Do You Know?
You cannot adequately defend the faith unless you know God’s Word. False teachers will use faulty interpretation and half-truths to lure believers to their way of thinking. The prime targets are Christians with no firsthand knowledge of Scripture–men and woman who listen to sermons but do not study for themselves. According to Jesus’ explanation of [...]
Read More...What You Bring
When you come to a church service it is often therapeutic. You’ve had a hectic week. Kids screaming. Bosses demanding. Spouses complaining. It may be safe to say that most weeks you are barely hanging on. So you come expecting, anticipating what God will do for you today. It is a very healthy thing to [...]
Read More...Even on Bad Days!
This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. – Psalm 118:24 Do you ever wake up in perpetual “Monday Mode”? You know, you just feel out of it, or maybe like you could have slept for another 4 to 20 hours. It’s days like this that make [...]
Read More..."I Love You" But….. DO YOU? Part 2
So what is Love? Love is a decision to put someone else’s best interests before your own. In marriage, that person would be your spouse. Love is unconditional. That means that you make the decision to do what’s best for your spouse, no matter what the cost and no matter what you get, or don’t [...]
Read More...Are Ready For A Better Life!
If you want to be a true follower of Jesus, you need to take up your cross. Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Matthew 16:24). That may sound miserable to some of us. You envision yourself carrying around some huge, [...]
Read More...Sing Your Testimony
When you think of the word testimony, you usually think of either something that happens in a courtroom or something that goes on way to long in certain churches on Sunday mornings when the pastor has run out of things to say. The word “testimony” is literally defined as: 1. Law. the statement or declaration [...]
Read More...Struggling With Consistency!
Do you ever struggle with being consistent in your life? I know I do, whether it’s with my Bible study, prayer time, eating right, exercising, relationships, etc… Consistency seems to be a constant battlefield. Recently I found a Psalm that I have begun to pray back to God on a regular basis. Hopefully, it will [...]
Read More..."I Love You" But……. DO YOU? Part 1
What does it really mean when we say to our wives or husbands “I love you”? Does it mean “I have a warm and fuzzy feeling towards you right this second, but it could be gone tomorrow”? Could it mean “You look gorgeous in what you’re wearing, but that attraction will wear off as soon [...]
Read More...Do you have enough?
Haggai 1:6You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.” Haggai was one of the last prophets and is sending the [...]
Read More...Keep it It’s Yours!
The Bible says that God is always doing something new. He wants to do something new in your life. He wants to make a way through the wilderness of your sin and give refreshing water to the dryness of your life. Something new is always exciting. Keep your head above the rising tide. Don’t let [...]
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