John, as an apostolic witness, informs our understanding of Christ’s teaching through his writing about The Vine and the Branches- John 15:1-10 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while...
A prayer partner friend and I find that God often has us on parallel tracks….. What He is speaking to her through her activities and contacts, He is also speaking to me through mine… This is part of a devotional she shared yesterday. I had been reflecting...
How personal and concerned is God about assuring that we understand how much we are loved? God used close parking spaces during a holiday season years ago to show me that HE was in charge. I had a prime spot from before Thanksgiving until after my birthday in February...
Today’s message at Lynn Haven UMC was on “becoming”, following two previous weeks’ messages on “belonging” and “believing”. Pastor Craig Carter referenced Hebrews 9:28, “so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for...
Titus 2:14 (KJV) says that Christ gave Himself to redeem us from sin and “purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” Bill and I listen many mornings to the teaching of Dr. David Jeremiah at oneplace.com . Today he was teaching from...
“The one (justification)implies what God does for us through His Son; the other (sanctification) what He works in us by His Spirit.” John Wesley Righteousness.How it comes to be, if at all,is amazing. Covered, as with snow, by the imputation of...
