Life
Presence Promised
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.” (John 14:16) I. The Christian life is challenging. For many reasons. It is not easy to follow Jesus in loving obedience. It is certainly not easy to trust in his promises being that we are 2,000+ years removed from his “earthly” life. Indeed, have you ever like me thought to yourself, “Things would be so much easier if we’d have been there when Jesus was around. Or, if he was here present with us like … [Read more...]
Life in Christ
“Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” (Luke 12:15) Last Sunday as we examined Jesus’ teaching on prayer we heard the words which we are well familiar with, “and lead us not into temptation.” Well, today we are confronted with what is perhaps the temptation for all of us, a fatal temptation, and that is the temptation to think that by further, better, and more aggressive living that we can have life.[1] That … [Read more...]