Lessons In Stewardship | 02.12.13

Early into a recent teaching ("I Want More" | 02.02.13) shared by my pastor, he said something very interesting: "An indication that you're ready for more is you being a good steward of what GOD has already given you."  Although it certainly was not my first time hearing anything of this nature, this time it resonated with me differently.  In this season of my life, I have more on my plate than ever and the Holy Spirit is still saying, "I've got more for you."  Of course, my mind is thinking, "Where else can more be fit? I'm swamped!"  Have you ever been there before, where it seems you've already bitten off more than you can chew and GOD is yet saying, "I've got more to give you"?

Getting Things Right - Part 3 | 02.02.13

When an unbeliever comes face-to-face with the Good News and finds themselves at a crossroads, it may appear to be difficult for them to cast unbelief aside and choose to believe.  But since every man has been given the measure of faith (Romans 12:3), it's not impossible to believe.  With that measure of GOD-given faith comes the responsibility of mixing it with the Word heard: it enables us to respond to what we hear by willfully engaging in the corresponding action that gets the desired results.  In the case of reconciliation, when faith is mixed with belief in the Gospel of the Good News of the Kingdom, it yields the GOD-results of imputed (or credited) righteousness.