A list of messages that have been presented during the "Heart Zone" radio program as heard on WCPA AM 900, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.
Having recognized that we all have a longing for something more that will satisfy our souls, we need to look at what we were originally created for from selected scripture.
We are tired of empty spirituality and long for something more that can only be found in Jesus from Matthew 13:44-46.
It is easy to lose hope in our God when circumstances and events don't turn out the way we thought they should from Luke 24:13-35.
When you are faced with a difficult situation, sometimes the reality presents itself in which the possibility exists the God can do something from Luke 18:35-43.
Doubting the goodness of God can be crippling, yet there is still something within us that clings to hope from Habakkuk 3:17-19 and Psalm 37:1-8.
Our new identity allows us to break with the old life and live a new life that God wants us to live from Ephesians 4:20-32.
With our identity comes a new purpose for our lives as we are called to be a spokesman for the new relationship with God from 2 Corinthians 5:16-20.
When we truly understand who we are as Christians, we need to recognize the responsibility that flows out of our identity from 1 Peter 2:9-12.
We must come to the place of understanding that we are God's finest work from Ephesians 2:10.
At the very core of who we are as believers is the salvation provided for us through Jesus' sacrifice from Ephesians 2:4-9.
If we are going to have a proper understanding of our identity, we need to understand how God saw us before salvation from Ephesians 2:1-4.
We find in the scripture many promises that God will answer our prayers. Yet our personal experience shows a disconnect between the promises and the reality that most believers have experienced. Understanding the connection between our heart's desires and the Lord will help us to understand the validity of his promises to us from Psalm 37:4.
While there is legitimate concern about the coming storm, there also needs to be an awareness of the calm after the storm that lasts for eternity from Revelation 21:1-22:5.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ results a time of peace that mankind rejects and the final judgment from Revelation 20:1-15.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is a culmination of God's Chosen People crying out in desperation and defeat for deliverance from Zechariah 14:1-3 and Revelation 19:11-21.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand what happens with believers before the End comes from Revelation 3:10.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand that there are certain people who must emerge and certain things that must take place from Revelation 13:11-18.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand what the scripture teaches about the coming leader who sets himself up as a god from 1 John 2 and 2 Thessalonians 2.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand exactly what sets the time of Tribulation apart from what is currently happening in our world from Revelation 6.
It is easy to lose focus during the Christmas season. The positive and negative experiences of season can cause believers to lose sight of what is really important from Isaiah 9:1-7.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand where does the End begin and who initiates it from Revelation 4 and 5.
Because we live in bewildering times, God's people are stunned and confused by the events that are taking place around us. However, Jesus told us that these things should not catch us by surprise from Matthew 24:3-14.
Because we live in bewildering times, God's people are stunned and confused by mixed messages concerning the Coming of Jesus Christ. However, believers have been given everything they need to know about the end from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11.
Jesus illustrates that the level of gratitude to God is directly tied to the response to forgiveness from Luke 7:36-50.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are to deal with each other by putting the spiritual needs of others before their own freedom from Romans 14:13-23.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are to deal with each other by recognizing that each man is accountable to the Lord from Romans 14:1-12.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are again called to express that faith in through love toward others in these last days from Romans 13:8-14.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are called to express that faith in their actions toward their government from Romans 13:1-7.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are called to express that faith in their actions toward everyone including their enemies from Romans 12:14-21.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are called to express that faith in their actions toward each other from Romans 12:9-13.
There is a tendency to only think of our faith in individual terms. However, Faith is always seen in terms of community from Romans 12:3-8.
When you have made the decision to give yourself to God, there has to be concrete steps taken to express that commitment from Romans 12:2.
When you begin to grasp the reality of grace that the Lord has shown to believers, there has to be a decision from Romans 12:1.
Only God can take the rejection of one group of people and use it for the salvation of the rest of the world from Romans 11:11-24.
It is easy to be guided by wrong assumptions concerning the Lord and your standing with him and miss the reality of his grace from Romans 11:1-10.
The message of salvation to all requires that there are people who are willing to share it from Romans 10:13-21.
There is a major difference between gaining acceptance with God with your works and gaining it through faith in Jesus Christ from Romans 10:5-12.
It seems unfair that those who try to pursue God's acceptance on their own terms must face the reality that it only come through faith in Jesus Christ from Romans 9:30-10:4.
While we wrestle with the reality of the Lord's sovereignty over the affairs of humanity, it is easy to get it wrong about God from Romans 9:19-29.
With the realities of our current struggle and suffering, we need to rest in the hope that our new relationship with God is secure from Romans 8:28-39.
With the realities of our current struggle and suffering, we need to rest in the hope that something better is waiting for us from Romans 8:18-27.
Having been set free by the Spirit, we do not have to live fear and defeat since we have been adopted as the children of God from Romans 8:12-17.