Staying on the verses Romans 12:1-2 for another day to mine out more gems of truth… Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living ...  Read More

Imagine your brain is like a closet. Inside you would like to “hang” all of the amazing truths of Scripture in an organized fashion so that you can pull them out at any time. The following is the way ...  Read More

1 Peter 4:10-11 “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks...  Read More

Matthew 6:16-18“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But w...  Read More

John 5:39-40“You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” ...  Read More

During Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, the last offer Satan made to Christ unveils an interesting truth regarding worship… Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the...  Read More

Imagine having the opportunity to jump through a secret time portal, set to 29 A.D., landing in the very room where Jesus prayed one of His last prayers with His disciples. Suddenly, your ears train i...  Read More

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALENTS, NATURAL ABILITIES, AND SPIRITUAL GIFTS? The bottom line is that all we have is from God, so in that sense they are all gifts from God. Scripture, however, appea...  Read More

HOW VALID ARE SPIRITUAL GIFTS TESTS/ASSESSMENTS? Spiritual gifts tests can be useful tools which help you identify your spiritual gifts. Once you are able to label your gifts, you can go on to better ...  Read More

John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. Let it be fixed in your mind that the passage above was spoken by Jesus in the same room on the same night as the “foot washing” that we di...  Read More

CONTRIBUTION kon-tri-bu’-shun (koinonia, “communion” or “fellowship,” Romans 15:26, 2 Corinthians 9:13): The meaning “contribution” is drawn from the context, rather than from the Greek word. The phra...  Read More

Romans 8:26-27 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our...  Read More