Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,  Philippians 2:6 We need to remember that Jesus is God the Son.  He is a form of God.  Jesus is equal to God before, during, and after Jesus’s time on earth.  Jesus will always be God.   Jesus let go of his privileges and glory in heaven to come to earth to serve you.  He let go of his equality with God, to come live as a man and to pay the penalty of our sins.  So that we might be saved!!! We might not be able to grasp what Jesus…

In your relationship with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.  Philippians 2:5 NIV Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 HCSB This here is a life verse.  A verse we should mediate on all day long.  This verse here has become my most favorite verse even before I truly understood it.  When I came across this verse, I didn’t understand the Mindset of Jesus, or the same attitude of Jesus.  Those were the words that Got my attention.  I wrote two versions of this verse.  I recommend you to search different version. Find the version that resonates with your soul. Jesus attitude  was of complete selflessness,…

Spend a few minutes with God praying. Put some music on and worship Him. Now pause, Be still – and know He is God.  Listen to his voice. Is he speaking to you? Write down what he is telling you! If he is being silent just enjoy His presence.  And know he loves you deeply Trust him.  and obey him Father God!  I pray that as we spend this time with you,  that if it be your will to speak to us, let it be so.  Help us to hear you and then to obey you.  Please let each one of us know your love for us.  Amen  

  The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.  We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.  John 1:14   Christmas is right around the corner.  Christmas makes me think of when Jesus came to earth as a baby.  We celebrate his birth!!  God, Christ Jesus, our eternal God, the Word became a human.  He dwelled among us as the verse says, He walked among us.  Jesus is God and humanity united together.  Jesus experienced life here on earth.  He experienced temptation and difficulties just as we do.  He overcame them all.  He…

For He says:  I heard you in an acceptable time and helped you in the day of Salvation.  Look, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of Salvation.  2 Corinthians 6:2 We have spent many days on salvation.  I pray that somewhere in these last few days you heard Jesus knocking in your life.  Today is the day.  Don’t hesitate!  Serving Jesus is the best decision anyone can make.  We don’t know when Christ will return and we don’t know the day we will die.  Accept Jesus TODAY!!!! Today IS the day!  This verse is also a quote from Isaiah 49:8.  The father is the Lord, He is…

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  Matthew 28:19   This is known as God’s great commission.  It’s Jesus authority to have us spread His message (vv 18).  This applies to all followers/believers of Christ.  We are to spread His message of salvation to all cultures and nations here on earth.  It is our responsibility  as a church to make disciples (train, mentor, teach).  Disciples is disciplined learners and followers of Jesus who love by his commands and are continually growing in their relationship with God.  If we don’t go beyond the beginning of salvation,…

For you are saved by graced through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift.  Not from works, so that no on can boast.  For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.   Ephesians 2:8-10 Faith is believing in Jesus.  It is the only need for receiving God’s gift of salvation.  There are two steps in Salvation in faith. What a person believes about Christ? An active response from the heart of the person who desires to follow Christ as their savior. Faith is firmly believing in Christ, his death…

For the wages of sin is death, bu the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Romans 6: 23 Mediate on this for a while!!!! What questions come to mind? Will I really die because of sin? I am a good, kind, person will I still go to hell? What exactly is the gift of eternal life? Shame came into the world with sin.  Sin ends with death.  Death is the just compensation of sin. It may seem great but in the end, it will be bitterness. When made free from sin, from condemnation, believers are set at liberty.  If we are producing holiness and growing…

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short fo the glory of God. I have sinned.  I still sin.  You sin.  The person next door sins.  Your best friend sins.  whether we are non believers still living in sin, new believers trying so hard to figure out this new way of life, or a mature, seasoned christian still falling here and there.  Bottom line we all sinned.  And the sad point is we fall short of God’s glory. What is the Glory of God? Is it important? According to the dictionary – glory means high renown or honor won by notable achievements magnificent  or great beauty take great pride…