When our children were young, we would record their growth by placing a mark on the wall just above their heads. Once they stepped away from the wall, the first thing they did was to compare the difference between the previous mark and the current one. Then they would exclaim, “Look how much I’ve grown!”… Continue Reading
Growing by Sowing the Word
In school my children participated in a gardening class. They helped prepare the soil and sow the seeds. However, this was not a onetime activity. They would go out faithfully to take care of the garden by watering it and removing weeds or destructive bugs. Because we lived in an area that had warm weather… Continue Reading
Biblical Truths We Must Adhere to: To Whom It Is Addressed
When our children were in high school, we received an invitation to the wedding and reception of a dear couple. Our family was delighted with the occasion, but I remember I had to go back and double-check which members of our family were invited. Checking the names on the envelope, I found that it was… Continue Reading
Overcoming Fear by Believing Action
The believer’s greatest enemy in life is fear, because fear, in its least common denominator, is unbelief; and unbelief defeats the promises of God. Where we have fear, it handcuffs our ability to believe God. Proverbs 29:25 gives us the answer to overcome fear. Proverbs 29:25: The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso… Continue Reading
Le travail d’équipe : Travailler ensemble dans l’unité
Dieu nous a appelés à jouer dans Son équipe, le Corps de Christ ! Nous avons un guide de jeu, la Parole de Dieu ; nous avons des coéquipiers, d’autres croyants nés de nouveau ; nous avons un but, gagner dans la compétition spirituelle ; et nous sommes résolus. Nous sommes prêts à jouer. Nous avons… Continue Reading
Trabajo en equipo: trabajando juntos en unidad
¡Dios nos ha llamado a competir en Su equipo, el Cuerpo de Cristo! Tenemos un manual de reglas, la Palabra de Dios; tenemos compañeros de equipo, otros creyentes renacidos; tenemos una meta, ganar en la competencia espiritual; y tenemos determinación. Estamos listos para competir. Sólo necesitamos saber cómo competir juntos como equipo. El cómo es… Continue Reading
How to Stand Strong and Not Faint
As born-again believers, we strive to be strong in our walk and in our stand for God. But at times we may face obstacles or challenges that can tempt us to faint in our minds and to think we’re not strong enough to stand. Well, God’s Word shows us that it is available to stand… Continue Reading
Un style de vie de service avec amour
Avez-vous jamais été si reconnaissant et si plein d’amour à cause de quelque chose que quelqu’un avait fait pour vous au point que vous vouliez d’une manière ou d’une autre le bénir en retour ? Certainement personne n’a fait davantage pour nous que n’en a fait Dieu. Et une manière dont nous pouvons Le bénir en… Continue Reading
Un estilo de vida de servicio amoroso
¿Alguna vez se ha sentido tan agradecido y tan lleno de amor debido a algo que alguien hizo por usted que quería de alguna manera bendecirlos de vuelta? Ciertamente nadie ha hecho más por nosotros que Dios. Y una manera en la que podemos bendecirle de vuelta a Dios es vivir vidas de servicio amoroso.… Continue Reading
Super-Überwinder in allen Lebenslagen
Kannst Du dich daran erinnern, wie es war, als Du beim Sport darauf warten musstest, bis Du in eines von zwei Teams ausgewählt wurdest, die gegeneinander antreten sollten? Vielleicht für ein Basketballspiel oder ein Volleyballspiel? Für gewöhnlich wird für jedes Team ein Mannschaftskapitän bestimmt, der dann abwechselnd seine Mitspieler wählt. Ein kluger und fähiger Mannschaftskapitän… Continue Reading
Facing Adversity with Courage
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, military members, emergency room doctors—there is something that makes these professionals stand out from the crowd. In order to help, they run toward adverse situations when a more instinctive reaction might be to run away from them. They are able to do this in large part because of the instruction and… Continue Reading
Word Conditioned, Not Circumstance Controlled
How would you like to develop a mind-set that can help you overcome challenges that come your way? When challenges arise, we always have a choice to make: either we can allow circumstances to have control over us and defeat us, or we can overcome circumstances with God’s Word. Being Word conditioned and not circumstance… Continue Reading
The Scripture Interprets Itself: Used Before
