We do need to understand that when we gather in the body in Christ, this is the Lord’s opportunity to do spiritual business with his people. This, the church, should be a scary yet amazingly exciting place to be. We need to discover perhaps a much higher faith-filled expectation for the gathered body of Christ than perhaps we have at present.
Christian Living
In a culture full of half-truths, my truth, and no truth, believers need to live lives of clarity, authenticity, and spiritual boldness. Moreover, we need to live in a way that doesn’t obscure the good news and diminish the name of Jesus with tepid, religious, and hypocritical behavior.
I was asked the other day, “How can a man like King David, who has committed awful sins, still be called a man after God’s heart?” Good question. What is particular about David that pleased the Lord? I thought of his steadfast faith in God’s goodness, power, and character during…
I want to introduce you to someone who understands exactly what you’re going through and wants to walk with you through this life. His name is Jesus.
Have we been so collectively swayed by the church growth gurus, vision casters, and directional teams that we’ve taken our eyes off the great commission? Looking at conditions in much of modern Christianity, the answer is yes.
It is obvious that we have moved far beyond forced coercion to bake a cake or rent a wedding venue. Now Christians are being forced to keep silent and not share anything, including literature or speech, that could be deemed offensive to the LGBTQ community.
I don’t consider myself a prepper, but a person who looks at the realities we face through the lens of scripture and reacts accordingly. I don’t see living the Christian life and being prepared as mutually exclusive.
This is not the time to sit back and relax or be an apathetic Christian. So the encouragement I want to give you is to understand the time we live in and to persevere under God’s providential hand in our time, even in these times of trouble.
By most observations, it does seem that a cataclysmic event or even a series of events is inevitable. There is another earth shaking event around the corner…..and that’s the Day of the Lord. With these two scenarios in mind, a question remains: Are You Ready ?