Posts by Dave Malnes
Is being a humanitarian enough to convey the full love of Christ?
What is the greatest definition of love that God calls on all Christians to freely give? He gave us the perfect example.
Read MoreAs a child grabs a mother’s face, God lovingly grabs our attention
As a child grabs her mom’s face and turns it toward herself to get her mom’s attention, sometimes God grabs our face through people, circumstances, or events and turns it towards Him – to focus on what He is trying to tell us. Oh, we can shake off the gesture or look everywhere but to…
Read MoreTwelve Things Successful Evangelists Do
There are remarkably gifted people God uses to reach hundreds of lost souls for Christ. We marvel at their wonderful speaking ability, leadership skills, and passion for reaching the world with the gospel. We stand back in awe of how God uses men and women to proclaim the gospel and wonder what it’s like to…
Read MoreShining Our Light When We Are Feeling Dim
The Light of this world came upon the darkness of this earth to make His glory known. He was the light of the promised Messiah which was foretold, “the people living in darkness have seen a great light.” By trusting in God’s promises a person receives the Light. By remaining in the Light, a believer…
Read MoreTo be held in AWE on Christmas morning
When we are held in the awe of God we plainly see his majesty. The Creator of the universe, the Lord Almighty, the Prince of peace became flesh to be the Savior of the world. With that same sense of awe, we reflect on what God already has done for us. There, lying in the…
Read MorePreparing Our Hearts for Christmas: The Word Sustains
Words engage and implore. They are engraved in granite to remember and inspire. Words tear down and destroy. Unloving remarks can be forever engraved in our minds. Words are important. Out of his love for us, God became the Word in flesh. By a virgin birth, God sent his Son into the world so that…
Read MorePreparing Our Hearts for Christmas: The Word Entrusts
Before time began… was the Word. And the Word became the Light… and made his dwelling among us. The Word remains today… so that all may believe. It is the Word we celebrate every Christmas – there, wrapped in cloths, and lying in the manger. In the second of a three part series, we prepare…
Read MorePreparing Our Hearts for Christmas: The Word works
Words are important. They convey feelings, opinions, and facts. Words are powerful. They hurt, implore, and inspire. Out of love, God sent His Word to bring salvation. The Word became flesh so that we may receive the Truth and the Life. It is that powerful. It is that important. During Christmas, we ponder and marvel…
Read MoreMore Thoughts on Sharing the Gospel — when you feel like a loser
Our good intentions to share God’s Word can seem like a series of lop-sided defeats instead of inspiring victories — especially when fear stops us from saying anything at all. How do I overcome feeling like a loser when it comes to evangelism? A new head football coach for a losing college football program recently…
Read MoreThoughts on sharing the Gospel — when you feel like a loser
When Christ commissions those who trust in Him to go and share the message of salvation, the world can appear as mountain peaks that are too insurmountable to climb. Our good intentions to serve God and be evangelists can seem like a series of lop-sided defeats, especially when we don’t do any witnessing at all.…
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