Eastern Gate Ministries

Scripture So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. ~Matthew 10:31, NIV Quote While those who are of the law {moralist, religious} are arrogant and boastful, they who are of faith are humble and despise their own righteousness. ~Martin Luther King David was envious of the priest and the birds [sparrows and swallows].…

Scripture You shall not leave in haste, running for your lives; for the Lord will go ahead of you, and he, the God of Israel, will protect you from behind. ~Isaiah 52:12, TLB Quote Slow down…you will get a more harmonious outcome. ~Joe Gill I’ve always been a minute man. I tell folks I was…

Scripture We’re waiting the arrival of the Savior, the Master, Jesus Christ, who will transform our earthy bodies into glorious bodies like His own.  ~Philippians 3:20-21, MSG Quote I have so many liver spots, I should come with a side of onions. ~Phyllis Diller Let me share the entire passage from the latter part of…

Scripture Don’t You hear the tumult and commotion of Your enemies? Don’t You see what they are doing, these proud men who hate the Lord? ~Psalm 83:2, TLB Quote I am free of all prejudice, I hate everyone equally. ~W.C. Fields Most of the time, I write from the heart. I don’t watch news because…

Scripture A good man is known by his truthfulness; a false man by deceit and lies. ~Proverbs 12:17, TLB Quote Integrity is the integration of the whole self into one distinct personality. ~Ya’akov “When in Rome, do as the Romans,” is an old adage used of blending into the culture or environment. I guess it…

Scripture And this is the plan: At the right time He will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. ~Ephesians 1:10, NLT Quote Christ is the dynamic dynamo that will bring healing to this fractured universe. ~Ya’akov We live in a broken or fractured world. This world is out…

Scripture “My Father is always working, and so am I.” ~John 5:17, NLT Quote Jesus Christ has endless energy and boundless strength: He who keeps the church never tires. ~Ya’akov I like Eugene Peterson’s commentary on Ephesians 1:20-23… All this energy issues from Christ: God raised Him from death and set Him on a throne…

Scripture But now [apart from the Law] the righteousness of God has been manifested…the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ. ~Romans 3:21-22, NLT Quote There is no greater arrogance than not to desire to be justified by faith in Christ. ~Martin Luther The scribes and pharisees of Jesus day represented the moralist, the…

Scripture Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.  ~Revelation 22:1, NLT Quote Everything has a source. ~Ya’akov During my days in New Orleans, I crossed the Mississippi River many times. Huge sea going vessels lined the banks…