Scripture Reading: Jude: 16-23 “These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: How they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the …

Here is some evidence that you love and obey God.
The world does not attract you anymore. James 4:3-4, says, “When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.” In Phillipians 3:8-10, “What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the …

Scripture Reading: Matthew 7:13-23 Jesus said, “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. Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears …

Scripture Reading: John 15: 1-8: Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the …

What does this life in Jesus Christ look like. First and foremost we are to LOVE one another as God loves us. When you love someone you do not hold a grudge and hatred for them, but you will forgive them for hurting you. Here are some examples. When you were a child did you do things that hurt your parents, of course you did, so did I, but they did not say to you, I will never love you again. They said the were disappointed and then told …

Scriture Reading: Luke 6: 32-38: “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ lend to ‘sinners,’ expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to …

When you here the word family, what is the image that comes into your mind? Well, I bet that depends on how you were raised. But, most people will tell you that it consists of a mother, father and siblings. Now, the size of your extended family depends on how many brothers and sisters you have as well as the number of children you have. There are also many other types of families, such as single mothers and fathers, divorced families, and the widowed. So as you can …