Discouragement. A tool Satan can use so much more easily than many of the others in his arsenal. It sits off to the side, looking harmless, assumed to be nothing more than a normal part of life. How little we realize that with discouragement Satan can open doors in our hearts and minds which are… Read More Discouragement: Satan’s Greatest Weapon — Jon Mitchell, Editor (Editorial: September, 2017)
There are certain words we need to be careful about how we use them or throw them around. One word we use on a daily basis has probably become the most overworked and overused word we know today. It is a simple four-letter word. Everyone uses it. We have allowed this word to come out… Read More An Overworked Word With Underfelt Meaning — Lorraine Smith
One of the repeated points of emphasis throughout the New Testament which runs counter to the majority of modern denominational dogma is that Christians are expected and demanded to be doers of the work. James wrote, “…but whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but… Read More Blessed Is The Doer Of The Work — Tim Bench
Jesus began his great Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 5. He began this great discourse by giving a list of blessings that would come as a result of having some wonderful characteristics. These characteristics and subsequent blessings are referred to as the Beatitudes. Two of those beatitudes deal with being peacemakers and being… Read More The Peacemakers And The Persecuted — Drew Milligan
Matthew writes: “‘The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles — the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.’ From that time Jesus… Read More The Merciful And The Pure In Heart — Travis Main
Every great sermon declares eternal truths and is instructive in its tone. This is certainly true of the great sermon preached by Jesus that we call the Sermon on the Mount. Consider Matthew 5:5-6: “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for… Read More To Meekly Crave Righteousness — Rick Lawson
There is an old story about an old rabbi who said, “In olden days there were men who saw the face of God.” “Why don’t they anymore?” a young student asked. “Because nowadays, no one stoops that low,” he replied. Who wants to stoop down? Who wants to be a lowly person? In the focus… Read More The Blessings of Brokenness and Heartache — Stephen Scaggs
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