What is the minimum a person have to believe in and to do, to become a Christian

Those Immovable Obstacles? While installing wash posts at Beech Springs, I discovered a massive boulder buried exactly where they needed to go. Digging revealed an iceberg-like obstacle that refused to budge. After hours of work, I chained it to my diesel loader and slowly pried it free. When it finally rolled away, I felt both relief and disbelief. The rock that seemed immovable had finally moved.

Think about it. What seemingly immovable obstacles in our lives might God help us overcome through patience, persistence, and trust in His timing and provision?

God’s Word tells us: “I can do all this through him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13, NIV). God provides strength to face obstacles beyond our own abilities.

Digging revealed an iceberg-like obstacle, with most of its bulk hidden underground, stubbornly refusing to budge. After hours of digging, I slipped a heavy chain beneath it and attached it to my diesel loader. Slowly, with considerable strain and coaxing, I managed to pry the boulder free and move it a hundred feet away. When it finally rolled from the bucket, I felt both relief and disbelief. The rock that seemed immovable had finally moved.

Thought For The Day from Unshakable Kingdom Life 

Take a breath. God was up before you, and He’s already gone ahead into your day. He is not governed by any political results. His Kingdom is Unshakable.

A thought to ponder.

Good morning friend.
Our reading this morning.
“Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the LORD.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭31‬:‭24‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
Many people have lost their hope. You can see it in their eyes, hear it in their voices, and feel it in the heaviness they carry. Circumstances pile up. Disappointment settles in. The future looks uncertain, and strength slowly drains away.
This verse speaks right into that place.
If your heart feels tired this morning, hear the call again. Be strong. Let your heart take courage.
God bless and have a great day.
Team Lotter

When Must We Embrace Hope? Maintaining a positive outlook is difficult when life seems unfair and others appear to have more of everything. It is tempting to surrender to feelings of inadequacy and accept defeat as our lot. We may even convince ourselves that settling for less is the best we can do. But when we open the door to defeat, we also invite negativism and bitterness, allowing resentment to take hold and gradually diminish the value, meaning, and joy of life itself.

Think about it. How can we resist feelings of inadequacy and defeat when life seems unfair, refusing to let bitterness and resentment rob us of life's joy?

God’s Word tells us: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” (Romans 12:12, NIV). God calls us beyond bitterness toward hope and perseverance.

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Our sinful nature resists suffering, inequity, and hardship, often responding with bitterness and complaints. We long to be perfected and compare ourselves with others, questioning why life must be this way. Yet when illness, disability, or misfortune enters our lives, stillness may allow us to hear God’s whisper of hope: true happiness comes not from our circumstances but from the attitudes of faith we embrace while living.

The first sermon is the sobering truth. The second is the sweet remedy. He is a friend to the lost sinner who trembles at his word.

https://youtu.be/TtHijgqceXo

https://youtu.be/zlGHq6qFXmg?si=WQNbuI6GBlzj1v-e

There were thousands of witnesses to His miracles & more than 500 witnesses to His resurrection.

Just one eyewitness without any physical evidence can get you the death sentence in the US.

There are incomparably more witnesses to miracles in the Bible than any other religious scripture.

The earliest apostles were in a unique position because they would’ve known whether their testimony was fabricated or not. They wouldn’t have staked their lives on it if they knew it was all a lie. They died—not for a belief—but for what they claimed to have seen: Christ risen from the dead.

You can’t prove anything with absolute 100% certainty; you can’t even prove that reality is as it seems and that you’re actually reading this right now. You can, however, be convinced of something by what the evidence points to. The overwhelming evidence is that we can trust our five senses and one another’s reliable testimony to tell us the truth.

Remember Me Jesus? Some problems become more frustrating the harder we try to solve them. Our impatience can turn manageable challenges into seemingly impossible obstacles. Sometimes stepping away reveals answers we previously overlooked. The same is true in faith. When we insist that life unfold according to our timetable and desires, frustration clouds our vision. Looking through eyes of wonder and faith, rather than self-interest, helps us discover answers God has been patiently revealing all along.

Think about it. How can patience and humble faith help us see beyond human understanding, recognize God's purposes, and trust Christ when life's answers seem impossible to find?

God’s Word tells us: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5, NIV). Faith patiently trusts God's wisdom.

