Coming to faith in Christ necessarily involves a crisis. We need to come to an end of ourselves and fully believe the word of Christ. The healing of the Nobleman's son powerfully illustrates the reality of conversion, as he went forward believing Christ had healed his son and given new life.

Do we have zeal for the Lord and for His truth and glory? Zeal means heat and jealousy for God's glory. A willingness to promote and to defend His truth. Some have no zeal, others have a wrong kind of zeal. What is real zeal and how can we cultivate it?

Selfishness is the root of all sin. This is the #1 sin on Paul's list given to Timothy and is a mark of the perilous times of the last age, before Christ returns. What is selfishness, how might we unknowingly be selfish, and how can we learn from the selflessness of Christ?

The cry of all creation is that the Creator should come, the bride of Christ, His church calls for him to return. All who are thirsty can come to Christ, whosoever will may come, and take of the water of life freely. What is this water of life?

What does God take pleasure in? Surely not in poor sinners like us? Yet, despite all our failings & weaknesses, the Psalmist tells us that the Lord takes pleasure in His church & people. He will beautify the meek with His salvation. What a gracious God we have.

When the Apostle John wrote to his dearly beloved friend Gaius, he commended him for walking in the truth, which brought him immense joy. Gaius was distinguished by his openness and hospitality to outsiders, highlighting a stark contrast to Diotrephes. This illustrates the vast difference between spiritual prosperity and backsliding. We explore seven signs of spiritual decline compared to seven signs of spiritual health.

Thomas' name stands as a by-word for unbelief in Christ. He would not believe unless Christ appeared to him, personally and allowed him to see and touch His wounds. Yet, the words of Christ were enough to bring him to own Christ as "his Lord and His God".

The Apostle Paul does not take for granted that all his readers have been raised to new life in Christ. He states, "If ye then be risen with Christ." Christ's resurrection is the basis of new life for Christians. If we have been raised with Him there will be a new power and new purity evident.