Author: Pastor Bailey

“No one can serve two masters.” (Luke 16:13, NIV) When you’re always worried about what other people think of you, you can’t be what God wants you to be. But when you learn to think like Jesus, you won’t worry about pleasing everyone. Jesus had the right focus. He was only concerned with pleasing God.…

“Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died and behold I am alive forever more, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.” (Revelation 1:17a,18) Something happens when mortal man encounters the Living Man. Knowing Christ is not simply a matter of becoming a nice person. Nor…

This is one of the best Valentine gifts of God to humanity — the people He loves. It is the gift we offer to others too: John 3:16-17 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For…

“Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror …” (1 Corinthians 13:12, NLT) If you were a kid like I was in the 1950-60s, you might remember Sergeant Joe Friday from the TV show “Dragnet”. Friday was a no-nonsense police officer. When he questioned a witness, he didn’t want to hear stories…

“I am not really alone, because the Father is with me.” (John 16:32, GNT) Having the mind of Christ means always being aware that God is with you. We see this in the life of Jesus. Jesus lived in the presence of God and stayed connected to the favor of God. No matter how busy…

“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.” (Mark 10:43) The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem didn’t want Jesus as their king. They brought him to the Roman governor, Pilate, and he played that up for what it was worth. Though he could not find a reason to charge Jesus, Pilate went along…

“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.” (Ephesians 1:7) Peter asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?” Jesus answered: “Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!” (Matthew 18:21-22). But we shouldn’t…

“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.” (Revelation 1:3) We cannot find the truth of God in the way we discovered Antarctica or how Watson and Crick discovered the secrets of…

Paul writes: “Don’t worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel.” (Philippians 4:6-7, CEV) Worry…