In Matthew chapters 5, 6 and 7, Jesus went upon a mountain and gave His disciples many important teachings.  These teachings are known as the Sermon on the Mount.  At the end of His instruction, He gave the following in Matthew 7:24-27 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken […]

What do you understand about the kind of God that we have?  Some people understand God to be the creator of the universe, but once He created it and set everything in motion, He just sits back and watches what happens without interacting with His creation.  Other people see God as a critical, vengeful God […]

The Bible contains the words of God given to Jesus, to His apostles and to other men of God; they in turn passed His words to us.  God wants us to know His words so that we can live by them.  Matthew 4:4 “But He answered and said, ‘It is written, ‘Man shall not live […]

We know that those who practice the works of the flesh will not inherit the kingdom of God.  Galatians 5:19-21 “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which […]

Whenever I have spent a long day working or traveling or other activity, I become tired and desire to rest.  I look forward to a good night’s sleep so that my body can be renewed and I can be ready for the next day of activity.  You remember that God created everything in six days […]

The Children of Israel were slaves in Egypt and they cried because of their taskmasters.  God heard their cry and sent Moses to deliver them.  After ten miraculous plagues that He sent upon the Egyptians, Pharaoh let them go.  The Lord delivered them from Pharaoh by making a path through the sea so that they […]

When we look at the events in the life of Jesus, His death might be considered the most important.  In His death, He took our sins.  1 Peter 2:24 “Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness — by whose stripes […]

Perhaps you have heard the expression of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.  This usually means a person that appears to fit in and be harmless but who is actually someone very different and dangerous.  As sheep are typically gentle and harmless, a wolf is greedy for food and will attack and harm the other sheep.  […]

Many of the people you meet in the world do not have faith in Jesus or, if they do, they have limited knowledge and understanding.  When they see you living a faithful Christian life, they may question you about your faith and hope.  Are you prepared to answer them as to why you live as […]

Obedience is to follow the commands or guidance of someone.  When you think of obedience, you likely think of children obeying their parents.  As a child begins to grow and develop, he doesn’t have the wisdom to see the dangers that must be avoided or to see the right things to be done.  He needs […]