Category: The Message

“Blessed are the Poor in Spirit”

From Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount.. Spiritual Bankruptcy is “The Blessing of Having Nothing Before God” Jesus opened the Sermon on the Mount with a statement that overturns human thinking when He said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 5:3. In the economy of this world, bankruptcy…… Continue reading “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit”

The Manger’s Call: A Heart Bowed in Service

“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” Matthew 16:24 All Scriptures are KJV (King James Version of the Bible) Saved by Grace There’s a quiet belief that can slip into the Christian heart, especially during the Christmas season. We know we are saved…… Continue reading The Manger’s Call: A Heart Bowed in Service

It Is Finished!

The Advocate, the Accuser, and the Assurance We Have in Christ Many believers have understood Jesus as our Advocate and Satan as our Accuser, and Scripture at times uses legal language to help us grasp spiritual realities. But courtroom imagery can become misleading if we forget what Christ finished at the Cross. Believers are not…… Continue reading It Is Finished!

The CROSS – Gateway to Heaven

Human Plans Can’t Reach Heaven… You Can’t Reach Heaven on Your Own We all long for Heaven. Every generation imagines it differently—perfect peace, pure love, beauty that never fades, and a world made right again. Deep within us is a yearning for something higher, a homesickness for the place we were made for. As Scripture…… Continue reading The CROSS – Gateway to Heaven

“The Counterfeit Awakening ~ When Light Isn’t Light”

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness.” Isaiah 5:20 KJV Scriptures from King James Version of the Bible (KJV) My Heart’s Plea for the Lost This message comes from a deep ache in my heart and mind. When I look at the world…… Continue reading “The Counterfeit Awakening ~ When Light Isn’t Light”