Today on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the fruit of peace. Mike looks at the opposite of peace, the counterfeit of peace and true peace. It is all about control… who has it, who wants it and who trusts it.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about joy. Did you know that God wants us to experience joy? The Bible tells us that God isn’t just passive and bored. God is active and he has delight in all that he has done and wants us to delight in it as well, especially in what He has done for us in Christ.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the first fruit of the Spirit. Love. It may be what you think, it may not be what you think. But, either way, it is what Christianity is all about. A loving God who pours His love into and through His people.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about Paul’s closing thoughts on sin and the sinful nature. Choosing a lifestyle of sin instead of responding to the gospel has eternal consequences.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the tender subject of alcohol and partying. Can Christians partake in either? As with all things, there is gray and there is a line, God’s Spirit needs to show us where that is.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget, Mike continues to talk about our sinful nature. It may shock you that the biggest struggle of our sinful nature is not pursuing unity. Paul lists eight different ways our flesh pushes us away from others.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget, Mike continues to talk about sin. Each of us has a part of us that is pulled away from the true worship of God and centering our lives around his purposes. Today he tackles sins of religion including idols and mind-altering drugs.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget, Mike starts talking about sin. There is a long list in Galatians 5 and to no one’s surprise, the Apostle Paul starts with a struggle that has been around since sin has been around, sex.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about control. He HATES feeling controlled. In fact, Galatians 5 calls us to live free. How do we live free when we are under authority or how do we let others live free when we are in authority over them?
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about a Biblical passage from Galatians that has impacted the church for centuries. This one chiasm helps us understand our nature better than almost anything in the Bible!
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about Freedom. The Apostle Paul tells us what freedom is and what freedom is not. The mark of a mature Christian is walking in freedom well.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about one of the oldest and simple truths of the Christian faith. We begin by grace and we continue through grace. God’s Spirit works faith in us which expresses itself in love… This is the Christian faith.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about freedom. Christian freedom has two very key components. When we know the two things we are freed from, our lives will be different!
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike reflects on the gospel of grace and how it changes us. We become people who are filled with a generous Spirit. The gospel is transformational.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the absolute best part of the gospel story. It may not be what you think… But, it is surely is good news.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike finishes Galatians 3 and the controversy of equality. In a world filled with hierarchies, scarcity, and competition, the church should look different!
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the law of God. What is the purpose of the law? The book of Galatians reminds us that the law still plays a very important role in our lives.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about how Christians could change the world. Do you want to change the world? You, by the grace of God and the power of His Spirit, can.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike explores the idea of grace. If God has not only forgiven us, but we are righteous by faith, then does what we do matter?
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about curses. This section of Galatians talks about the scariness of curses and the fate of humanity. It also mentions a man named Jesus who changed it all.
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