THE FATHER DRAWS PEOPLE TO THE SON FOR ETERNAL LIFE! Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” —John 5:6-27 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. —John 6:44             Man is more than just the physical body, the…

YOU ARE EITHER IN THE KINGDOM OF LIGHT OR THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS! And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” —John 3:19-21   There are only two kingdoms and everyone is in either the one or the other.  Which one are you in?   Are…

I AM A CHILD OF GOD! But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. —John 1:12-13 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! —John 1:29 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does…

ENVY… POLITICAL CORRUPTION STAYS NOT THE PLAN OF GOD! For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. —Mark 15:10 And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” And Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. —Mark 15:13-15  And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way…

PROPER VIEW OF SELF Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.  —Mark 14:29-31 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept. —Mark 14:72             We need to have a proper view of ourselves.  Peter said that…

JESUS!  THE SON OF GOD AND THE SON OF DAVID! Have you not read this Scripture: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.” — Mark 12:10-11 And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.’ David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” — Mark 12:35-37             Jesus is the Cornerstone.  Everyone who knows Him will…

I BELIEVE!  HELP ME WITH MY UNBELIEF! And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” —Mark 9:23-24             “If you can!”  First of all, Jesus can do anything He desires to do!  After all, He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things! (Colossians 1:16-17).  Surely, He can do whatever He wants to do with that which is His.  Yes, “All things are possible for one who believes.”  Let’s make one thing clear.  “All things are possible for the one who believes,” but that does not mean that…

HEART’S FOCUS— ON MAN’S THINKING AND IDEAS OR ON WHAT GOD SAYS  And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “ ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ —Mark 7:6-7  For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” —Mark 7:21-23   And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You…

HATE EVIL AND SHINE FOR JESUS! O you who love the LORD, hate evil! —Psalm 97:10 You love righteousness and hate wickedness… —Psalm 45:7 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. —Proverbs 8:13 Through the fear of the LORD evil is avoided. —Proverbs 16:6 Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts…. —Amos 5:15 Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. —Romans 12:9 Do you hate the evil of abortion? What are you doing about it? Do you hate the evil of child/youth trafficking? What are you doing about it? Do you hate the evil of illegal drugs?…

BELIEVING JESUS IS THE WILL OF GOD! And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. —Mark 3:2    And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.” —Mark 3:33-35 Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works…