What happens when you believe in the resurrection

It is easy to fall into the realm of intellectually giving one's ascent that Jesus physically rose from the dead. Do you really believe it? Once one sees the Son of God and the Son of Man arise from the dead, how hard will it be to believe that person? A much deeper understanding and a much deeper relationship results in embracing the risen Lord.

Jesus the...Almighty

Many Christians are like the woman at the well. Their troubles run very deep. When Jesus comes, we reason "of course he cannot bring up peace and comfort from the well within me. It runs too deep." Jesus is not going to bring up anything from the wells of your humanity. Like the Greater than Elijah, he will call down water from above, because he is the Almighty.

Doubting Jesus' Sufficiency

We often times fool ourselves when we say we trust in Jesus alone. The fact is that we trust in ourself alone and in Jesus for heavenly things. We neglect to consider an incarnational Jesus working in the contemporary world. We tend to delegate his work for heaven and designating the hard earthly work for the flesh. Jesus claims be bring us all things, both on heaven and earth for those who place their faith in Him.

Pouring Yourself Out To Others For Christ's Sake

When it comes to Christian service, the saying 'what would Jesus do? is appropriate." In most people's estimation, they like the idea of service, but not really for Christ's sake, but to be seen by others. It was Paul who stated that the more he loves, the less he is loved. That is hard for must of us to take. We want return for our service. It is necessary to remember the return Jesus received for all of His service.

The Love of Christ in Me

We are not called to be our own. Genuine relationship to Jesus in marked by the term surrender. The incarnational work of Jesus is now done through His disciples. Therefore we are not our own. We don't even have spiritual freedom. What we have is spiritual service. The best interests for Jesus is His church. We should at all times be in the Jesus business of building up the church and to advance the cause of His gospel.

For Those Who Are Called, Whom Do They Serve?

Is it a righteous act to pour yourself out in service for the benefit of humanity? The World thinks so. These are not the echos of the Apostle Paul. Yes, he poured his life out as a drink offering, but for the sake of Jesus Christ. It is Christ alone who he served. For anyone considering service, the rewards are greater and the honor is lower when you serve the King of King and Lord of Lords.

God's Command to Perseverance

Endurance is not perseverance. The difference is the object of your hope. Hope grounded in Christ is perseverance because our expectation is for our Lord to be victorious over every one of our enemies.