Pointing to Jesus

Pointing people to Jesus with encouragement and tangible ways to grow in their Christian faith.

  • Be Blessed- Part 6- Sermon on the Mount

    Matthew 5:8- Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. To be pure in heart means to be clean or cleansed in our inner being of our desires, thoughts, feelings, affections, motives, mind, and principles. It is not just not doing wrong outward actions,  but it is also being right on the Continue reading

  • It’s in the Daily

    ‭Luke 9:23 –And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” I’m taking a break this week from the Beatitudes, and I’m posting on part of a message that I recently spoke at a women’s gathering. It has to do Continue reading

  • Be Blessed- Part 5- Sermon on the Mount

    Matthew 5:7- Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy. To be merciful is to be full of pity and compassion. It also involves forgiveness. In respect to others, it is seeing someone’s need, feeling compassion for them, and doing something to meet the need. It is kindness in action. To be merciful also Continue reading

  • Be Blesed- Part 4- Sermon on the Mount

    Matthew 5:6- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. This is the 4th beatitude from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. He said that we are blessed when we hunger and thirst for righteousness and that hunger and thirst will be satisfied. To hunger means to crave intensely or Continue reading

  • Be Blessed- Part 3- Sermon on the Mount

    Matthew 5:5- Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Meekness means being mild or gentle. It is being humble, and it is strength under control. It is using power without undue harshness. It is not easily provoked. Meekness does not mean weakness. It does not mean that we don’t speak against wrong Continue reading

  • Be Blessed- Part 2- Sermon on the Mount

    Matthew 5:4–  Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. We are continuing with the 2nd Beatitude from Matthew 5:1-12 from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.  Jesus said that we are blessed when we mourn.  Blessed means happy or divinely or happily favored. The word mourn means lament or deep grief. It is Continue reading

  • Be Blessed- Part 1-Sermon on the Mount

    Matthew 5:3- Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Jesus’s Sermon the Mount in Matthew 5:1-12 begins with the beatitudes, which are standards of conduct or attitudes that Christ followers should exemplify. They are attitudes that Jesus expects us to have. They  contrast with worldly values and the way Continue reading

  • Control Yourself

    Proverbs 25:28- A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Biblical self-control can be defined as the virtue of one who controls their sinful desires, passions, thoughts, words, and actions through the power of the Holy Spirit. In the KJV, it is also called Temperance. It is the ninth Continue reading

  • Be Gentle like Jesus             

    Matthew 11:28-29- Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Gentleness is the 8th fruit of the Spirit listed in Galations 5:22-23. Continue reading

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  • Stay Faithful

    Proverbs 3:3,4- Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Faithfulness is the 7th fruit of the Spirit in Galations 5:22. Biblical faithfulness can be defined as Continue reading