JESUS TALK

Many Christians today live a life like a roller coaster—up one minute, down the next. Instead of growing spiritually, we find ourselves at a stalemate, living a stagnated life. Until we realize this hope is through intimacy with Christ, we will continue to live a stagnated life. The true is the world is full of uncertainty, doubt, pain and sorrow. Some Christians believe that living the Christian life requires only attending church, reading the Bible, praying, and serving. While this is good, we must remember that we have the holy, sovereign God within us. The power we need to live the Christian life isn’t given from on high, but rather, from within you, as a result of Christ's indwelling presence. Our helper is the holy spirit, whom Jesus promised will always be with us. The Lord understands our human frailties and limited power and that we are unqualified to live the Christian life on our own. So, it is his goal to accomplish this through us, by the power of the holy spirit

John 15: 1-3 – “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the words that I have spoken to you.    Many people take verses about the fruitless branches being cut off and burned as indication that salvation might be lost. The misinterpretation of scriptures is that a person who was once in Christ may later cease to "abide in Christ" and become useless; that person is then severed and burned up. If the parable of the vine and the branches were the only chapter that addressed the subject of eternal security, we might have reason to be concerned that salvation could be lost. However, this is not the only chapter in Scripture that concerns security and confidence, nor is it the only verse in John that tackles these issues.  There are various passages in John that clearly guarantee the believer'

The ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven is one of the most significant events recorded in the New Testament. Despite its importance in the Bible, many believers focus little attention on it We usually concentrate more on the crucifixion and the resurrection. However, the ascension is crucial, particularly in the Gospels of Luke Luke wrote a two-part chronicle of Christianity's beginnings. The first volume is the gospel that bears his name. The second volume contains the book of Acts. And the ascension was so essential to Luke that he finished volume one with it (Luke 24:50-51), began volume two with it (Acts 1:9-11), and then reference it multiple times throughout the book of Acts. For one thing, the ascension explains why Jesus' appearances throughout the forty days following his resurrection halted. The ascension also foretold the culminating event in the history of salvation: Jesus' personal, corporeal, and magnificent return. “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking