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Where The Power Comes From

God's presence, Power, Power of Jesus, Prayer

Mary Poppins is famous for her magical bag. She pulls all sorts of objects out of it to the children’s bewilderment. They can’t figure…

The Importance Of Power

God's power, God's presence, Power, Prayer

Have you ever had an appliance that wouldn’t work? No matter what you tried, you could not get it to operate. Once you became…

Healthy, Inside And Out

Firm Foundation, Health, Inside, Love of Christ, Love of God, Outside, Spiritual

Outward strength is not always an accurate indicator of our health. Some body builders die of heart attacks even though they look like they’re…

Courage To Stand Up To Injustice

Convictions, Courage, Faithfulness, Injustice, Society, Stand

In the direst historical moments, Christian faith has led some to civil disobedience and even martyrdom. Many churchgoers will be familiar with men and…

Peace With One Another

Authority, Disagreements, Faith, Friendships, Government, Peace, Peacefully

Living at peace with governing authorities is practiced by living at peace with one another. Most leaders shy away from controversial topics in the…

Winning The Lottery

Happiness, Mistakes, Money, True Joy, Winning

Winning the lottery often produces disastrous results for people. They mistakenly think that money will make them incredibly happy. Unfortunately, there are many stories…

A Know-It-All Attitude

God's Plans, Humility, Knowledge, Recognizing, Relationship with God

Have you ever dealt with a know-it-all? It’s incredibly annoying. If you have any reasonable amount of knowledge about something they’re describing, you will…

Requirements And Rewards

Body, Control, Discipline, Eternal Life, Requirements, Reward, Self-Control

The Miami Heat are known for their strict physical requirements for their players. They measure their body fat and health every week during the…

Using Truth For Political Agenda

Consequences, Political, Power, Trusting God, Truth

Don’t Look Up (directed by Adam McKay [Netflix, 2021]) tells the story of two astronomers who discover a deadly comet approaching earth. The president…

Life Continues After Death

Afterlife, Death, Eternal Life, Eternity, Life

“Death is only the beginning.” This is said in the action movie The Mummy (directed by Stephen Sommers [Universal Pictures, 1999]) to emphasize the…

Withstanding The Toughest Storms

Calamity, Faith, Firm Foundation, Jesus Christ, Storms, The Rock

There have been many intense and deadly storms in the United States in the twenty-first century—maybe none more horrific than Hurricane Katrina in 2005:…

Earth-Shattering

Disciples, Good News, Jesus' Teaching, Nature of Christ

The emotional and psychological chaos the disciples must have been experiencing can be illustrated visually with a couple scenes from the movie Inception (directed…

Accusations, Faith, And Forgiveness

Accusations, Confessing Sin, Faith, Forgiveness, Renewed

In an episode of House, the title character treats a disgraced priest. The priest has been accused of molesting a teenage boy and has…

Look For The Beauty Of God

Appreciation, Blind, God's Beauty, God's Attributes, Seeking God

A prism looks like a simple clear triangle until light is refracted through it and a multicolored rainbow emerges. Although light has all these…

Capstone

Capstone, Crush, Jesus

The capstone, “the top stone on a wall or parapet around a flat-roofed building,” was a stumbling block to some. “Many Jews similarly tripped…

Standing Up For The Truth

Criticism, Risk, Seeking Truth, Truth

Standing up for the truth, speaking prophetically, and offering criticism are never easy. They always involve risk—the risk of losing a friendship, a job,…

Standard Of Goodness

God's Standard, Goodness, Holiness, Perfect Jesus, Righteousness

For Jesus, goodness is defined by the nature and character of God; it’s measured by the standard that God alone sets. Jesus understands that,…

Greatness

God's Greatness, His greatness, Humility, Love, Lowliness, Power, Pride, Pursuit, Selfishness

Jesus’s understanding of greatness differs greatly from his disciples’ understanding of greatness. According to Jesus, greatness in the kingdom of heaven is defined by…