Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
Emboldened by the promises of God
1 Kings 18.1,2 Now it happened after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth." So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in...
Only the blood of Jesus
Mark 14.24,25 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. And He said to them, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.The book of Leviticus tells us "for the life of the flesh [is] in the blood: and I...
Thoughts from a recent Lord's Supper Message
1Cor 11.24-26 "For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat:this is my body, which is broken for you:this do...
Who's slave are you?
Romans 6.18-21 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield...
Imitating God
What a merciful and gracious God we serve! Listen... Ex 34.6-7 And the LORD passed by before him (Moses), and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity...
Our daily pursuit
Isa 26.8,9 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early. What precious...
Grace Alone
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, who is rich in mercy, ... Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) I have heard it said that the definition of grace is God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. Mark 15 would certainly affirm...
Knowing God
John 17.3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Eternal life is knowing God personally. This knowledge of God is real and certain. According to the apostle John, the crux of the test is a spirit’s...
The Godly Response To Adversity
You and I are living in the perilous times prophesied about in Scripture (2 Timothy 3:1). Unwise decisions made by our leaders have caused great anxiety and strain on common people like you and me. How shall we respond to this bad news? Adversity is an inevitable part...
Blotted Out!
The book of Colossians was penned to offset the heretical teaching that denied the deity of The Lord Jesus Christ and the gospel of grace, and replaced it with a man-based system of earning salvation by works and metaphysical exercises (2:8,20-22). That Jesus Christ...
The Will Of God
James, as the half brother of Jesus, lived with the will of God Incarnate (John 1:1,14). There is no doubt in my mind that when James wrote his epistle, he remembered what Jesus said and did around the house. Jesus Christ, as Son of Man, lived in submission not only...
God Reigns
This universe that you and I live in was created by the Sovereign, Almighty God (Genesis 1:1), who reigns upon His throne (Psalm 47:8; Revelation 19:6). When John was taken into heaven, he saw God sitting upon His throne (Revelation 4:2). Let’s look at what the Bible...
The acid test of love
1 John 3.14,15 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 4.20,21 If...
The Touch of Jesus Heals
Mark 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. When I am reading my bible, I...
Drink the Living Water, not Poison
Ephesians 4.30- 32 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,...
A lesson from Jonah and David about stubbornness
As we look into the second chapter of Jonah in the belly of the great fish, we must not disconnect the context from 1.17, where we learned that our man Jonah was swallowed up by the great fish that The Lord had prepared for him. The Hebrew word for swallowed here...
Whose friend are you?
James 4.4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy. He or she who sets his heart upon the world, who will conform to it rather than lose its...
Which Way are You Walking?
Haggai 1:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. The prophet Haggai exhorted the lukewarm, self-centered people of God with these words: “Consider your ways.” (Haggai 1:5,7) The word consider means to pay attention to. Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines the...
My Redeemer Lives!
When we take the Lord's Supper we celebrate the bodily resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He foretold that His temple (referring to His body) would be destroyed, but in three days He would raise it up (John 2:19,21). Without the resurrection, there is...
Love Conquers License And Legalism
As we conclude our study in Romans 14 this morning, the more I look at what The Holy Spirit is saying here, the more I realize that the underlying message is one of love conquering a judgmental, legalistic attitude (Romans 14:15). Oh how Koinonia Fellowship needs to...
The Armor Of Light
You and I are living in a world that is run by the powers of darkness (Ephesians 6:12). The god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4) is the father of all lies and deceit (John 8:44). His only agenda is to destroy lives (John 10:10a). Recognizing this, we are exhorted...
Beyond Ourselves
In Romans 12:9-13 we are challenged to put our faith into action within our own body of believers. In Romans 12:14-21 we are exhorted to take our faith outside the walls of the church and apply it towards our enemies and those who persecute us. It doesn’t take too...
What Does Spirit-Filled Look Like?
Paul says that, as God’s children (Romans 8:16), the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5). Did you ever ask yourself the question, “What does that love look like?” Well, it would be the height of arrogance to think that I can explain that in a...
The Sign Of Jonah
“Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, ‘Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.’ But He answered and said to them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as...
Worthy Is The Lamb!
In chapter 5 of Revelation, we find one of 28 references to the “Lamb”, which of course is one of the many titles given to Our Lord Jesus Christ in Scripture. John sees Jesus in glory as a Lamb that had been slain (Revelation 5:6) from the foundation of the world...
Watch Ye and Pray
Mark 14:38 Watch ye and pray... The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. Today our study brings us into that portion of the Lord Jesus' life that I would call His holy of holies prayer unto His Father. Words are not capable of describing the depth of this...
Glorious Things
In the gospel of Luke (13:17), we read these words concerning our Lord Jesus Christ: “And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.” Indeed, glorious things were done...
Redeemed!
One of the most wonderful themes in Scripture is the theme of redemption. The term “redeem” conveys the idea of deliverance or ransom. Biblical redemption has a cost, and Scripture declares that the price of man’s redemp- tion is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (1...
The Promise Of The Father
Jesus commanded the apostles that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, “‘which,’ He said, ‘you have heard from Me’” (Acts 1:4). Jesus had told these men that He would send the Promise of the Father (Luke 24:49), and on the Day...
The Seven Spirits Of God
In the heavenly scene, John sees the 7 Spirits of God (Revelation 3:1, 4:5, 5:6). Many commentators cross reference this to Isaiah 11:2: “The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of...
Follow Christ, Not Man
In one of the most personal letters in the entire canon of Scripture (3rd John), we read about three men who were influencing the church in one way or another. One was Gaius, the other was Diotrephes and the last was Demetrius. Two of these men, Gaius and Demetrius...
About Me
I am the Lead Pastor of Koinonia Fellowship, a husband, father and grandfather. I also serve on the worship team as one of the drummers.