Matt Steele

Christ's Sufferings -- Easter

While Christ lived this life on earth it's important to remember that he was 100% human. It wasn't like he was going to snap himself into God mode and experience a painless cross. (although He could have,…

Revelation 6 -- The Seven Seals

We see in Revelation 5:1-5 that there is a scroll which has seven seals, and no one in heaven or earth is worthy to loose the seals and open the scroll except for God Himself. As He opens the seals astonishing…

Demons VS. Us -- Fearing God

I want to address and compare two things here. -Our reaction to Christ             and -Demons reaction to Christ Lets start with us...       We know that God is all powerful. We know this all powerful…

Mark 3:11 (NKJV), James 2:19 (NKJV)

Christs Example In Temptation

TEMPTATION While Jesus was 100% God and perfect, He was also 100% Human; something pretty hard to get your head wrapped around. Christ, being 100% human, was tempted and faced trials just as we do. Being…

Joshua 1:8 (NKJV), Psalm 46:1 (NKJV), Matthew 4:1 (NKJV), Matthew 4:2 (NKJV), Matthew 4:3 (NKJV), Matthew 4:4 (NKJV), Matthew 4:5 (NKJV), Matthew 4:6 (NKJV), Matthew 4:7 (NKJV), Matthew 4:8 (NKJV), Matthew 4:9 (NKJV), Matthew 4:10 (NKJV), Matthew 4:11 (NKJV), Mark 1:12 (NKJV), Mark 1:13 (NKJV), Luke 4:1 (NKJV), Luke 4:2 (NKJV), Luke 4:3 (NKJV), Luke 4:4 (NKJV), Luke 4:5 (NKJV), Luke 4:6 (NKJV), Luke 4:7 (NKJV), Luke 4:8 (NKJV), Luke 4:9 (NKJV), Luke 4:10 (NKJV), Luke 4:11 (NKJV), Luke 4:12 (NKJV), Luke 4:13 (NKJV), John 8:44 (NKJV), Hebrews 2:18 (NKJV), Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV), 1 Peter 3:15 (NKJV)

Thoughts on James 2:1-9/Luke 18:35-43

Beware of personal favoritism, the heading of James 2 tells us. These verses (James 2:1-9) address a very serious subject. I see it and hear about it all the time. People in the church tend to be very…

Luke 18:35 (NKJV), Luke 18:36 (NKJV), Luke 18:37 (NKJV), Luke 18:38 (NKJV), Luke 18:39 (NKJV), Luke 18:40 (NKJV), Luke 18:41 (NKJV), Luke 18:42 (NKJV), Luke 18:43 (NKJV), James 2:1 (NKJV), James 2:2 (NKJV), James 2:3 (NKJV), James 2:4 (NKJV), James 2:5 (NKJV), James 2:6 (NKJV), James 2:7 (NKJV), James 2:8 (NKJV), James 2:9 (NKJV)

The (Deadly?) Tongue

The bible makes it VERY evident just how dangerous the tongue is. It's described as a fire that defiles the whole body, evil, full of deadly poison, and one that sets fire to the course of nature. I could…

Genesis 10:7 (NKJV), Psalm 34:13 (NKJV), Psalm 52:2 (NKJV), Psalm 54:4 (NKJV), Proverbs 15:1 (NKJV), Proverbs 15:2 (NKJV), Proverbs 15:3 (NKJV), Proverbs 15:4 (NKJV), Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV), Proverbs 21:23 (NKJV), James 3:4 (NKJV), James 3:5 (NKJV), James 3:6 (NKJV), James 3:7 (NKJV), James 3:8 (NKJV)

BE doers

I think it is interesting that James says to be a doer, rather than to do. Two completely different things. Christians are to be "doers" rather then "to do". In other words, our whole personalities should…

James 1:22 (NIV)

Obeying Parents

Obeying our parents seems to become less and less important as time goes on. but as we read the scriptures the matter never changes. We're told in Ephesians that obeying our parents is the first commandment…

Exodus 20:12 (NIV), Deuteronomy 21:18 (NIV), Deuteronomy 21:19 (NIV), Deuteronomy 21:20 (NIV), Deuteronomy 21:21 (NIV), Proverbs 6:20 (NIV), Proverbs 6:21 (NIV), Proverbs 6:22 (NIV), Proverbs 6:23 (NIV), Matthew 15:4 (NIV), Mark 10:19 (NIV), Ephesians 6:1 (NIV), Ephesians 6:2 (NIV), Ephesians 6:3 (NIV), Colossians 3:20 (NIV)

A Week People.

•John 9:1-3 ( http://bible.us/John9.1.NKJV ) •2 Corinthians 12:9 ( http://bible.us/2Cor12.9.NKJV )      The disciples asked Christ about a blind man, saying "Who sinned, this man or his parents, that…

John 9:1 (NKJV), John 9:2 (NKJV), John 9:3 (NKJV), 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)

MacArthur on possessions

A biblical view of possessions demands using them for honoring God. This is accomplished by trusting god, by giving the first and the best to God, by being fair, by giving generously, and by expressing…

Proverbs 3:9 (NKJV), Proverbs 3:10 (NKJV)