January - 2018

The Sin of Achan

As the Israelites are making their final preparations to conquer the land of Canaan—the land that God had promised them—their main threat was not someone or something from the outside. It was not the “giants” or the “fortified cities” that would be their primary competition. It was someone on the inside. What was to be a joyous, celebratory occasion turned into a sad, sorrowful story because many lives were lost because of the sin of one man, Achan. The Israelites were given

Can You Walk on Water?

The answer to the question posed in the title is simply, “No.” No one has walked on water since Jesus and Peter did it in Matthew 14:22-33. But we’re not talking literally or physically walking on water. Walking on water represents doing something that you don’t think you can do, but with the help of God, you can. Here are six steps to walking on water: You must get into the boat: To walk on water, it begins with having an obedient faith. If we hesitate to do what God tells u

Running the Race

“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” — Heb. 12:1 The Bible often uses the analogy between the life of a Christian and running a race. That race of Christianity begins when someone becomes a Christian, and the race continues until that person dies or Christ returns, whichever comes first. Lay aside ever