Focus

Scripture Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.  ~Philippians 4:8, NLT Quote Learn to focus or life will become a blur. ~Anonymous Thirty years ago, when video games first appeared, there was a very addictive…

Sensitivity

Scripture “Don’t bother about his letters,” some say, “He sounds big, but it’s all noise. When he gets here you will see that there is nothing great about him, and you have never heard a worse preacher!” ~II Corinthians 10:10, LNT Quote “Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being…

Anxiety

Scripture When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us; outside, trouble was on every hand and within us, our hearts were full of dread and fear. ~II Corinthians 7:5, LNT Quote Worry and anxiety is like rocking in a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but you don’t get any…

The God of Comfort

Scripture What a wonderful God we have–He is the Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, the source of every mercy, and the One who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us in our hardships, and trials. ~II Corinthians 1:3, LNT Quote Don’t treat people the way they treat you: treat them as God treats you. ~Dave…

Mystery And Intrigue

Scripture Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ~Acts 13:1, NASB Quote Remember: If God can take away something you never expected to lose, He can replace it with something you never…

Felix

Scripture  And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. ~Acts 24:24, NLT Quote Politicians are notoriously immoral: even when they know what is right, they seldom do it. ~Harry Brown Marcus Antonius Felix was a Greek who…

Break Down Every Idol

Scripture So Paul agreed to their request and the next day went with them to the temple for the ceremony, thus publiciing his vow to offer a sacrifice seven days later. ~Acts 21:26, LNT Quote Don’t get sidetracked. If you do get sidetracked, get back on track as soon as possible. ~Donald J. Trump James…

Scripture Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. ~Ephesians 4:28, NKJV Quote We make a living by what we earn but we make a life by what we give. ~Sir Winston Churchill  As we…

Piperism

Scripture Praise the LORD, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth. For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the LORD ’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD! ~Psalm 117, NLT Quote I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone…

Boasting In Weakness

Scripture “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.” ~2 Corinthians 12:9, NLT Quote “Consciousness of our infirmities drives us out of ourselves to Him in whom our strength lies.” ~Richard…