was hitting the ball ever any easier?  They would place that ball on top of that adjustable tee.  Some leagues used a bright orange ball, so you could definitely see it.  If the tee was too high or too low, they would adjust the height to put the ball right in line with your swing.  Easy! …

When the Lord established His church (not man’s church), Christ alone was set as “head of the church” (Eph. 5:23).  Or, as Peter states, Christ is “the Chief Shepherd” (1 Pet. 5:4).  As the Chief Shepherd of His sheep (His church), the Lord “set in order” (cf. Titus 1:5) that there should be elders/shepherds of “the flock of God” (1 Pet. 5:2)…

How can I really learn the Bible, write it on my heart and allow it to increase my faith?  Suppose I buy one of those pocket-sized New Testaments and keep it in my back pocket at all times—will that do it?  Suppose I keep my Bible on my nightstand, right next to my clock—will that work?  Suppose I tuck my Bible under…