For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God. Romans 10:4 (NLT)  When it comes to our relationships, we need to learn to walk in God’s blessings and become aware of His ability flowing through us. This ability isn’t something we earn through our actions. It isn’t the result of our intelligence either. We simply need to learn to believe for God’s grace—His amazing power and ability that He’s placed within each one of His kids.  As we mentioned yesterday, the reason why God’s power and ability is within every believer is because Jesus has made us right with God. Today’s verse says that Jesus was the culmination …

For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 (NKJV)  Yesterday we began a new series about the unique power we have as believers for our relationships. But before we get into that, let’s cover why you can be sure that you have this power in you.  Under the old agreement before Jesus, people had to follow a long list of rules perfectly to try to earn a type of limited right standing with God. (See Deuteronomy 6:24–25.) But that is not what it’s like now. As believers after the cross, in order to be in right …

  And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” Luke 2:13–14 (NKJV)  Do you feel completely helpless to better one of your relationships? Maybe you’ve sought out advice and read all the books you could find, but you just don’t know what to do anymore.  Today, I want to talk about a unique power we have as believers—a power that works on relationships.  According to the Christmas story in Luke 2, the angels sang about peace and favour coming to mankind through what Jesus was going to accomplish. Because of what He did for us on the cross, when you give your life …

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 (NKJV)  Are you struggling with fear in any area of your life? The problem might be who you’re hanging around with or listening to.  You see, for better or worse, the people around you have an impact on your life. And if you spend time with someone who is constantly wringing their hands over everything, you’ll find your own mindset begin to follow suit. Fortunately, the same thing happens if you hang out with bold, courageous individuals.  Years ago, I read about an experiment that scientists performed on a cage full of monkeys. They attached bananas to a rope hanging from the ceiling. Every time a monkey shot up the rope to …