Walking with the Word

  • Walking with the Word – Our Fellowship

    “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.” (1 John 12:3-4) When the church began, they were devoted to the fellowship. “They devoted…

  • Walking with the Word – Encourage One Another

    “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25) Jesus gave the Disciples a new commandment. “A new command I…

  • Walking with the Word – God of Compassion

    “When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” (Mark 6:34) Compassion is defined as “sympathetic consciousness of other’s distressing circumstances affecting an individual.” (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition) When Jesus saw a crowd, He knew their basic need and their individual need.…

  • Walking with the Word – Been Forgiven

    “I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.” (1 John 2:7) When you have messed up or failed, it is wonderful when you are forgiven. All of us as humans have messed up and failed our Lord. We are all sinners. Paul said, “for all…

  • Walking with the Word – Walk in Love

    “And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.” (2 John 1:6) Moses is preparing the people of Israel to enter the Promised Land. He reminds them of God’s love for their ancestors and for them. “But…

  • Walking with the Word – Faithful Witness

    “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7) Our new life in Jesus Christ comes with a call to tell others about God, Jesus, His love, forgiveness, the new life, and eternity. We are to be His witnesses before a world that…

  • Walking with the Word – Contentment

    “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians…

  • Walking with the Word – Renewed Strength

    “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not…

  • Walking with the Word – The Atoning Sacrifice

    “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John 2:1-2)…

  • Walking with the Word – The Kingdom of Heaven is Near

    “In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’. .. From that time on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’” (Matthew 3:1-2, 4:17) It is the foundational message of the promised Messiah. The…