John 15:2 "Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit."
This purging has been interpreted in many ways. The illustration that Jesus is using is one of pruning; therefore, some have said this purging is a very painful...
DID YOU KNOW THAT IT IS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU TO BE SAVED? HOW ABOUT BEING HEALED, OR PROSPERING, OR BEING STRESS FREE, OR NOT BEING LONESOME? THE BIBLE COVERS ALL OF THESE AND I WILL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES.
SAVED....2ND PETER 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
John 14:28 "Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I."
Jesus stated His union with the Father so clearly that He was accused of blasphemy more than once. This statement about the Father...
DID YOU KNOW YOU ARE A SLAVE? THAT'S RIGHT, WE ARE ALL SLAVES. WE ARE EITHER A SLAVE TO SIN, WHICH IS OUR CARNAL SELF, OR A SLAVE TO JESUS AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS. AND, WE CAN'T BE A SLAVE TO BOTH AS WE CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS. THE DICTIONARY DEFINES "SLAVE" AS "a bond servant".
John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;"
Remember that Jesus was saying these things to His disciples so that they would not be offended. Jesus is speaking to His disciples about the Holy Spirit, who is the Comforter. The ministry of the Holy...
I WAS READING MATTHEW 9:9-13 WHERE IT SAYS "9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
I HAVE WRITTEN A LOT ABOUT ANGELS BUT JUST WANTED TO ADD THIS. TO YOU WHO REALLY LOVE JESUS AND HAVE FAITH TO BELIEVE IN WHAT HE SAYS, I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU. A LOT OF YOU KNOW THIS BUT TO THE ONES THAT DO NOT, YOU REALLY DO HAVE GUARDIAN ANGELS WATCHING OVER YOU. JESUS WAS VERY CLEAR ON THIS AND SEE WHAT HE SAYS IN MATTHEW 18:10 "Take heed that ye...
John 14:5 "Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?"
Thomas knew Jesus. He just didn't realize Jesus was "the way." Likewise, people today know portions of God's Word but they don't realize that God's Word is their way to victory. Often, people cry out for God to speak to...
John 14:2 "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."
This is Jesus' last teaching to His disciples before His crucifixion. Jesus' disciples were about to go through the greatest test of their faith that they had ever encountered. Jesus said that He...