When Jesus overturned the money changers’ tables and cleansed the temple in John 2, the religious leaders were astonished by His behavior. But some wondered, “Do these signs prove He is the Messiah, the one that God sent?” Among that interested group was a man named Nicodemus, to whom Jesus would later say, “You must […]
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Prior to each Billy Graham crusade, the organization implements a simple but effective outreach program. For decades, Operation Andrew has been training church congregants to write down the names of friends they want to bring to the crusade. They pray for them, invite them, and give them a ride on the day of the event.The […]
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“No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him” (John 1:18).What does that mean, “No one has seen God at any time”? No one in history has ever seen the full, undiminished glory of God in His total essence—though there […]
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How many times have you made plans, and then God changed them? Have you ever gotten to a point where you thought, “Should I even make plans?” Well, you should, but you should always say, as James counseled us, “if the Lord wills” (see James 4:13-15). It’s a good way to think.I write this to […]
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Atheism has slain its thousands, but procrastination has slain its tens of thousands. “One day I’m going to receive Christ.” “One day,” they say, but it never comes.In Acts 24, Paul appeared before a Roman governor named Felix. And something interesting happened.”And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, […]
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