by Nate Stevens | Jan 19, 2023 | Christian Living, Eternity
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth … but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:19-20). The winning field goal was up and good! Our favored team won! Or had they? Recently, we went out for dinner at one of those “social” restaurants with...
by Nate Stevens | Nov 2, 2022 | Christian Living, Encouragement, Eternity
“Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it” (Colossians 4:17) What is your ministry? Wait! Before you deny it and check out, yes, you have one. Ministry can mean many different things to different people. The word Paul used...
by Nate Stevens | Jul 16, 2022 | Christian Living, Eternity, Transformation
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it...
by Nate Stevens | Jun 30, 2022 | Encouragement, Eternity
“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.” (Matthew 25:13) Glancing is not the same as watching. I recently dropped my wife at a storefront so she could rush in for a few groceries. Stepping from the car, she said,...
by Nate Stevens | Feb 7, 2022 | Encouragement, Eternity, Prayer
Almost everyone knows the three dearest words ever said: “I love you.” Whether from family, friends, or a special someone, they communicate acceptance, affection, affirmation, and appreciation. There is also the endearing, “You are mine” from parent to child that...
by Nate Stevens | Oct 11, 2021 | Christian Living, Encouragement, Eternity
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. (Matthew...