Bringing Scripture to Life

The Bible tells us that after Elijah had done great things for God at Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18), that the evil queen Jezebel threatened to kill Elijah (1 Kings 19:1-2). This caused Elijah to go from one of the most incredible mountain top experiences that anyone has ever had with God, into a complete downward spiral of fear, hopelessness, and depression. He was so depressed that he ran far away from everyone and hid in a dark and lonely cave. Too depressed to face life, too discouraged to even get up out of bed, the Bible tells us that the Lord came to Elijah and instructed him to get up and get going.  Maybe you can relate to Elijah today? Maybe you can understand the loneliness, and fear, and great depression that he must have felt. The type of depression that keeps you in bed all day, shut out from the world. If you are in this place today, it is my prayer that the following video will give you encouragement to take some simple steps to get back on track with God, and His p...

In order to experience a relationship with Jesus Christ, our relationship with Jesus has to be centered upon the Bible. There is simply no other way to have a relationship with Him. There is no going around the Bible to get to God. You cannot climb over the Bible in order to get to God. You cannot go under the Bible to get to God. The only way to have a relationship with God is by going through the Bible. Each page, every verse, in faith, believing what it says, and in obedience responding to all it asks of you. There is simply no other way to have a relationship with God. Jesus said, "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and make myself known to him" (John 14:21). What an amazing promise from Jesus. When we go to God through Scripture and obey what it says, we will be loved by God and Jesus will REVEAL Himself to us. It is by going through the Bible to find Jesus, and then all...

What if... you REALLY followed this RECIPE for the rest of the month? What if you went crazy with this concept and tried it for the rest of the year? Wait a minute. What if you tried this for the rest of your life? Hmm...  That is a REALLY BIG LIFE CHANGING WHAT IF! What if Paul really meant what he said, when he wrote "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Romans 12:2). What if Paul really meant that by being in God's word, we could not only be transformed from within (that's a good thing by the way), and at the same time, experience God's perfect will for our lives? That is a REALLY BIG  LIFE CHANGING   WHAT IF! What if Jesus really meant what He said, when He told His followers "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed, and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:31-32). What if Jesus...