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Jesus told us that He is the true vine.  John 15:1-8 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.   You are already clean because of the […]

A very important scripture is found in Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”  Without faith it is impossible to please God.  You can try to be a […]

James instructs us in James 4:17 “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.”  The context of this passage is boasting about tomorrow.  James 4:13-16 “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year […]

One of the most beloved psalms is Psalm 23 written by King David.  “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.  He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.  Yea, […]

The prophet Isaiah had a vision in which he saw the Lord.  Isaiah 6:1-4 “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.  Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered […]

Are you critical of your brother or sister in Christ?  They are not like you.  Perhaps they understand things differently than you do.  Perhaps they say things you think they shouldn’t say or do things you think they shouldn’t do.  Or maybe they don’t do the things you think they should do.  It is easy […]

Before the apostle Paul believed in Jesus, his name was Saul.  He was one of the main persecutors of the church.  When Steven was stoned to death, Saul consented to his death.  Acts 7:58 “And they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet […]

As a child, I was taught to make good decisions.  I was taught to consider the consequences of my choices, use the principles of the Bible, and then be wise in what I did.  This is good training and it taught me to take control of my life in the things I did and the […]

We can all be subject to pride.  We can be proud that we are rich or we can be proud that we are poor.  We can be proud that we are old or proud that we are young.  We can be proud of what we know or proud of what we have accomplished.  We can […]

The following incident occurred to Jesus during His ministry.  Luke 12:13-15 “Then one from the crowd said to Him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.’  But He said to him, ‘Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?’   And He said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of […]