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You’ve probably heard the saying, “There are two types of people in our world; givers and takers.” Givers are those selfless people who are generous with all of their resources. Takers are the more self-centered variety who take advantage of any opportunity to get. Yet, according to Jesus, you will be more blessed if you give than if you receive (Acts 20:35).

Why? Why is it a greater blessing for me to give than it is for me to receive? It is important to know the “why”; because knowing why will help you follow through with being a generous giver.

So, here are five reasons as to why it is better to give than to get.

33 statements on how God expects us to treat others.

What should a church be like? That’s a great question, and I believe the answer is found in the story of the first followers of Jesus. After all, if there is a Christian church that today’s churches should emulate, shouldn’t it be the very first church?

So, what were the characteristics of the early Christians? What defined their church? We find the answers in Luke’s book…

Looking across the book of Acts to uncover the trends of prayer meetings in the Early Church and its precedence. When people gather together in faith to pray, the Holy Spirit is manifested, miracles happen, and people are saved…

Since you’re reading this post, I’m guessing that you would like to pray better and more effective prayers. For sure, that’s my desire, and books have been and still could be written on this subject. For a moment, however, consider praying four prayers that Jesus prayed in the last hours of His life…

For many people, Mother’s Day is a time to stop and say, “Thank you!” to our moms for the many ways they have served their family. It seems that if you were to try to sum up it one word a job description for moms, it would be “servant.” It’s not that we think of our moms as servants, it’s just that seems to be so much of what they do – they serve their…

The Holy Spirit is not weird – people are weird. The Holy Spirit is the very presence of God at work in our lives. Jesus sprung this idea on a man named Nicodemus. John tells the story of how this important leader approached Jesus in the darkness of night. Jesus immediately said…

Baptism is a beautiful ceremony of faith and obedience that comes with tremendous promise. Jesus connected baptism to “new birth” (John 3:5), Peter preached that it was for the removal of sins (Acts 2:38), Paul taught that in baptism we are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, and to the Romans he wrote that we are raised to newness of life (Romans 6:5). In this simple act of faith, we receive incredible blessings…

“I just feel like something is missing.”

“I feel like there should be more.”

“I don’t feel complete.”

These statements and others like them express a sentiment experienced by many Christians when it comes to their walk with God…

Through His Word, God has given us many promises. I’ve selected just ten that are found in the Gospels. Read them and allow them to encourage you in your daily walk with Him…

When it comes to ease, we live in the greatest time that there has ever been. Our homes, cars, businesses, the far-reaching corners of our lives all have incredible technologies that didn’t exist a decade ago. Today’s tablets are more powerful than yesterday’s computers. Today’s TV’s seem to be more real than life itself. Our home air-conditions adjust to our presence. Cars are driving themselves. Drones are delivering groceries to our homes. And yet, so many of us live lives filled with worry, anxiety and fear…

Recently someone asked, “Have you ever been through a dark time?” Like me, you probably just thought, “Yes.” Perhaps that’s where you are right now. Maybe you are in the middle of a long, dark trial even now. You’re probably asking the same questions that I asked: “When will it be over?” or “How long will it last?” or “How do I get through it?” Unfortunately, the Bible doesn’t tell us how long the trial will last. However, it does tell us two things that give us hope: how to get through the trial and that our trial has a purpose…

If you are like most men, part of your passion in life is to be a great husband to your wife and a super dad to your kids. From the Word of God, let me show you five things that you can do to help you succeed…

Within our family there really isn’t a Thanksgiving holiday tradition. We definitely prepare and eat the favorite foods – fried turkey, sweet potato casserole and all the delicious things we love. But beyond that, our tradition is that we don’t really have one.

So, this past year, the Thanksgiving holiday…