I served as a youth pastor for many years. One of my former students wrote an article titled, "I Don't Enjoy Reading the Bible." He was hoping to encourage people who feel defeated over not getting around to their devotional time. Here is my response to his comments. I thought my comments could not [...]
In John 6:35, Jesus said, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” When Jesus was speaking to the woman at the well, He said to her (in John 4:13-14), “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the [...]
Feeding the right appetites is the key to growing spiritually. God has made a person’s heart so that nothing can ever fill it but God himself. A believer is able to identify this craving and he knows that nothing but the pursuit of righteousness will be satisfying. · Are you feeding yourself spiritually? Are you [...]
Spiritual life develops a new sense of taste: The psalmist tells us that believers can “taste and see that the Lord is good!”[1] The Apostle Peter said of believers, “…you have tasted that the Lord is good.”[2] The soul of every person has a hunger and thirst built into it at creation. It says in Ecclesiastes 3:11, “he [...]
Senior Pastor Mark Stafford Hungry for Righteousness | Matthew 5:6 Many years ago, I had an Alaskan husky and German shepherd mix named Chief. He was a hundred pounds of muscle surrounded by a huge, thick coat. On day, Lara, Chief and I decided to go on a mountain bike trip in the [...]
We live in a culture that is obsessed with our bodies. A visit to the checkout line at any store will quickly reveal the obsession our culture has with people who are young, athletic and thin. There is a message broadcast constantly that: If you are young If you are thin If you are [...]
