His Teachings

On this Memorial Day I am reminded of the countless men and women who serve, have served, and will serve. Inevitably we will lose some of our heroes to conflicts. That is a part of life and one we cannot escape. May God bless all the troops, their families, children, and countless loved ones and friends who miss them while they serve. I want to discuss being alive and dead. What does it mean to be dead to the flesh and alive in Christ. And most importantly, is it even possible? After all, our spirits are encased in flesh and we won't shed this flesh until we die. That is a fact. Of course, we must start in the Word as that is where life began. The entire book of Romans is an excellent place to start when you are looking for victory over your flesh. We all have issues that must be overcome, some more obvious than others, nonetheless they exist in us all. Romans 6:6-23 give us SPECIFIC instruction on the Christian Life. The entire chapter 6 gives us a synopsis as to what it is ...

I want to write a little about our intentions / desires / and goals. Have you ever had a dream or desire that was so awesome, you just knew it came from the Lord? After all His Word does say that He would give His children the desires of their hearts. So why is it not happening? What are you doing wrong? What can you do to make it better? Matthew 6:33 says: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. The previous verse (Matthew 6:32) says that God already knows your needs before you ask Him. And the following verse says we are to take no thought about tomorrow, it has its own issues. Psalm 37:4 says: Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. So what do we know so far: God knows the desires of our hearts God knows our needs before we ask So what keeps us from attaining our desires or goals? Our focus, our hearts, our goals - for what purpose do they serve in the liv...

Christianity is not a religion as much as it is a walk. GOD never instructed us to be religious, rather to obey his statutes and accept His son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank GOD for mercy, grace, and His Holy Ghost to guide us into all truth. Is it more important what you wear to church than going?  Is it more important that you attend your denominational assembly or that you hear His Word? Do you read His Word? Meditate on it day & night? Do you Praise God? Even when you think you have no reason to? How important is your relationship with Jesus to you? These are some hard questions that may have you re-evaluating yourself. That is the point. If you are not going to serve God with your whole heart, whole mind, and whole BODY...don't waste your time. Half obedience is disobedience. You should be aware that God is not in the business of condemning His children, rather correcting them in love for their benefit. Every good thing and every "bad" thing in your l...

There is no shame in making a mistake. The shame is when you continue to make the same mistake, having not learned anything from it. Let me start by saying this: just because you have seen no immediate lessons to be learned and / or repercussions to mistakes made does NOT mean you don't need to take notice. God is good and merciful, this is true. But we must also do our part, remembering that "God chastises the ones He loves." Does God love you? Absolutely. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.." We are all loved by God and that is proven each day we wake up and can draw breath in to sustain our lives. But for myself, I have been hard-headed, hard to understand, and hard to teach. I have been wrong, of course, but not THAT wrong, right? Wrong. Every day is an opportunity to search yourselves. Proverbs tells us many differences between the wise man and the foolish one. One distinct difference is that a wise man changes...