Pattern and Principles: Doing Good vs. Fruit Bearing? John 15: 8 – “…this is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples”. I’ve often written that the attack on the body of Christ is both from within and without. Attacks from within (in any battle) is always more […]

Pattern and Principles: Letter and Spirit 2 Corinth. 3-6 – “He [God] has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant – not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life”. Yesterday, I had a visit with one of the younger pastoral leaders God has put […]

Pattern and Principles: Sinful nature, the enemy and God’s ultimate’s purpose – Samson as a Case Study (read May 2nd – Daily bible Plan – Judges 15 and 16) 1 John 2: 16 – “For everything in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life […]

Pattern and Principles: Savior and Lord – what is the difference? Rom. 10: 9 – “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” Trusting in Jesus Christ as your Savior makes you a Christian. It’s your access to […]

Pattern and Principles: Guarding your Heart (MIND) Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” Luke 6:45 (NKJV) – “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings […]

Pattern and Principles: Conviction vs. Condemnation (another Look) It is almost impossible to fully understand the difference between Conviction and Condemnation without understanding the word RELATIONSHIP and what it stands for (we’ll talk about this later). —- Conviction is the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth […]