Category: New Testament
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Duplicity – 2025.06.27
Luke 16:13 (KJV) No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. We need to choose between who we serve and no try to play both sides. In the…
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Counting the cost continued – 2025.06.26
Matthew 6:25-34 (KJV)25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,…
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What is the cost – 2025.06.25
Luke 14:28-29 (KJV)28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, We are to count the…
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Being with Jesus Christ – 2025.06.24
Luke 11:23 (KJV) He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.From GOD’s perspective there are only two options for people. One is begin with Jesus Christ and the other is being against Jesus Christ. When we are against Jesus Christ we are not with Him or…
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Understanding – 2025.06.19
Luke 8:10 (KJV) And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. GOD likes to be sought and He hides His treasure in plain sight. It is to see if…
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Blessing in not being offended – 2025.06.18
Luke 7:23 (KJV) And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. Be encouraged today that if Jesus Christ does not offend you that you are blessed. You are blessed even if people don’t like you because you believe in and follow Jesus Christ. “Matthew 10:21-25 (KJV) And the brother shall deliver up…
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The sign spoken against – 2025.06.13
Luke 2:34 (KJV) And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; Jesus Christ is the KING of kings and LORD of lords. He is the Son of GOD, He…
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The Great Mystery – 2025.06.04
1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. In 1 Timothy 3 two mysteries are mentioned the first as we read above is the…
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Prayer and thanksgiving for salvation – 2025.06.03
1 Timothy 2:1-6 (KJV) I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; [2] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. [3] For this is good and acceptable in…
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Worshiping Jesus Christ – 2025.05.31
Matthew 28:16-17 (KJV)16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. Jesus Christ has risen from the dead. He won the victory over sin, death and hell. “1 Corinthians 15:55-56 (KJV) O death, where is thy…
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He is risen – 2025.04.19
Matthew 28:1-6 (KJV)1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone…
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Jesus Christ on the cross – 2025.04.18
John 19:28-30 (NKJV)28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.30 So when Jesus had received…
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Examine ourselves – 2025.03.18
Matthew 15:8-9 (KJV)8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.Let us be encouraged to examine ourself every day to ensure our heart is always right and…
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Signs – 2025.03.15
Matthew 16:4 (KJV) A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.Jesus Christ did many sings and wonders. He still is performing them now through His people, the church. There are people who…
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Parables – 2025.03.12
Matthew 13:10-17 (KJV)10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and…
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No need to be fearful – 2025.03.07
Matthew 8:23-27 (KJV)23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.26 And he…
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Imitating Jesus Christ – 2025.02.27
Ephesians 5:1 (ASV) Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; Here we are encouraged to imitate Jesus Christ. It is about following Him. “Ephesians 5:1 (KJV) Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;”. If we are in Jesus Christ our desire is to be like Him. “1 John 3:1-3 (ASV) Behold…
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Walk worthy – 2025.02.26
Ephesians 4:1-3 (KJV) 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. GOD knows everything everyone…
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Good works – 2025.02.24
Ephesians 2:8-10 (KJV)8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. We can…
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Resurrection – 2025.02.19
Acts 26:8 (KJV) Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Nothing is to hard for GOD who created the heavens and the earth. He who sustains all things, knows everything, is everywhere, is all powerful, …… Raising the dead is not incredible. He Himself asks in…
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The LORD promised – 2025.02.16
Acts 23:10-11 (KJV)10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.11 And the night following the Lord stood by him,…
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Words of encouragement – 2025.02.13
Acts 20:2 (KJV) And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, Here we see Paul exhorting and encouraging the other followers of Jesus Christ. We should take his example and do likewise. We are living in dark times and there are so many discouraging things…
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Knowing about versus knowing – 2025.02.12
Acts 19:13-17 (KJV)13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.15 And…
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Time to stay and time to move on – 2025.02.07
Acts 14:1-7 (KJV)1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.3…
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Hearing from GOD through worship, fasting and prayer – 2025.02.06
Acts 13:2-4 (KJV)2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed…
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Two options when the Word of God comes – 2025.02.04
Acts 11:1 (KJV) And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. We have two options when we hear the Word of God – the gospel (good news of Jesus Christ). We can receive it or reject it. In Psalms 2:12 (NKJV) it is…
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Forgiveness of sins – 2025.02.03
Acts 10:43 (KJV) To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.Jesus Christ the Messiah, the son of GOD, Emanuel (GOD with us) has been foretold by the prophets through out the Old Testament. It has been declared that whosoever believes in Jesus Christ…
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Kicking against the goads – 2025.02.02
Acts 9:4-5 (KJV)4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. Thayer defined pricks as an iron…
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Baptism follows faith – 2025.02.01
Acts 8:32-37 (KJV)32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken…
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At the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth (4) – 2025.01.30
Philippians 2:9-11 (KJV) 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ…