The whole point of Jesus’ Inaugural Address is to create a kingdom of happy, blessed, and joyful people. The truths He shares, if we act on them, will bring maximum enjoyment and fulfillment to our lives. However, in our society we suffer from a bad case of culturalized Christianity. Biblical principles have been compromised, and…
Jesus continued His Inaugural Address, saying, “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). His ideas were new and no doubt captivating to His audience. He had already talked about the poor in spirit and those who mourn; then, He brought up the meek and their inheritance. Everyone likes to hear…
Last week, we talked about being poor in spirit. This week, we continue with be-attitude #2, blessed are they that mourn. First, we enter into the kingdom of heaven by being poor in spirit, then we mourn. From there He says we’re blessed to be meek, to be merciful, to be pure in heart, to make…
In all of life, in all you do, you are loved. The greatest peril you can face is not realizing this. You may have experienced the lack of love from those around you, but there is a love that is real, constant, unchanging, and eternal. It comes from God. To live in conscious awareness, that…
The words of Jesus are so powerful, and so full of grace. Ultimately the words of Jesus are greatest words ever spoken in the history of mankind. His words and ideas were based out of a fervent love for the entire world. Imagine one man with who’s words have formed societies and brought peace and…
Many Bibles have the Words of Jesus printed in red letters. Red-Letter Living is giving specific and concentrated attention to the red letters: those Words of Jesus. The object is to know them and to live them. Much of Christendom has sunk into an academic or theological existence, creating an “idea God.” God has become…
There is much suffering in the world today and there are so many kinds of suffering. We choose how we respond to suffering. This teaching will show you how to profitably respond to the suffering of sickness and disease through prevention and the steps to recovery.
People suffer today because they do not know or believe that they are loved. You need to know just how much you are loved by God and how much He wants a personal relationship with you. In knowing these truths, you can then profitably respond to the suffering of thinking that you are not loved.