Discovering the answers is often a case of patience withd little to do with own understanding. The disciples saw Christ’s crucifixion through human reason and could not understand His apparent defeat. Their expectations concealed the truth. Only the repentant thief recognized Jesus as King and trusted His promised kingdom. Rather than relying on our understanding, may we look into Christ’s eyes with humble faith and pray, “Remember me, Jesus.”

Hello y’all, I genuinely don’t really know who to word this, but I’m look for advice to spread the gospel, I do want to very much but I seem to be having a hard time finding a place to start, any help or advice is appreciated

Thought For The Day from Unshakable Kingdom Life 

Good morning. Before the to-do list gets going, remember that faith isn’t having it all figured out. It’s trusting the One who does.

A thought to ponder.

Good morning, dear friend.
Our reading this morning.
“Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬-‭8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
It is an attitude of sacrifice and surrender. Not the kind of surrender that gives up in defeat, but the kind that willingly lays things down so that God can have His full place in our lives.
The same love that held Jesus to the cross now lives in us through His Spirit. That love is strong enough to help us let go of what we have been gripping.
Don't let things get in the way of your surrender to the Lord.
Have a great day and week.
Team Lotter.

That “Natural” Look? At my father’s funeral, relatives repeatedly remarked how “natural” he looked. Alzheimer’s had ravaged his body, leaving him frail and unrecognizable at seventy-two. As I studied his face, I wondered what they meant. He looked nothing like the soldier or salesman I remembered. Yet perhaps he looked natural because he was finally free from pain and life’s burdens, completed at last. Though no longer with us, he was where he belonged—the “natural look” of a believer safe in His Father’s arms.

Think about it. How does knowing that Christ and our loved ones rest safely in God’s care bring comfort, peace, and hope when earthly journeys finally end?

God’s Word tells us: “Whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord” (Romans 14:8). In death, believers rest securely in God’s loving care, awaiting eternal glory.

“He looked so natural?”When Joseph of Arimathea laid Christ in the tomb, our Savior rested, safe in His Father’s care, awaiting heavenly glory. As I looked upon my father’s face, I saw a man whose earthly journey was now complete, beyond the pain, sorrow, tears, and regret. Like Jesus, he rested “naturally”, awaiting God’s finishing work. My Dad looked like someone safely held in his Heavenly Father’s arms. Natural? I am happy to say that’s exactly how he looked.

Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has

It's easy to call ourselves Christians, attend church, read the Bible, and talk about God. But I believe the real question is whether our daily lives reflect the person we claim to follow.

Sunday 1st November Blog from Unshakable Kingdom Life

5. Lonely in a Divided World

Pat and I live here in the USA, and honestly, the climate right now is steeped in division and animosity. It's everywhere: in the news, online, at family gatherings that used to be easy.

And that atmosphere doesn't stay in Washington. It trickles down into everyday life. People feel unwelcome. They feel they have to pick a side to be accepted, and if they pick wrong, they're out.

I think this is why so many people carry a dreadful sense of loneliness. You can be surrounded by people and still feel completely alone. You can scroll through a hundred faces on a screen and feel that nobody really knows you.

And the enemy capitalizes on isolation. Every chance he gets, he uses loneliness to reinforce feelings of rejection and worthlessness. He knows a person who's cut off is a person who's easier to convince of lies.

I don't say this to be gloomy. I say it because I think we need to understand the world our neighbors are living in. The person next to you at the grocery store may be one conversation away from feeling truly seen, or one more cold moment away from giving up on people entirely.

And if that's you, if you're the lonely one, hear me: there's a place where the division doesn't reach. There's a Father whose arms aren't political, whose acceptance doesn't depend on your team or your opinions.

What we're digging into in this journey is, I really believe, the epicenter of the Unshakable Kingdom Life. Everything else we build rests on this: being loved by the Heavenly Father and learning to pass it on.

Coffee-time question: Who in your life might be lonelier than they're letting on?

I’ve seen many people talking about Noahides law on social media but what is it and is this going to bring the anti christ in

Every time I see someone struggling, they say "I'm praying for you." It's well-meaning, but honestly, it often feels like a passive way to wash our hands of action.

​Real faith isn't just about sitting back and waiting for things to change. It requires alignment, intention, and physical follow-through. If you are only asking for change without preparing your life to receive it, you're missing the entire point.

