by Christi Smith | Aug 12, 2024 | fundamental truths
Love Is Vulnerable Jesus often did not answer others as they expected, but rather answered them as they really needed. When he did, they were often brought up short at his unexpected answer. However, because he loved them, he was willing to be vulnerable toward them...
by Christi Smith | Aug 5, 2024 | fundamental truths
Don’t Be Afraid! The difference between the world as we know it now and the world to come is the absence of fear. Whereas here we fear almost everything, there we fear nothing. This is because perfect love casts out fear, and in a world that loves God perfectly,...
by Christi Smith | Jul 29, 2024 | fundamental truths
Open Your Heart Most of what is in our hearts is blocked and held back by a lifetime of pain and suffering. Each and every time we were disappointed, treated unkindly, hurt, or misused, another block was put in the dam of our hearts restricting the flow of who we are....
by Christi Smith | Jul 22, 2024 | fundamental truths
Our Time Of Love As we draw near to Jesus and allow ourselves to be led by His Spirit, we become one through a shared experience of His Spirit that causes us to be of one heart and one soul. Agape love fills us because that is God’s character manifest in our hearts...
by Christi Smith | Jul 15, 2024 | fundamental truths
Teaching Us To Love Harmony stems from knowing God as individuals, which then translates into becoming one as a group. Though natural-minded men try to teach such unity, they can’t. This level of concord between us is only possible through the shared experience of...
by Christi Smith | Jul 8, 2024 | fundamental truths
Huh? Trying to understand the things of God without His Spirit is like trying to move a pile of sand, one grain at a time, with tweezers. It’s theoretically possible, but that method is wholly inadequate to the task. Likewise, our natural minds, without the...
by Christi Smith | Jul 1, 2024 | fundamental truths
Bless Them We never know exactly what another is going through. Most of the time, if someone is acting out, there are distinct reasons for it, which may be hidden or misinterpreted. When someone stumbles, rather than falling with them, it is best to remain upright and...
by Christi Smith | Jun 24, 2024 | fundamental truths
Imagine Something Different. . . . A believer can’t practice true Christianity except through the Spirit of Christ living in them. Moreover, you must yield to His Spirit in order to walk in the Spirit. Church re-imagined is mainly about two things;...
by admin | Jun 22, 2024 | fundamental truths
To begin with, Paul says, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” 2 Timothy 3:16 First, let us agree that Paul is most likely speaking of Old Testament...
by admin | Jun 20, 2024 | fundamental truths
What’s wrong with this picture? To begin with, can we agree that doing God’s will is our primary function as Christian believers? Furthermore, is it not evident, from scripture, that our Lord is sovereign? Moreover, having been redeemed through his shed...
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