With Jack Bailey
Scripture The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? ~Psalm 27:1, NIV Quote To love God is to destroy all other fear. To love the world is to be afraid of everything. ~Elisebeth Elliot I don’t watch news. This…
Scripture Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:31-32, NIV Quote Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I…
Scripture “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.” ~Mark 8:34, CSB Quote This false gospel {Health and Wealth} is cruel. It doesn’t intend to be but it is: it means to magnify grace but it does the opposite. ~J.I.…
Scripture “Examine your motives to make sure you’re not showing off when you do your good deeds, only to be admired by others; otherwise, you will lose the reward of your heavenly Father. ~Matthew 6:1, Passion Quote No man knows how bad he is until he has tried very hard to be good. ~C.S. Lewis…
Scripture John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. Quote A man who is little in his own eyes will account every affliction as little, and every mercy as great. ~Jeremiah Burroughs Those who have followed the blog…
Scripture The pastors who lead the church well should be paid well. They should receive double honor for faithfully preaching and teaching the revelation of the Word of God. ~1 Timothy 5:17, TPT Quote The more vague and indefinite our preaching, the more comfortable the people sitting in the pew. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones {modified} Jesus…
Scripture Stubborn people who repeatedly refuse to accept correction will suddenly be broken and never recover. ~Proverbs 29:1, Passion Quote I more fear what is within me than what is without. ~Martin Luther Martin Luther had a morbid fear of rebellion. Although he ignited one, rebellion was never his intention. Ben Franklin said, “Rebellion against…
Scripture So stop telling lies. ~Ephesians 4:25, NLT Quote Without exception, all lies hurt someone. ~William F. Graham It does not talk long for a small child to learn to tell a lie. It is our default setting. By lying, we evade responsibility and sometimes punishment. As we get older, we learn how to lie…
Scripture “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. Quote We are the salt of the earth, not the sugar. Our ministry is to purify, not just change the…
Scripture Here is your part: Tell the truth. Be fair. Live at peace with everyone. Don’t plot harm to others; don’t swear that something is true when it isn’t! How I hate all that sort of thing!” says the Lord. ~Zechariah 8:16-17, TLB Quote Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the legal…