We have examined previously how the Word of God interprets itself in the verse and in the context. If a word, expression, or idea does not interpret itself in the verse or in the context, another key is to examine where it has been used before, its previous usage. We will apply this Biblical research… Continue Reading
Manifesting God’s Kindness in Our Actions
For us as born-again believers, we have the ability to show God’s kindness to others. His kindness is an aspect of the love of God we have in our hearts because of the gift of holy spirit given to us in the new birth. Romans 5:5: …the love of God is shed abroad in our… Continue Reading
Becoming a Doer of the Word
Have you ever wondered, “How does God want me to love Him? How do I show Him that I love Him?” I show members of my family that I love them by doing acts of service for them, by giving them things that they like, by telling them things I like about them. I love… Continue Reading
Bringing Life and Peace with Our Words
The words we speak are powerful. They can affect others either positively or negatively. Proverbs 18:21 says it this way: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue….” With our words we have the power to bring life and peace to others. Two practical ways to help us accomplish this are to pause… Continue Reading
The Scripture Interprets Itself: In the Context
All Scripture interprets itself in the verse, in the context, and as used before. In previous articles we focused on how the Scripture interprets itself in the verse. Now let’s consider how the Scripture interprets itself in the context. Context means the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw… Continue Reading
Bountiful Living via Bountiful Giving
God has established immutable laws that govern all of life. Immutable means unchangeable. One immutable law is the prosperity principle of giving. As we give of our abundance with love and cheerfulness out of a heart of thankfulness, we do receive God’s bountiful blessings. In Biblical times, farmers sowed, or planted, seed by broadcasting: they… Continue Reading
God’s People Have So Much to Give!
When I was twenty-one years old and approaching college graduation, I started to seriously consider what I was going to do with my life. I had a desire to help others, so I asked myself, what do I have to give? At first I thought about my secular skills and the college degree I would… Continue Reading
God’s Sufficiency Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
I live in a very large metropolitan city in the United States, where I am presented at times with different challenges or needs that arise in physical, mental, and spiritual categories. I may find myself asking, “Will I have enough…” and I complete the question in my mind with something that I need. Common needs… Continue Reading
La autoridad de los padres en la crianza de los hijos
Cuando estuve con mi hija después del nacimiento de su primer hijo, pensé en todo el gozo que le vendría a la vida de ella y de su esposo al decidir criar a su hijo en la disciplina y la amonestación del Señor. ¿Habrán retos por el camino? Absolutamente. Sin embargo, a medida que los… Continue Reading
L’autorité d’un parent dans l’éducation des enfants
Alors que j’étais avec ma fille après la naissance de son premier enfant, j’ai pensé à toute la joie qui continuera d’affluer dans sa vie et celle de son mari à mesure qu’ils décident d’élever leur enfant en le corrigeant et en l’instruisant selon le Seigneur. Y aura-t-il des défis en cours de route ? Absolument.… Continue Reading
The Scripture Interprets Itself: In the Verse—Scripture Build-Up
I come from a big family with seven children. We are all adults now; and when we get together and talk about childhood events, it is extremely interesting to hear an identical event as narrated by each individual. Each person adds different details and insights to the same incident. And for the most part, the… Continue Reading
Gottes Gabe heiliger Geist
Gott ist der größte Geschenkemacher aller Zeiten. Er weiß, was und wann wir etwas benötigen und Er hat die Mittel, überschwänglich darauf zu antworten über alles hinaus, was wir bitten oder verstehen (Epheser 3:20). Zum Zeitpunkt der Wiedergeburt gibt Gott jedem einzelnen Seiner neuen Söhne oder Töchter ein ganz spezielles Geschenk – die Gabe heiliger… Continue Reading
Together Everyone Accomplishes More
I would like to tell you a story about a team that accomplished something great. However, I am not going to tell you about a sports team or a military team or a law enforcement team. This team I am referring to accomplished something great for God around two thousand years ago! The story I… Continue Reading
Josua: Auf Gott vertrauend
