“I tell you the truth” – Jesus

In scripture, Jesus says’ “I tell you the truth” a whopping 78 times.  I once heard a preacher say that “the truth” is Jesus’ native language.   That’s a cool way of thinking about whatever it is that Jesus has to say. Here’s a few of my favorites: I tell you the truth, until heaven and [...]

Love is Patient

A responsive reading based on 1 Cor 13:1-8 M:        Love is patient C:        It is not hurried M:        love is kind C:        It is not harsh, rough or hurtful M:        It does not envy C:        It knows no other Gods M:        it does not boast C:        but only in Christ M:        it is not proud [...]

The Gospel has no Limits

Jesus’ death on our behalf, with its life saving forgiveness and guarantee of eternal life is for everyone who believes; regardless of ethnicity, race, gender, culture, wealth or lack thereof, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and educational level.  It cuts across time; dividing the very calendar that the world uses as their year zero reference.  The [...]

Found your gifts yet?

“Developing the gifts God gave you is an act of worship” – Darrell Evans Have you found your spiritual gifts yet? God calls us to be individuals; creative, expressive and active.  He has never made anyone else quite like me and He’s never made anyone else like you.  He is a creator, not a duplicator [...]

What is love?

Love is patient It is not hurried love is kind It is not harsh, rough or hurtful It does not envy It knows no other Gods it does not boast but only in Christ it is not proud It is humble It is not rude It is polite, refined and civil it is not self-seeking [...]

The Gospel of John is the “I Am” Gospel

John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:41 At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” John 6:48 [...]

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love never fails. (NIV) Love never dies.  (MSG) Love will last forever.  (NLT) Love never ends.  (ESV) Love never failith.  (ASV) The love doth never fall. (YLT) It doesn’t matter how you say it; God is love and love does not fail. “Love” is a difficult word to define and you will get a different [...]

Jesus on Giving, Praying & Fasting

Matthew 6:2 So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, [...]

Climb the Ladder!

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith: goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. -          2 Peter 1:5-7 Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, Copyright© 1973, 1978, [...]

What Does the Holy Spirit Do?

What does the Holy Spirit do?   P:  The Holy Spirit lives within Christians.  (John 14:17) C:  The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him.  But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.   P:  He teaches.  (John 14:26) C:  But the Counselor, the [...]