What is agape love? It is a type of love. While the English language only has the word love, the ancient Greeks had multiple words for different types of love. Here are some of the ways the Greek differentiated love: John Wrote of Agape Love In John 4:7-21, John used agape or a derivative of …
Who was John? Jesus called John, a son of Zebedee, to change his career from fishing to fishing for men (Luke 5:1-11). John immediately responded and began to follow Jesus as a disciple. He observed the miracles of Jesus and heard His teachings. John was one of the three disciples closest to Jesus. The other …
God’s Word is a lamp to my feet. It is often the most evident in my life when I am the most desperate and need the Lord to guide me. Corrie ten Boom was imprisoned in a concentration camp during World War II and smuggled a Bible into the prison with her. She writes, “As …
Experiencing the supernatural is a fantastic experience that strengthens our faith and makes the Lord come alive. When I was a small child, I had a supernatural experience in worship. I still have vivid memories of it. I remember looking toward the lectern in the front of the church and seeing a white angel suspended …
Remembering Christian Foundations and putting them into practice is essential in moving forward in the faith. There was a time when God was a low priority for me, but in His mercy, He called me back to Himself to repair my tattered foundation. Only in hindsight did I realize how merciful God was. Years later, …
The Apostle Peter warned the churches: Don’t fall away from the faith. I remember reading about a large hotel along the ocean near where we lived that, over time, had washed away. Erosion is dangerous because it is gradual but can have catastrophic results if unchecked. While a hotel or a house can be replaced, …
Peter wrote of promises and fruitfulness and their relationship. God’s promises come through Jesus, who gives us everything for a Godly life. But we must respond to these promises, which will enable us to grow in the virtues of faith. Then Peter wrote how responding to these promises will make us fruitful. 2 Peter 1:8 The …
Peter wrote about God’s promises in his second letter and then told his readers to respond to God’s promises. 2 Peter 1: 5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control …
As Peter began his second letter, he wrote of the promises through Jesus. We often consider what God wants from us when we think of religion. In this letter, Peter tells us about what God wants for us. False teachers claimed that Jesus wasn’t enough; people must get special knowledge from them. To counter this, …
A call to holy living is the voice of the Holy Spirit for every believer. You may have wandered from God’s plan for your life, but the Good Shepherd is calling you back. You may think you have strayed too far from God to return, but that is a lie from the enemy. When we …