Lemons Into Lemonade

August 01, 2024Bob Yandian

The Good Samaritan took the man who was stripped of his clothing, beaten, and wounded, to an inn to be cared for.

What Do Winds and Waves Have To Do With It?

July 22, 2024Bob Yandian

Two times the word “great” is mentioned in these verses where Jesus calmed the storm. The storm was called “great” and the calm was also called “great.” The same Greek word is used for both – “mega”. The mega storm was turned into a mega calm.

Victory in Adversity

July 18, 2024Bob Yandian

God is not the source of suffering. He does not send temptations, trials, and afflictions into our lives. James 1:13 tells us, “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.”

Rather, God is the One Who sends the relief and the power to rebuild. 2 Peter 2:9 says, “The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations.” And God’s power to rebuild is always greater than the power of destruction.

So what is the source of suffering? There is no suffering where there is no sin. There are three sources of suffering in a Christians’ life on earth: Satan, others, and ourselves. All three are a result of original sin in the Garden of Eden.

A Love-Hate Relationship

June 13, 2024Bob Yandian

This verse is part of two chapters dedicated to the resurrection and ascension ceremony given for Jesus by the Father as He sat down to become the head and High Priest of the Church. The theme of Hebrews chapters one and two is the superiority of the humanity of Jesus over angels.

No Longer Two

May 16, 2024Bob Yandian

On the cross we died together.  When He took my sin, we were one in sin. When He was buried, I was buried with Him. When He was quickened, or made alive, I was made alive with Him. When He was resurrected from the dead, I rose with Him in newness of life. And when He sat down at the right hand of the Father, I sat down with Him to rule and reign in life over Satan, demons and circumstances.

The Just Shall Live by Faith

February 29, 2024Bob Yandian

After you used your faith toward God's Son Jesus Christ, did you use it to mature and become His disciple? Did you use faith toward others to lead them to Jesus and to bring them spiritual growth?

Sins and Trespasses

August 03, 2023Bob Yandian

The difference between a sin and unrighteousness is knowing what we have done, what we have committed. A sin is something we know we have done, a known sin. Unrighteousness is committed in ignorance, an unknown sin. Since we cannot confess an unknown sin, we did not know it was a sin when we committed it, it is not held against us.

Liberating Your Faith

May 23, 2023Bob Yandian

How much faith do you need to meet your needs? The biggest miracle you ever received and will ever receive is the new birth. The little amount of faith you used to believe in Jesus as your Lord, moved you from Satan’s kingdom into God’s, from spiritual death into eternal life, and from satanic darkness into the kingdom of light.

Supernatural Witnessing

April 26, 2023Bob Yandian

The infilling of the Holy Spirit has many benefits, blessings, and uses attached to it.  Speaking with tongues connects us to the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit and boosts our sensitivity to hear the voice of God for scriptural revelation, guidance, receive spiritual rest and refreshment, and operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

5 Rhetorical Questions

February 02, 2023Bob Yandian

Romans 8 verses 31 through 35 are rhetorical questions.  The answers to rhetorical questions are so simple and logical you already know them. 

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”  Romans 8:31

As the Spirit Wills

January 18, 2023Bob Yandian

Jesus said, “You’re right! You’ve had five husbands, and the one you’re living with now is not your husband” (John 4:16-18 paraphrase). That really grabbed her attention! Jesus was flowing in the gift of the word of knowledge.

Get Back on Track

December 29, 2022Bob Yandian

When I speak in minister’s conferences, I usually get a pastor or Bible teacher ask me to explain Hebrews 6:1-6. On the surface it is difficult, but once understood, it is some of the simplest and freeing verses in the New Testament concerning our salvation and growth in the Christian life. If only read, it seems to indicate that it is rather simple to lose our salvation then impossible to get it back again. “For it is impossible…if they fall away to renew them again to repentance” (vs. 4 and 6).

He Could Not Pay

October 06, 2022Bob Yandian

Jesus told the parable in Matthew 18:23-34 of a wealthy businessman who took account of his workers and found one who owed him fifteen million dollars. He brought the man to him and demanded payment.

Be Renewed in Mind

September 08, 2022Bob Yandian

“Put off” means to “remove as clothing.” (See Colossians 3:8-10.) God will not do this for you, you are to do it yourself. God always gives you the information with which to gain strength, but you are to take God’s gifts and use them yourself. When it comes to imitating God in this earth and walking as Jesus would, you do it. Then, to keep strong and not fall back into the sin, “be renewed in the spirit of your mind.”

His Cross and Your Cross

June 30, 2022Bob Yandian

What God told Abraham to do was not a test of his salvation, but a test of his discipleship, his love and commitment to follow God.

The Labor of Love

February 03, 2022Bob Yandian

We hear it said, the things that come the hardest in life become the most precious to us. As a Christian, I believe this is true. Jesus paid an incredible price for my freedom, trusting I would one day choose to return His love and be His servant and friend. The sacrifice He made to have a relationship with me makes my relationship with Him all the more precious – and the first priority in my life.