by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 18, 2014
Do All To the Glory Of God Jesus said, “If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own” (John 7:17). The essential prerequisite to knowing the will of God is the willingness to do it. Suppose God’s...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 17, 2014
Knowing God’s Will God’s will for our lives is our sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:3). The Holy Spirit will also guide us, but that is different from His will for our lives. His number one priority is that we take on the character of Jesus, which is love. He may...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 14, 2014
Praying For the Lost God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach, but he refused. Because of his disobedience, he found himself in the belly of a fish praying for his own salvation (Jonah chapter two). Jonah did go to Nineveh and to his disappointment they did repent...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 13, 2014
Effective Prayer What man cannot do in eternity, God can do in an instant, and He does it in response to our prayers. Thomas Chalmers said, “Prayer does not enable us to do a greater work for God. Prayer is a greater work for God.” Samuel demonstrated this principle...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 12, 2014
Praying By The Spirit After warning us about false teachers and the ungodliness of the last days, Jude wrote, “But you dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit” (Jude 20). Paul also exhorts us to “Pray in the Spirit on all...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 11, 2014
Levels of Prayer Psalm 95 is a model for approaching God in prayer. It begins with praise and thanksgiving. The Apostle Paul seldom mentioned prayer in the New Testament without an attitude of gratitude. “I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 10, 2014
Prayer and Praise If you saw a giant man a mile away, he wouldn’t look very big. But if you were standing right before him, you couldn’t help but praise him. You wouldn’t say, “Praise you!” You would say or at least think, “My, you sure are big!” You would describe...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 7, 2014
Stewardship Paul says, “All things are yours . . . and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God” (1 Corinthians 3:22). We have all things, because we are united to Christ and Christ with God the Father. But we don’t have ownership. We belong to God and everything we...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 6, 2014
Life Endowments We have all been given some capacity to invest in the kingdom of God and we will give an account for our stewardship. In the parable of the talents (Matt. 25:14-30), the man went on a journey and gave one of his servants five talents, to another he...
by Cindy Bergenback | Mar 5, 2014
Public Use of Gifts In 1 Corinthians, Paul is addressing a problem that had arisen in Corinth concerning public worship and the use of gifts. In earlier chapters, Paul had been discussing how Christians should live out their freedom, which is qualified and regulated...