What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? James 2:14 (NIV) If someone asked you to draw a picture of sin, what would you draw? You could draw an arrow missing a target, because sin is falling short of the glory...
Greetings, In 2012, I lost my wife of 43 years and became very depressed. I was laying on the couch in my office when I received a phone call from your organization. A wonderful woman with a warm friendly voice called to ask how I was doing. I don't know...
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? James 2:14 (NIV) Try to picture this man. He claims to have faith. He says he is a believer. He talks about believing in Christ. But James says he “has no deeds.” There...
Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:17 (NIV) There is a direct connection between faith and serving. No passage of Scripture puts this more clearly than James. But this emphasis is not unique to James; it is the unanimous witness of the New...
Faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 God creates by speaking. That’s how the world was made, and that’s how faith comes. Christ creates the capacity to hear, and this hearing produces faith. If you do not have faith, here is what you must...
“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim). Romans 10:8 (NIV) Infant Christians want to be spoon fed. They always ask: ‘What’s the bottom line?’ ‘Where’s the takeaway?’ However, when a preacher reduces application to a list...
Dear Pastor Colin, I have been so incredibly edified by your message on assurance and the "boardroom of the soul." The Holy Spirit had been working on me the past three months about my divided soul—my mind and heart had been at odds. I had professed faith in Christ, but...
Being equipped for ministry means being ready to serve faithfully in fruitless seasons and fruitful seasons. Over the past 5 years, I’ve had the opportunity to minister in a small city in Hungary called Tapolca. Every summer, our church has sent a team of high school and college students to...
Pastor Colin, I wanted to say thank you for introducing me to the Open The Bible resource you developed. I was attending Camp of the Woods for the first time in July, and I felt truly blessed by the chapel services. In the early part of the summer I had...
Your program is such a blessing and I look forward to tuning into Unlocking the Bible to be encouraged, challenged, and "washed in the Word." Keep staying focused on the Word! We believers need it, it's our bread to feed our souls. -Char
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