Posts Tagged ‘Christian Walk’
A Worthy Walk – Part 3
Jim Oesterwind Part 1 ♦ Part 2 “You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe; as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, that you would walk worthy of God who…
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Jim Oesterwind Part 1 is here. “You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe; as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, that you would walk worthy of God who calls…
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Jim Oesterwind We live at a time when we need more and better examples to follow. Pure, resolute, focused, and fervent men and women who serve God with sincerity and self-denial are hard to come by. Paul was such an example. Those who knew him attested to such a life. God Himself also affirmed Paul’s…
Read MoreEstablishing Long-Lasting, Life-Impacting, Heart-Revealing, Devotional Habits
Rand Hummel If you Google “good habits,” you will immediately find a plethora of articles with such titles as “24 Daily Habits,” “17 Good Habits for a Successful Life,” “Tips for Breaking Bad Habits and Developing Good Habits,” “30 Habits That Will Change Your Life,” “9 Tips on How to Form a Good Habit,” “The…
Read MoreRevitalizing Personal Worship
Through Quieting the Noisy Soul Jim Berg Shawna can’t seem to “click off” at nights, and her mind races nonstop replaying the events of the day. Fran was released from another job because of low productivity. She obsesses about cleanliness and orderliness to such a degree that she can never finish a job. Bob just…
Read MoreThe Invisible Presence of God
Thomas Overmiller We serve and worship an invisible God. He is a Spirit (Jn. 4:24). And no human being has ever viewed God with his eyes (Jn. 1:18). The nation of Israel struggled with this reality. For a period of 400 years (nearly twice the age of the United States of America), they lived immersed…
Read MoreThe Testimony of Your Conscience
Jim Oesterwind No matter what you do, there will be people in your life that will use it to complain against you. You might hear about it indirectly, but sometimes it is very direct. Paul had a lot of enemies in the church at Corinth. They were very powerful and caused a lot of hurt.…
Read MoreAdding to Our Faith? (2 Peter 1:5)
Layton Talbert Second Peter establishes that our salvation is secured by means of a faith that gives us equal standing with the apostles themselves because our faith, like theirs, is not attained but obtained (1:1). Everything necessary for our sanctification has also been provided by God (1:3), accessible to us via priceless promises (1:4). Then…
Read MoreBuilding Foundations
Pete Steveson Sir Isaac Newton, the renowned scientist of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, stated: “If I have seen further (than other men), it is by standing on the shoulder’s of Giants,” This is what each person does as he builds his life. He takes the foundation of what has gone before and builds upon…
Read MoreAre Leggings Modest?
Don Johnson A friend of mine launched a bit of controversy on his Facebook page when he made a comment about ‘leggings,’ expressing his opinion that such articles are immodest. The discussion that ensued debated whether such items were in fact immodest. The debaters also discussed whether it was the responsibility of women to protect…
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