“Thy Kingdom Come”–His Kingdom Is the Gospel

Sometimes we just do not know what we should pray to the Father about. “We know not what we should pray for as we ought,” but the Spirit is there to help us (Rom 8: 26). And He helps us to know through the ideas presented in the “Lord’s Prayer.” Christ’s example prayer presents the…

The Inward Man

The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. (Proverbs 20:27). The spirit of God can wash us of any sin for we are renewed by His presence. ( Psalm 51:6-9 ) Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to…

Kindness: The Strength That Changes Lives

From a Beyond Today E-mail Kindness: The Strength That Changes Lives True kindness, as described in Ephesians 4:31-32, goes beyond mere niceness. It means shedding bitterness, anger and malice while embracing compassion and forgiveness. Such a life isn’t easy—but with God, it’s possible (Matthew 19:26). READ MORE.  

Wisdom As Old As Time

The wisdom of Solomon surpassed anyone in the land as he was granted it because when God asked him what he wanted he did not ask for the life of his enemies, or for long life but only to be able to discern between good and bad and to have an understanding heart to judge…

Living Inside the Spirit of God

{Be sure to like, comment, share and subscribe if this article has helped you. Thanks.} We spend most of our lives in the Third Dimension of phones and cars and money and jobs. This is, also, the dimension of gray hair and wrinkles, which are harbingers of the earthly body’s expiration date. For that is…

God knows and that is all that matters

So many go through life as though they are walking alone in a wilderness without hope, feeling alone and not understood. Fortunately for us there is one who knows our every thought and has suffered many of the things we have all endured! (Isaiah 53). It is written that not one sparrow falls without God knowing about it, and there…

Why Did Jesus Christ Establish His Church?

From: Beyond Today Magazine July—August 2025 Although many tend to think of the Church as a building, the Bible actually defines it as an assembly or group of people. But why did Jesus begin His Church and what was to be its vital purpose? Why Did Jesus Christ Establish His Church? by John LaBissoniere READ…

Bearing reproach

Jesus (Yahshua) spoke many times about suffering reproach to those who bear His name. Reproach = Expression of disapproval, a disgrace, to discredit as being worthless, to scorn, blameworthy, to reprove. The definition of reproach sure reads as something any one of us would want to avoid at all costs,but our Lord understands all too…

Seek First the Kingdom of the Spirit

Chapter 7 of My New Book: The Abiding Christ urged us to “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness,” establishing a foundational precept for spiritual maturity and abiding. But what is this Kingdom? And where do we find it? READ MORE.