Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

1.19- There is only one thing that Jesus promised to build.   Not a political party.   Not a certain nation.   Not a denomination.   Not a business.   Guess what it was? He said He would build it on a firm foundation and the gates of Hell would not overcome it. Do you remember what it was?   His church.   Not a building.   Not a campus of buildings.   A people who are called out of the world of darkness into the light of His love and grace. A tornado can come through and destroy a church building, but not the church. A hateful person can light torch to destroy a meeting place, but not the church. The Scriptures know nothing of someone being a follower of Jesus who is not a part of the church. Matthew 16. 13  Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14  And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, [ h ] El...

1.18- The world is full of people who are not seeking peace.   They are wolves.   We are lambs. Therefore, we must be shrewd.   We must be innocent in our responses to the hate and violence in this world.  We are careful when brought into places of stress such as being put on trial for our faith in Jesus. We listen for direction and guidance from the Holy Spirit.  We stand firm if we are rejected by our family. Jesus was persecuted even though He was completely innocent, we can be sure that we will be persecuted. We cannot help but shout the good news that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a reality.   This news has gone out from the housetops for the last 2020 years.   As for myself, I have had 47 years of full time work of spreading this good news.   Thank you God. This means that we must keep filling our hearts with love so that fear will be driven out of our hearts. God doesn’t have sparrows fall apart fro...