Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
Bringing People To Jesus
Jesus Christ never changes. Although He is not with us physically, He is indeed with us literally, as A. W. Tozer said. He is with the child of God personally, and He is with us when we assemble together. Meditate upon these facts until they soak your entire soul with...
The medicinal word of God
God’s Word, among other things, is medicinal. However, for the Word to be medicinal it requires attention and inclination, continuation and preservation on our part. Also, we need not only to be readers of the Word, but also to delight and meditate in it day and...
The Two Lions
However, if you do not embrace the Lion Jesus’ favor, you will face His wrath. Here’s the choice: choose the Lion who died for you and invites you to dinner, or live for the lion who hates you and be the dinner.
Context and Constant
Philippians 4:11-13 I do not speak because I have need, for I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. I know both how to face humble circumstances and how to have abundance. Everywhere and in all things I have learned the secret, both to be full and to be...
The Tomb Is Empty!
May the Spirit of God roll the stone of tradition and unbelief away from your eyes so that you too may behold the empty tomb and receive the risen Jesus as Lord.
The Truth Of The Gospel
The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of truth. That word “truth” not only speaks of the facts of the gospel that are absolutely accurate, but here it also means that the gospel is a message of reality. Do you ever hear people say to you, “Get real, man” or “Be real,...
A forgiving spirit is a sign of saving faith
One of the most compelling evidences of the new birth, is the ability to forgive those who have hurt you or wronged you. Forgiveness in a fallen world is vital to one’s spiritual, mental and emotional health. Apart from forgiveness, we are left to deal with the poisonous effects of the spiritual cancers of bitterness, revenge, grudges and hatred.
Maranatha!
This morning we conclude our series, “O Come Let Us Adore Him” with the blessed hope that we have in Jesus Christ. This blessed hope of Christ’s return will be the answer of the prayer, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)...
The Great Commission
In the third part of our series, “O Come Let Us Adore Him”, I want us to look at what Jesus commanded us to do. Because of Who Jesus is (week 1) and what He has done for us (week 2), the only proper response is to do what pleases Him, which is the very reason for our...
True Power
The Living God is not impressed by outward, human strength and power. God esteems those who are disciplined and self controlled.
When you stop serving or giving, you stop living
When we stop serving and giving, we really stop living the way we were created and redeemed to live. Kingdom living is all about serving and giving, not getting and consuming.
What Jesus Did For Us
We need to guard against only speaking of what Jesus did in the past tense. Jesus still does miracles today!
Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up?
When I was a boy I used to watch a television show called “To Tell the Truth”. Do you remember it? Anyways, the gist of the show was that the selected panel of celebrities posed questions to 3 individuals, all claiming to be a certain person. After the question and...
Whose Slave Are You?
Reader, what or who is your master passion in life? Remember what Jesus said: “No man can serve two masters”.
Fasting
If we humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord, He will lift us up (James 4:10). One way that we humble ourselves is by fasting. David said, "I humbled my soul with fasting" (Psalm 35:13). Our bodily appetites are so demanding. The spirit is willing, “but the flesh...
Trials And Temptations
Today we begin our exposition of the petition, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:13) What makes this petition one of the most challenging to expound on is the fact that the original word for “temptation” can also refer to a trial....
“Thine Is The Kingdom”
There are currently two kingdoms that exist upon this earth - the kingdom of darkness (Ephesians 6:12), into which all mankind is naturally born (Ephesians 2:1-3), and the kingdom of God, which Jesus says belongs to those who are born again (John 3:3-7). For all...
Forgiving Others
The importance of the subject of forgiveness, be it forgiveness from God, forgiveness of others, or forgiveness of ourselves, can never be overstated. Jesus gave an entire teaching on the unpayable debt that each one of us owes to God, which He paid for us, and which...
Get Acquainted With God
Do you read the bible for information or for revelation? Are you prone towards the academics of the faith of Christ, or intimacy with Christ Himself? Job 22.21 Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Our passage today speaks...
God-centered Living
God is mentioned over 30 times in the creation account. He existed before the universe was created. Thus, a very basic principle of life is that man as created by God and for His purposes. It is only in surrendering to God that man finds real meaning and purpose for...
The Jaws of Temptation
1 Corinthians 10.13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. James...
Burning Hearts
Luke 24. 32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? As Jesus expounded the Scriptures to these men, their hearts were set on fire. After our eyes are opened by The...
Walking by Faith in our Mighty God
40: 8 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God (God is eternal; He never changes), the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not (never tires), neither is weary, there is no searching of His understanding. My precious brothers...
In His Hands
My prayer this morning is that God would realign and readjust your thinking according to the truth of the gospel. Isaiah 40.12 tells us that God measures the waters in the hollow of His hand, and metes out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth...
Grace and Peace
2 Peter 1.2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. The more knowledge that you have of of Jesus Christ, the greater understanding you will have that our God is gracious. Peter has learned after all these years of...
Motives
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that...
Beware Of Grace
“Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets: ‘Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.’ ” (Acts 13:40-41) Isn’t it...
Be Ye Perfect
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) Understand that by telling us to be perfect, Jesus is not telling us to be sinless. Basically speaking, to be “perfect” means to put off our old way of thinking and living and...
The Extra Mile For Jesus’ Sake
I find the teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount to be some of the most convicting and challenging portions in the entire bible. The teaching of Jesus assaults my selfishness and flesh like no other section of Scripture. It reveals the sin that is in my heart...
Speaking The Truth In Love
Today’s study addresses the issue of the importance of truthfulness and honesty in our lives as followers of The Lord Jesus Christ. The hard core truth is that we are not born honest and truthful. Speaking of the unregenerate condition, the apostle Paul wrote: “Their...
Seize the Moment
Ephesians 5.16,17 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. We are so prone to cling to the past and look to the future and completely miss the beauty and gift of the moment. You may be reading this...
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.