Jesus had a great ministry while He was on earth, but that ministry is not over. He also has a present day ministry, and part of that ministry is building the church...

No child is ever born full-grown. When you are born again spiritually, you are not spiritually full-grown either. Just as you have a need to grow physically, you also have a need to grow spiritually...

In baptism, God miraculously deals with your heart, removing your past and the hardness of your heart, but then you must patiently deal with your mind...

Few of us realize how deeply friends affect us, yet they have a very profound influence on our lives. They affect our morals, our values—even how we handle anger and bitterness. Taking the counsel of an ungodly friend can be devastating. That’s why the Bible warns us to choose our friends carefully...

Some of us were brought up in denominations where we were baptized as little children. But the Bible tells us to repent, believe, and be baptized...

God never intended for Christians to be “so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.” That phrase describes people who are always reading and talking about spiritual things but not applying spiritual principles to their daily life. In other words, what they are saying does not line up with what they are doing...

Jesus talked more about the kingdom of God than any other subject. In fact, He began His ministry with the message, “The kingdom of God is at hand.” (Mark 1:15) The truth is that Christianity is not a religion, a moral teaching, or a philosophy. It is a kingdom...

Forgiveness doesn’t take a lot of time; but too often deciding to forgive does. Forgiving others, however, should never be put off...

Something happens to you on the inside when you receive Jesus. To fully understand this, you need to know what happened in the Garden of Eden...