Retro

Each of us has different assignments, and we each carry unique ministry gifts (expressions of Christ’s ministry through us) to fulfill those assignments, but every Christian has the same identity and the same calling or destiny. Our identity is being “in Christ,” for Colossians 3:4 says that Christ “is our life,” and only as we […]

John 5:19,30-31 Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. [30] “ I can do nothing on My own

If we are called to live by faith, not living under condemnation is imperative. If you are under condemnation, you’ll never be confident in God because you will feel disqualified. 1 John 4:16 – 17; “and we have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and

If it’s true that I am in union with the life that Jesus lives and the favor that He lives under, then Ephesians 1:3 makes much more sense. It says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ.” Every

We recently defined the gospel like this; “Through the finished work of Christ on the Cross, our inclusion in the life that Jesus lives, and the favor that He lives under.”  Paul referred to the gospel as the “Gospel of grace.” It is amazing to me how much Christians have restricted how big the grace

In an attempt to be transparent and humble, I’ve often heard well-meaning Christians and well-meaning Bible teachers explain why they still sin by saying something like, “Well, that’s just who I am, but if I remember to depend on Jesus in moments of temptation then He will overcome my natural tendency to sin.” There is

2 Corinthians 2:12-14 ESV When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, [13] my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. [14] But

1 Thessalonians 5:24 KJV  Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:24-25 ESV  He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. My precious wife Olivia went through a lot physically during her life, and the last two or three years were some of the most difficult,

There is a children’s song that I used to sing to my two boys when they were young to impart to them an understanding of the difference between living under the law and living under grace. I don’t remember who wrote the song, but I do remember that it came out of a church, and

John 6:5-13,22-23 NASB  Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?” [6] This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. [7] Philip answered Him,