The works of the flesh verses the Fruit of the Spirit.

The event of the Cross was necessary; it dealt with sin. But the empty tomb is what gives us victory.

The works of the flesh are:

Close your eyes, empty your mind of all distractions, and allow yourself to be taken on a journey to Jerusalem many years ago.

A simple rule to follow concerning walking in love: "Deal with and treat others just as God deals with and treats you".

Richard Bach: "You can tell what something is by learning what it is not."

Our faith works not so much by how much Word we have in our talk, but in accordance to the amount of love we have in our walk!

David went from keeping sheep, to killing a giant to living in a king's palace.

Christians are under a law; not the Mosaic law, but the law of love.  The Mosaic law is imposed from the outside, love impresses from the inside.The Law compels; love impels (urges, drives).The Law is what we do becaus...

Proverbs 12:25. "A person's anxiety will weigh him down, but an encouraging word makes him joyful."  I believe this podcast is an "encouraging word" to you>Whenever and wherever God's people praise Him, He reigns among them and d...

"...Who hindered you from obeying the truth?"  "A little leaven leavens the whole lump."  "And I, brother, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the Cross has ceased."  

Grace is not a license to sin; it is a license to serve; God gives us freedom to serve Him and binds us only with love.  

Heart disease is the number one killer in the world.  One of the major contributors is stress and anxiety.  Three (3) things the Bible shows us we can do to keep stress and anxiety out of our lives.  

For us to continue to grow and mature in God, we need to see ourselves as God sees us and dominate our flesh by operating in the Spirit. 

4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so it is with Christ’s Body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. (Romans 12:4-5 NLT)

Faith always connects a person to the promise!

"5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them;......."

Because of what Christ has done for us upon the Cross, we need to quit seeing our self as sin stained and see ourselves as blood washed.

The Apostle Paul uses the two sons of Abraham as examples of law and grace, and the works of the flesh and the fruit of the spirit!

The word "church" appears 120 times in the NKJV of the Bible.  All of them are in the New Testament.  What does "church" mean and how do I as a Christian fit in. 

The old written Covenant ends in death; but under the New Covenant the Spirit gives life.

Jesus literally became our mercy seat. Not only was He the place of mercy between God and mankind but instead of the blood of an animal it was His blood that was used and paid the price for our sin.  

Have I now become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

The Bible is God's written will for us; whether you read it as a novel or study it as a student of the Word, it contains the answers to every situation you will face in life.

Therefore, you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.