Preaching the gospel is truly joyful because lives are changed.When people accept the gospel, those who once lived in sorrow, despair, or sin are transformed. In Genesis 1 , the earth was formless and void, and darkness covered the deep.Many Bible scholars study how long this condition lasted, but the key point is this:the earth could not come out of darkness by itself.When God said, “Let there be light,” there was light—and the darkness fled.This change did not come from th

“Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake” Today, we will look at the words of Jesus: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10) Jesus also said, “Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” The scribes and Pharisees sought to become righteous by keeping the law, but Jesus made it clear that such a path coul

The blue thread shows Jesus Christ is God. The scarlet thread shows Jesus Christ is man. While Jesus was completely God, he also was completely human. One of the reasons Jesus was rejected by the Jews when he was on earth was because Jesus was clearly a Son of Man in the eyes of the Jews, but he pointed to himself and said he is the Son of God. So the Jews said, “Blasphemy!,” went against Jesus, and wanted to kill him. Jesus was clearly the Son of God so he could only say tha

The reason we cannot be used powerfully, even when we have received the forgiveness of sins and are serving Jesus, is because we do not throw away our desires and are captured by our desires. When we do not follow the will of God and follow our desires, we fall into a weak and powerless life that has nothing to do with the power of Jesus, even though he lives inside us. Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords but he is first of all a true servant. So he knelt before God