*Please let these words of Ron Hutchcraft touch your heart as they did mine. I know it’s a few days past Good Friday, but the powerful message is still just as applicable. Please allow the Spirit to speak to your heart. Blessings, Ed A listener shared a story with me that’s just too powerful notContinue reading “The Battle In Your Soul”
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Bitterness and Worry
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT) When bitterness is coupled with rage, as in the above verse, it means “extreme wickedness”Continue reading “Bitterness and Worry”
A Closer Look at Holiness
“But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from Him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your newContinue reading “A Closer Look at Holiness”
Which Path?
“Teach me Your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end. Give me understanding and I will obey Your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart. Make me walk along the path of Your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.” (Psalm 119:33-35 NLT) Not until weContinue reading “Which Path?”
Where You Headed?
“I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” (Matthew 8:9 NLT) Do you realize as a childContinue reading “Where You Headed?”
God of Infinite Light!
“Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life…” (Philippians 2:14-16a NLT) What does it mean to be a person of light? WhatContinue reading “God of Infinite Light!”
The Cross
“’He saved others,’ they scoffed, ‘but He can’t save Himself! So He is the King of the Israel, is He? Let Him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in Him. He trusted God, so let God rescue Him now if He wants Him! For He said, “I am the SonContinue reading “The Cross”
Are You for Real?
“Large crowds followed Him wherever He went – people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.” (Matthew 4:25 NLT) One of the things that non-believers dislike and criticize the most about Christians is our tendency to “label” people. They also hate that we struggle withContinue reading “Are You for Real?”
The Footprints of Jesus
“Another of His disciples said, ‘Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.’ But Jesus told him, ‘Follow Me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead.’” (Matthew 8:21-22 NLT) Questions often arise when we read these verses. Is Jesus being callous and uncaring? Is He asking us to ignore our loveContinue reading “The Footprints of Jesus”
Salvation (Part 2)
“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12 NLT) In a very real sense, personal salvation, the ability of an individual person to be saved, wasn’t available until the Holy Spirit was given. How do I know that? Because accordingContinue reading “Salvation (Part 2)”
Walking With Jesus 