by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Luke 7:9 – When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” This is one of two times in the Gospels when we read that...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Matthew 10:38 – And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. The cross, of course, was a means of execution. To take the cross and follow Christ means to live in such devoted abandonment to Him that even death itself is not too...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Revelation 3:19 – As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. The Lord’s love for the church is seen in the fact that He rebukes and chastens it. If He did not care, He would not bother. With tenderness, He calls on the Laodicean...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Romans 14:19 – Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. Young Christians need the kind of fellowship that will protect them and encourage them to grow. But you cannot treat them like “babies” all...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Luke 11:1 – Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray…” The disciples sensed that prayer was a real and vital force in the life of Jesus. As they heard Him...
