February 24, 2024 by Mike Sciarra
Love the Lord not the world....
November 18, 2023 by Mike Sciarra
Dear Christian, we seem too often to wrongly think that everything and everyone must align to please us, or all is loss and everything is a failure. This is painful idolatry and must be replaced with sincere worship....
September 2, 2023 by Mike Sciarra
When Jesus changes your heart, your motives and affections and desires change....
August 21, 2023 by Mike Sciarra
Rejoicing in Regeneration and Hope ...
August 18, 2023 by Mike Sciarra
People wonder all the time if they are really a believer. Sometimes other people see a person who says they are Christian and wonder if that is a true profession of faith. This can be for any number of reasons. But there is one specific way found in 2 Timothy 2:19 where are you can know if a person is truly a Christian....
August 17, 2023 by Mike Sciarra
Let’s pattern our baptisms and church membership as closely to the scriptural pattern as we can. Let's link baptism and church membership more closely. Let's see them as part of a unified process to glorify God, build up believers, and reach the world....
July 28, 2023 by Mike Sciarra
As we live a Christ-honoring life… Pure gospel living looks different than posing for pictures It stands in stark contrast to life lived under lights A sovereign God changes our motives The authoritative Word renews our minds ...
May 20, 2023 by Mike Sciarra
As I am alive, raised, and seated with Christ by God’s grace… 5 ongoing outcomes I observe about God’s grace towards me....
February 23, 2023 by Mike Sciarra
Has life put a lot of mileage on you? Are you weighed down by the toll it has taken? Are you weary? Are you troubled? Do you feel hopeless? There is hope of forgiveness in Jesus....
March 13, 2020 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: COVID-19, postponements, disappointments, sickness, Gospel
I don’t know about you, but it’s kind of nice to know you get to just rest a while. We are so crazy busy in our lives that sometimes we don’t stop to take a breather. So, a forced pause might be just what the Great Physician ordered....
Keep ReadingMarch 1, 2020 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: Christian parenting, Parents, Children, raising godly kids, parenting challenges, Gospel parenting
Christian parents, buckle up. It’s a sometimes bumpy road and a long and winding one, this journey of shaping future generations. It’s a tough row to hoe to raise godly givers not greedy takers....
Keep ReadingJanuary 15, 2020 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: Growth in Christ, one year Bible reading, bible
God uses the Word to change and transform us. The Word does the work, so let the work of the Word be seen in your life. Start today!...
Keep ReadingDecember 27, 2019 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: Christmas, Bethlehem, Cross, Gospel, salvation
The Gospel is the good news of the grace and power of God to redeem undeserving sinners to eternal life through Jesus’ perfect, sinless life; substitutional, sacrificial death; and resurrection from the grave. ...
Keep ReadingDecember 17, 2019 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: Heaven, Death, assurance of salvation, God’s promises.
December 3, 2019 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: thanksgiving, Thanksgiving devotional, Praise, gratitude
A Thanksgiving Devotional - “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Ps. 136:1...
Keep ReadingNovember 27, 2019 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: Unity, Church, imitating Christ, worship, Witness, Encouragement, endurance, Scriptures, Hope
The number one reason to live in unity in Christ is Jesus Christ. The number one source of unity is Jesus Christ. ...
Keep ReadingNovember 27, 2019 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: Romans, Gospel, Righteousness, God’s power
For the past 2+ years in Romans we have seen God’s glory, greatness, and power towards us who believe....
Keep ReadingSeptember 6, 2019 by Mike Sciarra | Category: Looking to Jesus blog
August 13, 2019 by Mike Sciarra | Tags: Apostasy, defection, Repentance, Faith, falling away from God
Seriously? What???? The latest notable Christian who is leaving the faith made his de-profession today....
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