Pruning is an important Biblical principal. It can also be a painful one. John 15:1-2: "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more...
Perhaps you've noticed Egypt in the news quite a bit recently. Last week, I spoke with an Egyptian Christian who described the situation in Egypt as “bleak” for the native Christian population. After our discussion, I found an article that corroborated her story. The...
Self-perception can be everything. At CityLight Church we focus on the believer’s identity in Christ. When God looks at you – his child – He sees you through a lens of love. He sees you as He sees His only Son, Jesus Christ. John was a man who had a handle on his...
What is required to see the dead raised? We must fall at Jesus’ feet. Mark 5:22: And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet... Jairus’ daughter was at the point of death, but he believed that Jesus...
"We hear them in our own tongues, speaking the mighty deeds of God." And they continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" Acts 2:11-12 There is something powerful about spirit baptism which is most often evidenced by...
We must practice forgiveness all the time. In fact, forgiveness should be part of your daily routine. 2 Corinthians 2:10-11: Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence...
Last week Christian writer, Rachel Held Evans, wrote a piece for CNN belief blog provocatively entitled "Why millennials are leaving the church". It has become a major subject of discussion in the evangelical blogosphere with over 150,000 hits. Evans conclusion is...
Believing is different from knowing. John 6:69: "Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." To know means to have cerebral knowledge of something. To believe has multiple dimensions: not only do you have complete and...