River Streams

by Paul Hughes

• (John 1:16, Isaiah 43:16-19) On the eve of a new year, God offers newness to us; A new understanding of our identity in him and new opportunities to serve in releasing his power and love.

by Paul Hughes

• (Isaiah 30:18, John 1:9-12, Revelation 3:20) To receive Jesus means to accept the fullness of who he is. That requires more than a one time decision. It takes a daily surrender to his Lordship so that we can continually increase in our experience of who Jesus is.

by Heidi Hughes

• (1 Peter 5:5-11) When the enemy comes around looking to cause trouble, there's a biblical strategy to not letting your emotions misdirect you and to win every battle.

by Paul Hughes

• (2 Corinthians 4:4, Matthew 3:8) We need to be activated into the practical realization that we have the mind of Christ. How do we become established in that new mindset? In a word, repentance.

by Paul Hughes

• (2 Timothy 4:5-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:8) We're becoming headstrong in a good way when our mind is wrapped with hope: the confident expectation of the goodness of God.

by Paul Hughes

• (Ephesians 6:13,17 Romans 12:1,2) Becoming headstrong can also have a positive implication. Paul exhorts us to put on the helmet of salvation, an ongoing establishment of knowing God's wholeness in every part of our being, so the we can become strong.

by Heidi Hughes

• (Jeremiah 33:1-3, 2 Corinthians 7:8) Godly sorrow leads to a change of heart and mind, enabling us to forgive and become love.

by Kevin and Julia Garratt

• (John 6:63-68, 2 Corinthians 1:10) Kevin and Julia talk about being prisoners of Christ, and how God was ever present and always at work.

by Heidi Hughes

• (Romans15: 1-2,7) Like Jesus, those who are strong are called to come alongside the weak, releasing the Kingdom of possibility into their lives.

by John Greenfield

• (Hebrews 12:27-29) God desires for us to walk in the purity of his presence. It's his grace that enables us to bow down before him and submit to the shaking that removes all that is not holy.