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“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Thanksgiving is right around the corner. In a couple days, your extended family will descend upon your home – or you’ll descend upon theirs – and the 2013 Holiday Season […]
“Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.” (John 20:8) In this scene, Jesus has just risen from the tomb. Mary Magdalene has run to tell Peter and John, which sends them running to examine if her claims of the risen Christ are true. […]
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares a parable comparing two builders: a wise one who builds […]
As a Christian, can you celebrate Halloween? Great question. Let’s start with a quick origin of the word ‘Halloween,’ from the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM): The word Halloween is derived from the term “All Hallows Eve” which occurred on Oct. 31, the end of summer in Northwestern Europe. “All Saints Day,” or “All […]
How can I hear from God? How can I hear from God more often? These are two of the most common questions we hear at CityLight Church. There are plenty of things you can do to position yourself to hear from God more often. Our senses are designed to receive stimuli from the Holy Spirit; […]
Pruning is an important Biblical principal. It can also be a painful one. John 15:1-2: “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.” John constructs a […]
“We hear them in our own tongues, speaking the mighty deeds of God.” And they continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” Acts 2:11-12 There is something powerful about spirit baptism which is most often evidenced by speaking in tongues. In July, I read a report that the […]
We must practice forgiveness all the time. In fact, forgiveness should be part of your daily routine. 2 Corinthians 2:10-11: Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, lest Satan should take advantage of us; […]
Last week Christian writer, Rachel Held Evans, wrote a piece for CNN belief blog provocatively entitled “Why millennials are leaving the church“. It has become a major subject of discussion in the evangelical blogosphere with over 150,000 hits. Evans conclusion is that millennials are leaving because we, the church, have only made stylistic changes when […]
Believing is different from knowing. John 6:69: “Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” To know means to have cerebral knowledge of something. To believe has multiple dimensions: not only do you have complete and total confidence in something, but you are also […]
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