Posts Tagged ‘Paul’

  • Let Your Life Be A Good Example For Others
    Be A Good Example For Others By Zac Poonen When Paul called the elders of the church in Ephesus to bid farewell to them, notice what he told them in Acts 20:17-35. He reminded them that he had been with them for three years (Acts 20: 31) and that he had preached to them...
    by at September 10th, 2009 at 09:09 am
  • Encouragement And Admonition Are Two Of The Chief Ministries Of The Holy Spirit
    Consider the following commands in the Bible: “Warn (admonish, urge and encourage) one another every day…..that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin….(Heb. 3:13;  Amplified Bible). “Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together (as believers) as is the habit of some people, but admonishing – warning, urging and encouraging...
    by at May 17th, 2009 at 01:05 am
  • The Secret of Living A Godly Life
    By Zac Poonen Under the old covenant, people were exhorted to meditate on “the LAW of the Lord” (Psa.1:2). But under the new covenant, we are exhorted to meditate on “the GLORY of the Lord” (2 Cor. 3:18).  If we look only at the letter of God’s Word, we will become Pharisees, and we will build a church of Pharisees.  But if we look at the...
    by at May 7th, 2009 at 08:05 pm
  • Three Challenging And Comforting Thoughts
    By Zac Poonen 1. God delights in honest people “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another” (1 Jn.1:9).  To walk in the light means first of all that we hide nothing from God. We tell Him everything, exactly as it is. I am convinced that the first step towards God is honesty. God detests those who are insincere. Jesus...
    by at April 24th, 2009 at 07:04 am
  • All Of God’s Commandments Are For Our Good
    By Zac Poonen God has always required obedience from man. Under the old covenant, the Israelites were given commandments to obey.But they discovered that they could not keep God’s laws perfectly. Under the new covenant, God promises to write His laws in our hearts and minds so that we will not only obey Him but love to obey Him. God’s promise is: “I will put My Spirit...
    by at April 20th, 2009 at 10:04 am
  • April Test
    By Br. Brite Sundar                                                              The God who created the heaven and earth & everything in it created you with a definite plan & purpose. His plans are to prosper you & not to harm you. He declares in Isaiah 55:8...
    by at April 3rd, 2009 at 08:04 am
  • The Sufferings of Christ
    By Zac Poonen What did Paul mean when he said, “In my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions” (Col.1:24)? Was there anything lacking in Christ’s sufferings? Certainly not. He cried, “It is finished” on the cross. What then did Paul mean by saying that he had to complete what...
    by at April 3rd, 2009 at 07:04 am
  • Foundations for Christian Living from I Corinthians
    ü He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ – I Corinthians 1:8   ü God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful – I Corinthians 1:9   ü For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ...
    by at September 23rd, 2008 at 10:09 am
  • Powerful Words from Book of Galatians
    Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.   Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God,...
    by at September 23rd, 2008 at 10:09 am