July 2 | Genesis 45:26 “And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart was stunned because he didn’t’t believe them.”(Genesis 45:26) There’s a moment in everyone’s life when they think they have lost,. It happens in…
Summary: When Paul writes to the Galatians and Philippians, he gives discipleship gold and how he describes the Christian life and character Jesus gives us. What can we learn from Paul in these letters? Introduction In my last post, I taught on the Christian character Paul presents in the books…
What is the meaning of “your joy may be complete”? How is it shown? This phrase appears four times throughout the writings of John the Apostle. It occurs twice in the Olivet Discourse in the Gospel and twice in his letters. Joy is one of the hallmarks of the Christian…
Image by Mauro Borghesi from Pixabay In my last Holiness Matters post, we discussed an introduction to the Fruit of the Spirit. We’ve had a good start into our study of how the Holy Spirit transforms and cultivates his work in us. We will begin with the first three characteristics…
Image by fancycrave1 from Pixabay We’ve been talking about the four pillars of Thanksgiving this month. But the fourth pillar is my personal favorite. The process of thanksgiving, of learning how to be thankful for all things that God does in our lives, begins with knowing God’s goodness through his…