Faith Makes the Small Great With faith, something small can become great, and even the greatest challenges can become small. This is the math of The Abundant Life. In the Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31–32), Jesus reminds us that even the smallest act of...
The Key to Faith
The key to faith is not in its intensity or amount but in the object of that faith. A little faith in God can do great things. A lot of faith in man can do very little. Pastor John Miller "A Mother's Great Faith" on revival.tv/sermons on Matthew 15:21-28, the...
How The Abundant Life Deals With Adversity
"The typical view of the Christian life is that it means being delivered from all adversity. But it actually means being delivered in adversity, which is something very different.""God does not give us overcoming life— He gives us life as we overcome." "Our...
Can We Stand This Scrutiny?
"You have tested my heart; You have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin."Psalm 17:3 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) Sadly, we know that David's will was not sufficient to keep him from sinning...
Sympathy-Empathy-Compassion
Sympathy says, “I'm sorry you're hurt,” and it stops there. Empathy is a deeper commitment that says, “I hurt with you." But compassion says, “I will do anything it takes to stop your hurt." (Rick Warren)Growing toward compassion is growing toward The Abundant...
I In Them and You In Me
The full Scripture is:"I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me." John 17:23Most Bible commentaries focus on the unity of the Church of God. I focus...