From the taunts and bullying due to a childhood speech impediment to being confident in the God who calls us to speak on His behalf, the power of the Spirit of God living within us cannot be underestimated.

Every believer in Jesus Christ has the Holy Spirit in them, but not every believer in Jesus Christ is filled with the Holy Spirit. Don’t stop at verse 9; go on to verse 11.

Try as we might, this feline fighter named Smokey was not going to be domesticated. The same can be said of our sinful nature which has always been hostile to God.

A cold, foggy night and a bad defroster in a Chevy Nova equal a DUI stop that had nothing to do with alcohol and a warning for reckless driving. Thanks be to the Spirit of God, we can stay in the “one lane” of power and victory over sin!

With the right amount of forgery and fakery, one can build a life that looks marvelous on the outside but is truly miserable on the inside. Thanks be to the one and only God who can take our misery and turn it into majesty!

A tug-of-war competition as a fourth-grader may have been relatively harmless, except for those awful rope burns on the hands. But as adults, the tug-of-war with sin is serious business that is both frustrating and maddening.

Having great next-door neighbors could make summers fly by, but those darn grapes on the other side of the fence tempted a coveting heart! (With apologies to Marvin Gaye!)

Years of gardening with hands in the dirt help illustrate a valuable lesson about producing a harvest of good deeds for the Kingdom of God.

Living on the edge and taking unwise risks as a teenager may make for some head-shaking memories, but trusting in Jesus Christ versus the wages of our sin is the safest bet of all!

Because of a marriage, righteousness has been the standard. Because of Jesus, righteousness can be our choice.

If basketball is your master, then trash-talking can become an “instrument” to win at any cost. But if the power of sin is really dead, then we have a new Master and we can use our instruments for His glory.

As most of us know, water baptism can be a lightning rod for debate and division. But for one unsuspecting fisherman years ago, it was pretty simple and profound.

As most of us know, water baptism can be a lightning rod for debate and division. But for one unsuspecting fisherman years ago, it was pretty simple and profound.

A careless teenager with car keys is asking for nothing but trouble. Let’s hope that we as Christians are more ready and mature to receive the power of the Holy Spirit.

The loss of a loved one and the subsequent grief is something that we all share. But even in that dark valley, there can be great hope.