Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
Be Opened
Open-mindedness is a popular and politically correct concept today. However, what most people mean by the term is to be willing to accept anything and everything. The world system is extremely liberal and tolerant to the point of rejecting any absolute truth. That is...
Equipped Through Christ
Because we are so prone to forget, it is imperative that we remember that our lives belong to God.
Faith Obeys
Beloved, faith doesn’t dare God to do something that He has not told you to do. Faith doesn’t tempt God to do something that He has not told you to do. Faith hears from God, believes what God says, and obeys Him, knowing that whatever God has said will surely come to pass.
The Call To Baptism
Scripture speaks of the doctrine of baptisms, plural. One of those baptisms is by immersion into water, following one's profession of faith in Jesus Christ. First believe and then be baptized in water is the sacred order. It's important to realize that baptism, in and...
Our Daily Pursuit
Isaiah 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...
What Grace Teaches Us
Jesus, by the grace of God, has tasted death for every man. Jesus Christ, Grace Incarnate, has shed His blood of redemption for us, according to the riches of His grace. Our salvation rests solely upon the grace and purpose of God. Because of God's grace and by this...
Chosen Of God
The dictionary says that the word chosen means, 'selected from or preferred above others.' The Greek word means 'elected or selected.' Each child of God is a chosen vessel, and every election or choosing for eternal life is in Jesus Christ. You can be sure that no...
Contrasts In Christ
Terminology is so important in the life of faith. For example, how do you apply the words of Jesus, 'My yoke is easy and my burden is light' to the life of the apostle Paul? Outwardly speaking, Paul's life was anything but easy and light. You see, it is only by...
Lifestyle Evangelism
We see in our texts today (1 Cor 9:19-23; 4-Acts 1:8) Paul's desire to 'go the extra mile' in order to win his fellow Jews to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. In fact, Paul was willing to go to any length in order to share the gospel with anyone who would...
Star-Struck
Our society is stuck on stars, for example, rock stars, movie stars. Some people even 'follow' the stars in the heavens to supposedly determine their futures (via horoscopes). How true God's word is when it writes about people worshiping and serving the creature more...
I Have Purchased You
Redemption is the theme of Scripture. From the early chapters in Genesis right on through the Book of Revelation, the thought of the guilty being set free at the expense of the innocent is clear. Take a look at how this theme of redemption is recorded in the book of...
Jesus, Our Example Of Being A Servant
It is important that we have a Biblical definition of the word servant, or "duolos" in the Greek in Mark 10:45: "One who gives himself up to another's will; someone devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests." A doulos then describes a person whose...
Son-Seeker Or Sign-Seeker?
Many people are still hung up on seeking signs instead of seeking Jesus, even though Jesus warns us about looking for the supernatural to give us direction or confirmation, other than the one sign, His physical resurrection.
Courage
Courage is the moral and mental strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. We need God’s Spirit in order to be courageous, for in Him there is supernatural power and strength. We find repeated exhortations in Scripture, in both the Old...
God is Exalted Above All
As a new day dawns, it is well to remember that God owns the world and everything in it.
Spirit-Filled Boldness
How each one of us need Spirit-filled boldness. Not bravado, not bragging, it is pure, not obnoxious; pure, not pugnacious.
Do You Know Him?
It is possible for a person to only have an intellectual knowledge of God. The Pharisees were religious, but they were spiritually dead because the “God” they knew was only a theological God. Ponder that a moment. Is your God real, or a God who is no more alive than the ink and paper that is used to record a statement of faith?
When God is “Silent”
God is as glorified by what He hides from us as much as (if not more so) in what He reveals to us. Because we are finite beings with finite understanding and finite wisdom, we are incapable of “connecting the dots” of life’s mysteries and what we often refer to as “unanswered prayer.”
God Does Not Forget
May God grant us the grace to do whatever we do for others as being done unto Him.
What Gym Are You In?
The mirrors in God’s gym reflect a person who is being conformed into the image of Jesus Christ.
Living for the Glory of God
Our study today presents us with the most important aspect of the Christian life. Namely, living for the glory of God. Unfortunately, to speak of the glory of God has become a phrase that is used so much that it has become trite and void of any depth of meaning. O...
Jesus Christ, The Rock On Which We Stand
Isaiah prophesied that Christ would be “a foundation, a stone”. Paul called Jesus the foundation in 1 Corinthians 3:11. Christ, without controversy, is The Chief Cornerstone and Head of His Church. If there is to be any assurance of salvation and subsequent confidence...
That Still, Small Voice
So many times after a great victory, we find ourselves plunged into the pit of depression or fear of some sort. Why is that so? I really do not think that you have to be a prophet to conclude that the reason is simple. We are mortal; subject to change. Contrariwise,...
NOW!
Jesus made those awesome “I AM” statements in the gospel of John, each one of them indicating who He is and what He is doing for us. I AM means that Jesus exists in the eternal present, or right now. Of course, from our perspective in the dimension of time we see the...
The First Prayer Meeting
Acts 1:9-14 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of...
Redeemed to Live Righteously
1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. Jesus Christ bore the full price of our sins on the cross. He bore our sins in His own body on the...
He That Overcomes
1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, [even] our faith. Born again individuals are overcomers. This overcoming is not via our accomplishments; it is solely by grace, through faith in The Lord...
Seek Ye First – A Godward Perspective in Life
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. An integral part of a healthy walk with Christ stems from what we choose to focus on in life. The Christian life is a supernatural life that is...
Sanctification – God’s Will For All Saints
Although God’s specific and personal will for our lives may not be clearly spelled out in the Bible, we do know that the key that unlocks those doors of decision is found by heeding God’s will for the lives of all believers, and that is sanctification. The Greek word...
Amazing Grace… Encore!
God is truly and independently awesome! The fact (not feeling) that we are accepted in the Beloved is to the praise of the glory of His grace. Salvation is nothing other than the riches of Abba’s heart of grace. This undeserved favor will be demonstrated to us...
Amazing Grace
The grace of God and the Person of Jesus Christ are one and the same. When we were born again it was not a reward for good behavior. It was a free gift bestowed upon us through the Lord Jesus Christ. This sweet message of grace is not for one second to be interpreted...
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.