Josua ist ein hervorragendes Beispiel dafür, was es heißt, für Gott zu stehen. Er überwand viele scheinbar unüberwindbare Hindernisse und siegte überlegend. Er war weder entmutigt durch die Größe der Hindernisse, die ihn herausforderten, noch durch die Anzahl der Feinde, denen er gegenüberstand und er erbrachte bemerkenswerte Leistungen. Dies geschah nicht durch seine eigene Stärke… Continue Reading
Teamwork: Bringing God’s Power into Impact
Teamwork—working together in unity to pursue an organized joint effort—is illustrated throughout the Bible. That’s because believing and working together in unity is a vital part of carrying out God’s will. In the Gospels let’s consider records of people who believed together and worked as unified teams to bring God’s power into impact. When people… Continue Reading
Super vainqueurs dans toutes les situations de la vie
Vous rappelez-vous un temps où vous attendiez d’être choisi pour l’une de deux équipes qui allaient s’opposer l’une à l’autre dans une compétition ? Peut-être pour un match de base-ball ou un match de volley-ball ? Généralement, un capitaine était désigné pour chaque équipe, et ensuite, ils choisissaient les coéquipiers à tour de rôle. Un capitaine fort… Continue Reading
Super vencedores en todas las situaciones de la vida
¿Se recuerda usted de algún momento cuando esperaba ser escogido para uno de los dos equipos que competirían uno contra el otro? ¿Quizá era para un juego de béisbol o de voleibol? Generalmente, designaban a un capitán para cada equipo, y luego se turnaban escogiendo los compañeros de equipo. Un capitán inteligente y fuerte escogería… Continue Reading
Teamwork: The Importance of Each Individual
Recently, the house next to mine was damaged and needed to be rebuilt. This required the efforts of the insurance company, the general contractor, the subcontractors, the laborers, the vendors supplying the materials, and many others. Every individual involved was vital to the project’s success. I enjoyed watching them work together as a team to… Continue Reading
Le don de saint esprit de Dieu
Dieu est le plus grand donneur de tous les temps. Il sait ce dont nous avons besoin et quand nous en avons besoin, et Il a les ressources pour combler nos besoins infiniment au-delà de tout ce que nous pourrions jamais demander ou penser (Éphésiens 3:20). Chaque fois que quelqu’un naît de nouveau, Dieu donne… Continue Reading
El don de Dios de espíritu santo
Dios es el donador de dones más grande de todos los tiempos. Él sabe qué necesitamos y cuándo lo necesitamos, y Él tiene los recursos para suplir nuestras necesidades mucho más abundantemente de lo que jamás podemos pedir o entender (Efesios 3:20). Cuando alguien renace, Dios le da a Su nuevo hijo o hija un… Continue Reading
Teamwork: Working Together in Unity
God has called us to play on His team, the Body of Christ! We have a playbook, God’s Word; we have teammates, other born-again believers; we have a goal, to win in the spiritual competition; and we have determination. We are ready to play. We just need to know how to play together as a… Continue Reading
The Scripture Interprets Itself:
In the Verse—Words Used Must Be in Harmony
II Timothy 3:16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God [God-breathed], and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. All of the Word of God, as it was originally revealed to holy men of God—the God-breathed Word—fits together perfectly from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21. The Word of God… Continue Reading
Serving by Leading
A tremendous avenue for Christian service is to avail oneself of opportunities to lead God’s people. A true Christian leader helps those he or she is leading to live God’s Word and thus to live the more abundant life. What better way is there to lead others than the way God leads? With His love,… Continue Reading
Die Hoffnung: die Wiedervereinigung
Kurz nachdem Jesus in den Himmel aufgefahren war, erschienen den Aposteln zwei Engel und sagten: „… Dieser Jesus, der von euch weg gen Himmel aufgenommen wurde, wird so wiederkommen, wie ihr ihn habt gen Himmel fahren sehen“ (Apostelgeschichte 1:11). Zu wissen, dass Jesus Christus wiederkommt, ist von Bedeutung für den Wandel eines wiedergeborenen Gläubigen. Dieses… Continue Reading
Serving by Helping
What price could be put on the power of God that delivers people and sets them free from their bondage? God needs men, women, and young people who are willing to serve by helping others live the more abundant life. God has given every believer a unique function to perform, and He has even placed… Continue Reading
A Lifestyle of Loving Service