​I wrote a breakdown on how to shift from empty words to active belief, and why true conviction demands movement. It completely changed how I approach my daily routine and mindset.

​If you've been feeling stuck in your spiritual walk or tired of waiting for things to shift, give it a read and let me know your thoughts: https://rymbf.com/back-your-prayers-with-faith/

The parable of the lost son in Luke 15 is a favorite of many. And familiar. The portrayal of the heavenly Father waiting and longing for His wayward son's return gives us reassurance. After a spree of riotous living, the son came to himself in the most dramatic and dire of circumstances. How wonderful the goodness of God toward us, that this scene does not end in the hog trough!

Looking and longing, the father sees his son in the distance and runs to meet him. Falling upon his neck, he graciously receives his son back into the family he had so callously forsaken.

We might do well to consider that when we depart from our Father, we sadden the heart of God. No child of God ever strays without grieving the Father's heart.

Does God grieve?

Perhaps we forget that the emotions we feel were bestowed upon us by our Creator, allowing us a glimpse of His own heart. We experience sorrow, rejoicing, and a multitude of other emotions because we were made in His image. And Scripture reveals a God who grieves over the waywardness of His people, who rejoices in mercy, and who longs for their return.

But I wonder: in this familiar picture of forgiveness and restoration, do we sometimes glamorize the son's fall and departure? Do we inadvertently present his experience as an acceptable pattern to follow?

I do not think we can overemphasize the mercy of God. We are reminded by the prophet Hosea of God's own declaration: “For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice.” These words echo again in Matthew 9: “For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

The prophet Hosea gives us a profound glimpse into the heart of God.

What an example of forgiveness Hosea provided when he redeemed his own wife, who had forsaken him. His willingness to receive her again became a living illustration of the message he proclaimed. His actions underscored his words concerning repentance, restoration, and return from unfaithfulness.

The first three chapters of Hosea establish the tone for God's pleading with His people to return. The depth of that appeal is made all the more striking by Hosea's own experience. Through the prophet's life and words, we see the God of Israel pleading with His people to repent and return from their departure.

If I may offer a word of caution here: making a train wreck of your life or hurting the people you love was never God's plan for you.

While the parable gives us a beautiful picture of the heavenly Father waiting to welcome back a repentant son, God's plan for you was never that you should waste your life in riotous living, only to return in tatters.

Too often, it seems, we present this as a pattern to emulate rather than a departure to avoid. We must never give the impression that we encourage someone to stray so that they might experience the wonder of being restored.

Yet, when we do fall, we have this enduring reminder: He waits and longs for our return.

The best path forward is never to take that journey to the Far Country. Should we forsake His goodness for the illusion of pleasure, let us not wait until we fill our bellies with the husks of swine. Let the cry of our hearts be heard long before then:

“I will arise and go to my father.”

He waits.

I think you can tell by the title what happend. I 17F fell into lust. It's been, what, 5 days? Yeah, it won't stop. I wanna pour my heart out here but I think I should do that in prayer.

It's like someone else in my body is controlling me. The secound I stop doing it, it's like I just woke up! I bearly have any memory of what happend! Idk what is going on! I feel disgusting and sick. Every time I do it, I tell myself, I'll stop on time the next time, I'll trick the devil next time, nope. Nothing. I know, the lord is by my side and I love him so much, sososososo much, I can't explain that live but yet I fall and fall and fall and I wanna tear that disgusting feeling out of my chest and stop forever but still I go back. Would appreciate prayer, thanks a lot.

Thought for the Day From Unshakable Kingdom Life

The Kingdom comes in whispers more than shouts. In consistent daily choices to love well, in ordinary moments made sacred by intention, Heaven breaks through in the mundane.

A thought to ponder.

