In John 14 Jesus is with His disciples at the Last Supper. Jesus is preparing His followers for what is about to take place, and in doing so, He makes some profound truth claims about Himself and the promised Holy Spirit. If you reject the claims of Jesus from John 14, you reject Jesus, but to see their truth and embrace them will bring you into the family of God.

After Jesus enter Jerusalem as a servant king, He weeps for the people. Jesus weeps for those who reject Him because they do not believe His Word. He knows what is coming. He knows how bad it will be for those who rejected Him then, and those who reject Him now. Jesus weeps for the lost.

Jesus said you must have faith like a little child to receive the Kingdom of God. Then He blessed the children. Do you have childlike faith to receive the blessing of Jesus?

Does the fear or rejection control you? Are you afraid to stand out or be known as different? You need Christian courage. You need the integrity to say and do the right thing, regardless of the earthly cost. Christian courage is necessary for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ and living and eternally victorious life.

Like the lady's parrot needed food, your spirit needs to be fed. If you are not feeding your spirit, your spirit will shrivel and your relationship with Jesus will be distant at best, and most likely non-existent, dead. You need to Feed the Parrot!

We are told that we need to fear God, but what does that mean? Are we sacred to enter His presence? Do we ignore it because God is our buddy? There is a proper fear of God that you need to have, and it starts with awe at who God is and what He has done for you.

Do you know the Accuser's lies and how to defeat them? To defeat the lies of the Accuser, you must call upon the wealth of God available to you through Jeus Christ. Listening to the Second Advocate, the Holy Spirit, tell you about all the First Advocate, Jesus Christ, has done for you. Victory is assured, because the battle is the Lord's, but the fight is yours.

If you wonder or struggle with the assurance of your salvation you need to grow in faith. To grow in faith, you need to hear the Word of God preached and be in a community of believers who can challenge and encourage you. You will always struggle with your assurance of salvation if you are trying to live the Christian life alone.

Salvation is simple but extremely complex. So, how can you be saved? How does salvation change your life? Is the change instant or does it take time or is it both? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Salvation Questions 1.

The Corinthians are violating one of the foundation principles of Christianity, that in Christ Jesus all believers are one, but their behavior towards the poor and their divisions. Paul writes to them, correcting these sins, and let them, and we know how Communion should unite not divide the Church.

In this new year and in our post-Christian society, we need to press on toward the prize. Christ Jesus has taken hold of the prize and freely gives it to you, if you don't give up. The prize--knowing Jesus Christ, Himself, personally. Nothing could be better!