Posts Tagged ‘New Believer’
4 Beliefs That Will Catapult Your Growth As A Christian
I’m often asked the seemingly simple question, “How can I grow as a Christian?” This inquiry comes from lifetime students of the Bible as well as new converts. Because we all know how to learn more and do more, but what about being more effective and living out the calling of Jesus to be witnesses to the ends of the earth? How do we get to a place where we’re willing to live our lives that way?
Read MoreHow Can I Overcome An Addiction and Give My Life to God?
How Can I Surrender to Christ if I Need to Overcome an Addiction? First of all, let me say that you’re not alone. The great majority of people have some kind of addiction, whether that’s a sexual addiction or an eating addiction or a people-approving addiction or a workaholic addiction. And so we’re all in…
Read MoreWhat About My Friends Who Don’t Believe?
Will I Have to Give Up My Friends to Follow Jesus? Well, first, let’s look at this question a little bit. It makes a couple of assumptions, that if you really follow Christ, you’re going to become this boring, irrelevant person and your friends won’t be around you anymore. I’m not sure that’s true.…
Read MoreHow Do I Begin Reading the Bible?
How To Start Reading the Bible When I became a Christian, I didn’t know how to read the Bible, and I remember feeling intimidated about where to begin. So, let me give you a few suggestions that might really help you. First, start in the New Testament. Get a translation that’s easy for you to…
Read MoreI’ve Received Jesus, But My Life Doesn’t Seem Any Different. Why?
Why doesn’t my life doesn’t seem any different? That is a very important question, and as I’ve taught this, it always comes up. And it’s a pretty significant theological issue, and when people ask $25,000 questions, you know, here in two or three minutes max, I don’t want to give you a 25-cent answer.…
Read MoreWhy Is It So Hard to Surrender My Life to Christ?
Why Is It So Hard to Surrender my Life to Christ? I deeply understand how tough it can be to truly surrender your life to Jesus. I struggled with this personally and as a pastor for many years. Yeah, this is a journey, on the one hand. What you need to really understand is what’s…
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