Author: Phil Rehberg

God Is For Us – Weekly Word Of Encouragement

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“If God is for us, who can be against us?” Rom. 8:31 (NIV) The answer to this rhetorical question is “no one.” Nobody can actually oppose us and take control of our lives against God’s will. Terrible things may happen to us but God redeems all of it. God is for us. He works for us. He blesses us. He gives us new life inside. He gives us wisdom to navigate our life. He is there and He is strengthening us against all that tries to come against us. Simple application: put your name in the verse instead of “us.” Then say it out loud three times. Believe it. Live accordingly. (Also try inserting your name in all the sentences in this post.) God Will Reward The Pure – Weekly Words Of EncouragementNovember 17, 2025Our Future Perfect CommunityNovember 14, 2025God Will Show Us Mercy – Weekly Words Of EncouragementNovember 10, Continue Reading →

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How To Live In Harmony With Our Brothers And Sisters

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If we want to live in full harmony with our brothers and sisters in the Lord then it is essential that we learn to die to self in every way. It is not easy to live in oneness with others and to steer away from complaining and grudges. We will be blessed if we learn to live in peace until we die, for Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matt. 5:8 (ESV) Even when we have to work through a disagreement we can learn to do it peacefully and “speak the truth in love” (Eph. 4:15). In order to be faithful in this area we should think of ourselves as pilgrims on this earth. We are just traveling through this place so we don’t have to grasp for coming out on top. Honors and status in this life are not important; instead, Continue Reading →

Predestined To Be Christlike – Weekly Word Of Encouragement

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“For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son,” Rom. 8:29. This promise is barely imaginable! God actually predestined us to be like Jesus. Before we were born God actually decided that no matter what happened to us He would eventually transform us so we would have the same qualities as His Son. We will have all the fruits of the Spirit. We will not have a “flesh” to contend with. We will have joy and friendship in complete abundance. We will have perfect communion with God. Our responsibility is just to keep trusting and moving forward. As we fully embrace and absorb this reality we will be able to set our hearts on heavenly values instead of worldly ones. Application: pick some words from the verse that help you and repeat it to yourself throughout the day or week. God Will Continue Reading →

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Everyone Gets To Play

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If we ask ourselves the question “what does scripture say should happen when believers gather together” (i.e. the weekly service) we might be surprised. One thing that dominates the various passages (Rom. 12:6-10; I Cor. 11:17-24;I Cor. 14:26-33; Gal. 6:2; Eph. 5:19-21; Col. 3:16; Heb. 10:24-25; James 5:14-16) is that there should be the mutual exercise of gifts to edify one another. This may not seem radical at first but it is. How many Sunday services have you been to where many different people exercise gifts to edify others in a mutual way? Usually the preacher does nearly all the ministry. The worship time is a time when people other than the pastor exercise their gifts. But where are the different people exercising the various gifts in Romans 12 (e.g., exhorting, teaching, leading, mercy, service, prophecy)? Where are all the different contributors mentioned in I Cor. 14? In Eph. 5:19 Continue Reading →

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Accepting The Faults Of Others

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We should be patient with the faults of others as well as our own faults. We can pray that God will give us strength to be patient and kind. We can remind ourselves that others have to bear with our faults. We can remember that we usually cannot correct our own faults without great effort; why should we be impatient with the habitual faults of others? Besides, human faults are an opportunity for us to allow our character to be refined. If it is our place to say something about someone’s fault, and we have mentioned it more than once then we should not nag someone so that we get into a dispute over it. We can just fulfill our proper role without becoming angry or aggressive. We should not take the situation out of God’s hands and into our own, but rather seek to honor God with our meekness Continue Reading →