Never Fear But Believe – Matt. 14.22-33 Even in the storms of life, Jesus controls everything and saves His people. Even in the storms of life, we should never doubt Jesus Christ.
Christ Provides How Jesus Cares (14:13-14) How We Should Respond (14:15-18) How Jesus Provides (14:19-21)
We live in a world full of borders where people are divided between “insiders” and “outsiders.” In Acts8:26-40, we meet a God who has no borders — a God who saves all kinds of people, all over the world. No matter what you look like or where you’ve been, God promises to rescue you. Even if others have kept you on the outside, God wants to make you an insider.
How can the Christian church thrive when others do not seem interested? Each church must admit its own faults and oversights, so that it can become the Church that God desires. In order to thrive, the Church must be comprised of people who are devoted to God’s Word and who minister to the needs of others. Anything less than that leads to decline.
[pro-player width=’450′ height=’337′ type=’video’]https://alive365.com/videos/followmetovictory.mp4[/pro-player] Follow Me To Victory (Chris Ong)
[pro-player type=”mp4″ width=”450″ height=”337″]https://alive365.com/videos/tofollowornot.mp4[/pro-player] To Follow or Not To Follow (Chris Ong)
[pro-player type=”mp4″ width=”450″ height=”337″]https://alive365.com/videos/followme.mp4[/pro-player] Follow Me: Introducing Jesus (Chris Ong)
Humanness, being made in the image of God, is like a key which unlocks all the doors in the house of the Christian life. In this article we wish to step back from this organizing principle to view the design of the house as a whole. In other words, we intend to examine the framework within which the Christian life is to be understood. Why is it important to consider this framework? Can we not just get on with considering biblical passages about the Christian life? Why bother with frameworks (biblical or otherwise) and alternative philosophies? These are good questions and…
There are two ways to read the Bible. The one way to read the Bible is that it’s basically about you: what you have to do in order to be right with God, in which case you’ll never have a sure and certain hope, because you’ll always know you’re not quite living up. You’ll never be sure about that future. Or you can read it as all about Jesus. Every single thing is not about what you must do in order to make yourself right with God, but what he has done to make you absolutely right with God. And…
As Christians, we are called to help and serve others, especially those with the greatest need. As we do so, not all efforts achieve the results that we would hope. To fulfill our calling, it’s essential to evaluate (and re-evaluate) how our mercy ministries function, and then change our approach accordingly. To assist in this process, consider this article by Christianity Today that rates the impact of various mercy ministries: Cost-Effective Compassion: The 10 Most Popular Strategies for Helping the Poor By evaluating the effectiveness of a ministry, we can ensure that we doing what is most helpful, not merely…