June 2020

John 15:5, “I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.” Rom. 11:16, “If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root […]

1Cor. 15:57 and to God — thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ; There is something important that I want you to notice in this verse. It is so important that it can change the way you live your life and face temptation on a daily basis. The

Someone has said, “The gospel does not demand faith; it supplies faith.”   Colossians 1:19-22 NASB For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, [20] and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether

Colossians 3:1-4 NASB Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. [2] Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. [3] For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ

Matthew 6:19-21 NASB “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. [20] But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; [21] for where your treasure is, there

We don’t have to live our lives “stressed out;” instead, we get to live “resting in” the adequacy of Christ who has brought our lives and our life story into union with His. Paul spent the last years of his life imprisoned under house arrest in Rome, and in Ephesians 3:1 referred to himself as

I can’t tell you how many times over the years that I have heard someone explaining someone else’s behavior by saying, “they are just trying to find themselves.” I believe this is the journey that every human being takes because all of life ultimately flows out of our identity. Who we think or believe we

What kind of atmosphere do you live in? I mean, what’s it like in your home? What’s it like in your workplace? The environment that we live in shapes our consciousness, and what we are conscious of is what we manifest wherever we go. If the atmosphere that we spend most of our time in

2 Timothy 2:11-13 NASB It is a trustworthy statement: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; [12] If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us; [13] If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.   The

Ephesians 2:13-18; 3:11-12 NASB But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. [14] For He Himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, [15] by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the