Certain Hope

Scripture This certain hope of being saved is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls, connecting us with God Himself behind the sacred curtains of heaven. ~Hebrews 6:19, LNT Quote “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness.” ~Edward Mote There are two word pictures in the text: that of…

Precious Faith

Scripture Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. ~Hebrews 11:1, NLT Quote Faith is a gift to be treasured ~Ya’akov Peter reminded his readers that FAITH is more precious than gold. In his first Epistle he said…”So be truly glad, there is…

Unus Sacrificium {One Sacrifice}

Scripture Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He {Jesus}, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD… ~Hebrews 10:11-12, NASB Quote So many roads, so many distractions, so many detours, so many choices, but there…

The Omniscience Christ

Scripture He knows about everyone, everywhere. Everything about us is bare and wide open to the all seeing eyes of our living God; nothing can be hidden from Him to whom we must explain all that we have done. ~Hebrews 4:13, LNT Quote God has never learned and cannot learn because He knows it all.…

God Loves Obedience

Scripture Then Jeremiah turned to the Recabites and said, “This is what the LORD… the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed your ancestor Jehonadab in every respect, following all his instructions. Therefore… the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Recab will always have descendants who serve Me.’” Quote One act of obedience is better than a…

God Loves Obedience

Scripture Then Jeremiah turned to the Recabites and said, “This is what the LORD… the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed your ancestor Jehonadab in every respect, following all his instructions. Therefore… the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Recab will always have descendants who serve Me.’” Quote One act of obedience is better than a…

Truth Or Consequence

Scripture From Paul, the slave of God and messenger of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to bring faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know God’s TRUTH–the kind of TRUTH that changes lives. ~Titus 1:1 Quote I read through Titus today and I had never noticed Paul’s emphais on TRUTH.…

Transformation

Scripture So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. ~2 Corinthians 3:18, NLT Quote Anyone can improve as long as they take responsibility for…

Wholesome Communication

Scripture Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. ~Ephesians 4:29, NASB Quote The tongue has no bones but it is strong enough to break a heart. ~Image Quotes I was reading…

Pastor Appreciation

Scripture Pastors who do their work well should be paid well and should be highly appreciated, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. ~I Timothy 5:7, LNT Quote Correction does much but encouragement does more. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe One of the great things about retirement is that I am free to…