by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. You are a new creation in Christ Jesus, so what are the old things that have passed away? Remember that all mankind...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Matthew 5:6 – Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Remember that Jesus said this in a day and to a culture that really knew what it was to be hungry and thirsty. For many of us today, to be hungry means we have not...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
1 Peter 2:5 – you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. You will recall that after Peter’s confession that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
James 5:16 – Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. A casual reading of this verse may give the impression that you are to share with other people...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Jude 20-21 – But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. “Building yourselves up on your most holy...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
John 15:14 – You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. Jesus considers you His friend. That is just astounding. You may be selfish, inconsistent, and unstable. But the Lord looks directly at you and He calls you His friend. This means that He does not...
