The Son reflects the glory of God and shows exactly what God is like. He holds everything together with his powerful word. (Hebrews 1:3 NCV) Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. (1 Peter 2:2-3)…
If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. (John 15:10) Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. Do not merely…
Genesis 1 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness… (v 26) So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (v 27) God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill…
Proverbs 1:7 “Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge…” (NLT) “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge…” (NKJV) “Knowledge begins with respect for the Lord…” (NCV) “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or…
John 21:1-18 Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples. Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.” “We’ll come, too,” they all said. So they…
ACTS 3:1-12 (NLT) Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the…
ACTS 3:1-8 (NLT) Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the…
Acts 3:1-16 (NLT) Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the…
PARABLE OF THE LOST SON (LUKE 15:11-32) 11 To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons.12 The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. 13 “A few days later this younger…
Tim Harper reflects on seeing God deliver the desire of his heart to connect with people in Uganda when the answer at every turn seemed to be “NO.” “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4)