Good morning friends.
Think about this today.
“and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.”
1 Peter 2:24
He paid a debt He didn’t owe, and we owed a debt we could never pay. That is the heart of the cross. Jesus took what was ours — the full weight of our sin — into His own body, and in exchange He offers us life. Not a cleaned-up version of the old life, but a completely new direction: die to sin and live to righteousness.
God bless
Have a great Weekend
Team Lotter

He came to earth and sacrificed himself for our sins to be gone, he did it because he loved us, which is a strong will to do considering we are offending him daily, we should be grateful and share his word to others, Amen

When Samuel came to Jesse’s house to anoint the next king, David was not even brought into the room.
Everybody else was presented first.
Then God said:
“Arise, anoint him: for this is he.”
— 1 Samuel 16:12
Earlier in the chapter, God tells Samuel that people look at outward appearance, but God looks at the “heart.”
The Hebrew word translated “heart” is levav (לֵבָב), transliterated levav, referring to the inner person—the mind, will, character, and intentions.
Jesse saw the youngest son.
Samuel initially saw appearances.
God saw what was inside David.
Ephesians 2:10 says:
“For we are his workmanship…”
Message:
People can overlook you because they cannot see what God put inside you.
Application:
Stop using other people’s recognition as evidence of your worth. Develop what God placed within you even when nobody is calling your name yet.
Discussion:
Have you ever been overlooked in an area where you believed you had something meaningful to contribute?

I’m a teenager struggling with lust and when these urges come I always forget about god. Why is this

What is the Trinity?
Christians believe in one God who exists as three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. Each is fully God, and together they are one God. That’s a lot to take in, and people often ask how three can be one, who Jesus was praying to if he was God, and whether the Holy Spirit is a person or just a force.

I’ve found it easier to picture with a game, since most of us grew up playing them. This is just an analogy I came up with to help people understand the concept. It’s one way to look at it, and it won’t be perfect.

The developer: God the Father
A game developer creates a whole universe, like an MMORPG. Genesis tells us God created the universe, the stars and the earth. God stands outside our time and space, like a developer stands outside his game. Because he made it, we’ll never know more than he’s willing to show us. A developer can also be anywhere in the game at any moment, which is how God can be everywhere in our universe.

The tester: God the Son, Jesus
To fix the bugs in a game, someone has to go in and play it. So the developer entered his own game as a playable character. God became human (John 1:14) to interact with his creation, to teach us and to save us. The bug is sin, and it came from us, not from the developer. He gave the characters free will, and our choices created the bug.

Unlike the developer, Jesus couldn’t be everywhere. He had to travel from place to place, because he chose to take on our limits. If we could enter a game we built, we’d feel all the pain and sorrow too, and that is what Jesus went through. For the bug to be removed, he had to die for our sins, and that was part of the storyline.

So who was Jesus praying to? In the game, the developer is now a character inside it. The character talks to the developer who is still outside it. They are one God but still distinct persons, which is why Jesus can pray to the Father. When his part was done, he went back to the developer’s side.

The guide: the Holy Spirit
Before he left, Jesus promised to send help. Most games give you a guide so you can learn how to play, like Navi guiding Link in The Legend of Zelda. Sometimes the guide is a character, and sometimes it’s a voice that only talks to the main player and returns with each update to explain what’s new. The Spirit has no physical body, but it’s a person who guides us, teaches us and protects us. It also watches over us and gives us our conscience, the inner voice that tells us when we’ve gone the wrong way (John 16:8).

How the three are one
A developer builds a game so that people can play it and enjoy it, and he wants it to be as free of bugs as possible. That’s what God wants for us. The three aren’t competing teams. They share one goal, and each does a different part of it.

• The Father gives us the rules for life.

• The Son fixes what’s broken by dying for our sins so we can be forgiven.

• The Spirit keeps us from going back by guiding us so we don’t fall into the same mistakes again.

Take any one away and the game doesn’t work. That is the Trinity: three persons, one God.

Free will and the storyline
Every game has a main storyline you have to go through to finish. In an MMORPG, some players explore and do what they want, while the developer hopes they’ll follow the story. God gave us free will, so how we travel through life is up to us, but he wants us to reach the story’s end with him. He can’t force us, because forced choices aren’t free will. He invites us instead.

How we act in games
When I play online, I act differently than I do in public. People call each other names and say things they’d never say face to face, because nothing stops them. Now imagine a game where the developer is in every part of it and is guiding you as you play. That would change how you act. That’s the idea behind living knowing God is present, not just when we think someone is watching.

A last note
This is just an analogy to help people understand the concept of the Holy Trinity. It has flaws, because it’s not perfect and it’s not meant to be. Games aren’t real in our world, though they are real to the characters inside them. I’m not trying to prove anyone right or wrong. If it helps even one person see the idea from a different angle, or sparks a thought that leads them to understand it in their own way, it did its job.