“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.” (Matthew 7:1-2, ESV) In a cornfield, there once was an ear of corn. The ear of corn looked at itself and thought, gee what a modelContinue reading “Do Not Remove the Twaddlers (Matthew 7:1-2)”
Author Archives: Steve Hankins, Th.D.
Do Not Fret (Matthew 6:25, 33)
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” . . . “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, andContinue reading “Do Not Fret (Matthew 6:25, 33)”
Who Will You Serve? (Matthew 6:24)
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” (Matthew 6:24, ESV) In my collegiate years, I had a job working as a management trainee in a maintenance shopContinue reading “Who Will You Serve? (Matthew 6:24)”
Cleansing
“Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” (1 Corinthians 5:7, ESV) “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his SonContinue reading “Cleansing”
My Story Part 9 – The Calling
“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:1–2, ESV)
My Story Part 8 – Word of Warning
1 Peter 5:1–9 (KJV)1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly;Continue reading “My Story Part 8 – Word of Warning”
My Story Part 7 – God Is Able
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20–21, ESV)
My Story Part 6 – Walk by Faith
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1, ESV) “for we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7, ESV)
My Story Part 5 – The Test
“Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election” (2 Peter 1:10, ESV)
Renewing the Heart 