What Happened To Malchus

Scripture Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. ~John 18:10, NLT Quote All true believers will try to do something to lessen the sorrow and increase the joy of those around them. ~John Charles Ryle We are…

Heaven Celebrating

Scripture I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. Luke 15:10, ESV Quote Every act of grace sets heaven to rejoicing. ~Calvin Miller We humans celebrate a lot of things but the question is: do we celebrate the right things. I don’t really think heaven is all…

Worship

Scripture Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! ~Psalm 150:6, ESV Quote Worship in spirit and truth is the most soul stirring, heart warming experience we can have. It is a little bit of heaven here on earth. ~Steve Lawson Of all God’s creatures, man is the only one in rebellion. The…

Progress

Scripture “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” ~Romans 3:10-12, NLT Quote The Progressive mode of thought consist in assuming that the great permanent miseries in human life must be curable if only we can find…

Rooms Available!

Scripture When the servant returned, he said, “Master, I’ve done what you told me, and there is still plenty of room for more people.” ~Luke 14:22, CEV Quote God is infinite is wisdom, power, dominion, resources and attributes. ~Ya’akov We have all been in situations where there was not enough room. Most of us have stood…

The Desire of Your Heart

Scripture Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires. ~Psalm 37:4, NLT Quote By ceasing for a moment to consider my own wants, I have begun to learn better what I really wanted. ~C.S. Lewis {The Weight of Glory} Let me ask you a question: what is the deepest desire of…

Worship 101

Scripture The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel’s message. And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to Him, grasped his feet, and worshiped Him. ~Matthew 28:8-9, NLT Quote Worship is…

Greater Works

Scripture “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in Me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.” ~John 14:12, NLT Quote God made humans receptacles, and unless we learn to receive, the Christ life will be impossible for us. ~Calvin…

The Shield Of Faith

Scripture Hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. ~Ephesians 6:16, NLT Quote The life of a holy man is a continual warfare with sin, the world, the flesh and the devil. ~John Charles Ryle There is no doubt that the Christian life is a war and faith is…

Fellowship

Scripture God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. ~1 Corinthians 1:9, LSB Quote The Christian is one who has become a sharer in the life of Christ. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones The Greek word for fellowship is koinōnia and it means to share or to participate…