Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, March 21, 2010
Paul McWilliams on Mar 23rd 2010
Have you ever found yourself dealing with a struggle in your life and you can’t find out why? I am a firm believer that many times when we find ourselves in that situation it is because we have taken our eyes off of Jesus. The Bible is filled with people who, at some point in their life, turned away from the Father or the Son and it cost them dearly. So the question for each of us is not if we will ever turn away, because I can guarantee we will, but what to do differently when it happens. When it happens we need to simply remember who we have been so richly blessed by, and return to our first love. We need to turn our eyes back to God and to Christ.
The Loves of a Disciple, March 7, 2010
Paul McWilliams on Mar 9th 2010
John 13:31-35 Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus said,“Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; if God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately. Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and [...]
The Problem with the “Me” Generation, February 28, 2010
Paul McWilliams on Mar 2nd 2010
Luke 9:57-62 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.“ And He said to another, “Follow Me.” [...]
Let’s Make a Deal, February 21, 2010
Paul McWilliams on Feb 22nd 2010
Mark 10:28-30 Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You.” Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, but that he will [...]
Prayer – Practice, January 31, 2010
Paul McWilliams on Feb 1st 2010
Luke 11:1-4 It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” And He said to them, When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Give [...]
Prayer – The Principles, January 24, 2010
Paul McWilliams on Jan 25th 2010
Luke 18:9-14 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank [...]
Prayer – The Power, January 17, 2010
Paul McWilliams on Jan 18th 2010
Luke 18:1-8 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to [...]
Prayer – The Purpose, January 10, 2010
Paul McWilliams on Jan 11th 2010
Matthew 6:5-6 When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your [...]
Love Your Enemies, December 27, 2009
Paul McWilliams on Dec 27th 2009
Luke 6:27-28 But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Once we have become comfortable showing love to our brothers, then we must begin to expand that love to include those most would call unlovable, [...]
Brotherly Love, part 2, December 20, 2009
Paul McWilliams on Dec 21st 2009
Philippians 2:1-4 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Do nothing from selfishness [...]
