To many Christians are searching futilely for answers to needless questions. They flock to seminars, devour popular Christian books, visit counselors, seek the latest fad for successful Christian living, or pursue the current ecstatic experience to discover “the secret” of abundant life in Christ. The key to such living is not a secret. Nor is it mysterious. Scripture contains all the information we will ever need for living fruitful, successful lives. Our problem is not lack of information, nor a deficiency in spiritual experience. Or Problem is that we do not rely sufficiently on the ministry of the Spirit and allow Him to apply the Truth of God’s Word in our lives. All the seminars and deeper life schemes can actually turn out to be counterproductive, sine a false means of sanctification is an impotent counterfeit. The Christians life begins and continues by the power of the Holy Spirit, whom God has graciously sent first to awaken us to our need of salvation, and then to give us a new birth, and finally to dwell within us to eventually present us flawless when Christ returns. We must begin to come to an understanding of this great ministry of the Spirit … READ MORE

Why should I care if I am a servant or not? Philippians 2:5 reminds us to, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. You can not follow Christ and not be a servant, but we can be a follower of Christ and be a poor servant! C. S. Lewis said, “When Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world.” Our responsibility is to learn to use the gifts that the Spirit of God has given us, for the benefit of others, and not attempt to manipulate those who are around us, or to gain position within the church because of those gifts. We must always remember gifts are given to the church through us! They are not given to us for the purpose of exalting us. C. S. Lewis also reminded us that, “Humility is not thinking less of ourselves, but thinking of ourselves less.”… READ MORE

Many people misunderstand our service, and it is important that we understand the lessons of service. As Jesus serve the disciples by washing their feet in John 13 he received opposition from a strange source – Peter. In verse 6 Peter criticized Jesus ministry by saying, “Why are you washing my feet?” For Peter the question was one of misunderstanding, he knew that he should be doing it for Jesus not vice versa, but the criticism was still there. We first of all need to understand that people will often question our motives as we serve, it is key that we understand why we are doing what we do, and let go with the criticism. Second, in verse 8, Peter objected to that ministry of Jesus. Sometimes people will not allow us to serve them. Our heart is right, our desire is there, but they just will not allow us to serve them as they need. When that happens don’t be discouraged, remember God looks at the heart more than the action. And finally we must be able to work through Flattery. In John 13:9 Peter went over and above. Some people may attempt to sway us from our course … READ MORE