Have you ever felt so thankful and so full of love because of something someone did for you that you wanted to somehow bless them back? Certainly no one has done more for us than God has. And one way we can bless Him back is to live lives of loving service. A lifestyle of… Continue Reading
The Scripture Interprets Itself:
In the Verse—Biblical Usage
Imagine this scenario: a young high school student comes to his first Way Ministry Bible fellowship. As he is visiting with the people there, he makes the statement that in the Bible, both God and Jesus Christ have social media accounts. The perplexed listeners respond with “What?” He replies, “Look, it’s right here in James… Continue Reading
Helping Our Children Obey Us
God’s Word tells us the whole duty of man is to love God and do His Word. Ecclesiastes 12:13: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear [Reverence, or love] God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. This is true for children also. And it is much… Continue Reading
Parenting with God’s Vision
One great privilege of life is choosing to become parents. This rewarding part of life is also a great responsibility. Thankfully, as believing parents we have the Bible as our resource for what is right in regard to raising children. In the Bible we learn it is our responsibility to lovingly teach our children to… Continue Reading
A Parent’s Authority in Child Raising
When I was with my daughter after the birth of her first child, I thought about all the joy that will continue to come into her and her husband’s lives as they decide to raise their child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Will there be challenges along the way? Absolutely. However, as… Continue Reading
The Scripture Interprets Itself:
In the Verse—Right Where It Is Written
Have you ever felt that the Bible is a closed book? That it is difficult or even impossible to understand? Many people feel this way because they have never been taught how to understand the Bible. People have been left trying to interpret the Word for themselves. II Peter 1:20: Knowing this first, that no… Continue Reading
We Are Equipped to Help One Another
While I was rock climbing with my friends, I gained valuable understanding about helping my fellow believers through challenges in life. I used to hesitate to help people going through challenges because I didn’t know if I would be strong enough to help them bear their heavy burden, but as I was belaying my climbing… Continue Reading
Josué s’était confié en Dieu
Josué est un excellent exemple de quelqu’un qui a tenu pour Dieu. Il a affronté plusieurs obstacles apparemment insurmontables avec une victoire prévalente. Non découragé par la taille des obstacles qui l’ont éprouvé, ni par le nombre d’ennemis auxquels il a fait face, Josué a accompli des prouesses remarquables. Ce n’était pas par sa propre… Continue Reading
Josué: Confiando en Dios
Josué es un excelente ejemplo de alguien que estuvo firme por Dios. Él enfrentó muchos obstáculos que parecían insuperables con victorias prevalecientes. Sin desalentarse por el tamaño del obstáculo que lo retaba, ni por la cantidad de enemigos que enfrentó, Josué logró extraordinarias proezas. Esto no sucedió por medio de su propia fuerza o habilidad… Continue Reading
Moving Forward in Unexpected Challenges
As a scientist I am very thankful that God set up the physical systems on earth with great order. I have relied on that order to develop successful experiments. A successful experiment gives a predictable result and can be performed by different people at different times in different locations and will always yield the same… Continue Reading
Thankfulness: A Remedy for Defeat
Have you ever felt sorry for yourself? I certainly have. When I was younger I used to compare myself to my four older siblings—they were talented, smart, outgoing, and had many friends. I felt as if I didn’t measure up to them. Comparing myself to my older siblings made me feel sad and defeated. One… Continue Reading
La Esperanza: La gran reunión
Poco tiempo después de que Jesús ascendiera al cielo, dos ángeles aparecieron a los apóstoles diciendo: «…Este mismo Jesús, que ha sido tomado de vosotros al cielo, así vendrá como le habéis visto ir al cielo» (Hechos 1:11). Saber que Jesucristo vendrá nuevamente es vital para el andar del creyente renacido. Nos da paciencia, resistencia… Continue Reading
L’Espérance : le rassemblement
Peu après que Jésus est monté au ciel, deux anges sont apparus aux apôtres en disant : « … Ce Jésus, qui a été enlevé au ciel du milieu de vous, reviendra de la même manière que vous l’avez vu allant au ciel » (Actes 1:11). Savoir que Jésus-Christ revient est vital à la marche du croyant né… Continue Reading
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