We focus so much on forgiveness from God, that often we miss the opportunities this season provides to extend forgiveness to others. Jesus said, “But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” (Matthew 6:15) But that does not make it easy, especially...

When Jesus' disciples and followers heard him speak the words in our theme text, John 6:53, some were perplexed at its meaning. They understood that they needed physical food and drink, which Jesus provided when he fed the five thousand (John 6:1-15). But now Jesus wanted them to understand that...

This was the prayer that the Apostle Paul raised for the Ephesians. He prayed that the believers in Ephesus would experience the empowerment and growth of Spiritual Strength. The journey of knowing our Creator in a deep transforming way. What a glorious and marvelous way to experience the riches of...

Imagine a world bathed in the warm glow of unconditional love, a love that transcends our flaws and imperfections. This is the world painted by the apostle Paul in Romans 5:8, "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." In...

In the film “The Passion of the Christ,” there is a sequence where the Roman soldiers were scourging Jesus in a most dreadful and horrifying act of brutality. The word “suffer” is not just the experience of physical pain; rather it is an old English word that means “to allow.”...