THE MAN WITH NO NAME, NO CLOTHES, AND NO JESUS

Mark 4:3-9, 13-20; 14:51-52 “And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body.  And they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.” Mark 14:51-52 (ESV) Mark’s account of this man gives us very little to go on except what is in the supporting verse

SAVED TO BE HOLY

Luke 1:68-75; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 2 Corinthians 7:1 “. . .that we should be saved. . .being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all of our days.” Luke 1:71, 74b-75 (ESV) I think many believe we are saved for heaven;

REDEEMED!

Ephesians 1:6, 7 “. . . to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” In the Garden of Eden, man put himself on the auction block

BLESSED ASSURANCE

1 John 1:9; John 3:16-18 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse up from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 Isn’t it wonderful to know that no matter how much we mess up, how much we may have done wrong in our lives, we can

BORN OF THE SPIRIT

Luke 11:9-13; Rev. 3:20 “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” John 3:5-6 I’m going to ask if you agree

THE RIGHT ROAD

Matthew 7:13-14; Isaiah 35:8 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.  But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”  Matt. 7:13-14 (NIV) The Bible says there is

MY LIFE – IS ALL ABOUT “ME”

Hebrews 9:27-28; Gal. 2:20 “Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment, so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.” Heb. 9:27-28 I realize

WHY SHOULD WE LOVE THE LORD OUR GOD?

Psalm 116:1-9 “I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.  Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.” (vs. 1-2 ESV) I had a different path in mind when I began this from the point of reading this

THE SECRET OF SOUL WINNING

Psalm 51:1-13; 1 Timothy 4 “For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. . .Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching.  Persist in this, for by so doing you will

GREAT GRACE, GREAT EXPECTATION

Titus 2:11-14 “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,” (vs. 11-13