“Then Jesus said to his followers, ‘If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life, and those who give up

“It was about noon, and the whole land became dark until three o’clock in the afternoon, because the sun did not shine. The curtain in the Temple was torn in two. Jesus cried out in a loud voice ‘Father, I give You, my life.’ After Jesus said this, He

"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have her perfect result, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." - James 1:2-4 Last night on the news, I saw

“Do your best to live in peace with everyone.” – Romans 12:18 Are you the kind of person who likes to cause conflict or gossip about others and their situations? Do you say something to someone just to get a certain reaction out of them? The reaction you want to

“You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great grandchildren.” - Exodus 20:5 God is a jealous God. He does not want anything or anyone

“If you hide your sins, you will not succeed. If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.” – Proverbs 28:13 God’s mercies never stop and are new every morning. This promise is found in Lamentations 3:22-23. God is patient enough to show us His mercy every

“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All power in heaven and on earth is given to me.’” – Matthew 28:18 Jesus was given the power to rule over everything on earth and in heaven (John 17:2). He was given the authority to do anything He wanted. As His

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” – Jeremiah 17:9 In a secular world, people are told that they should follow their heart's desires, and it is okay. For Christians, we should not do what the world does. But if we

“After these things God tested Abraham’s faith. God said to him, ‘Abraham!’ And he answered, ‘Here I am.’ Then God said, ‘Take your only son, Isaac, the son you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Kill him there and offer him as a whole burnt offering on

“But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.” - 1 Corinthians 13:13 When you hear the word greatness, what comes to mind? When I hear the word "greatness" I think about the most important people in my life and even

“But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. When I go away, I will send the Helper to you. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come. When the Helper comes, he will prove to the people of the world

"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

“The eleven followers went to Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. On the mountain they saw Jesus and worshiped him, but some of them did not believe it was really Jesus. Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All power in heaven and on earth

Marriage was created by God in the beginning after He created the earth. He created marriage for the first man and first woman because He did not think it was good for a man to be alone (Genesis 2:18). God’s plan for marriage is for a man to