With Jack Bailey
Scripture I was so crushed beyond any power to endure that I was in dire despair of life itself. ~2 Corinthians 1:8, Williams Quote These crushing trails that afflict us help us to be loving, kind, understanding and sympathetic with others who are suffering also. ~A. B. Simpson By using the first first part of…
Scripture Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. ~James 1:19, NET Quote There is a fierce storm of destruction in each of us; waiting for an impulsive moment. ~Ray Comfort David said in Psalm 119, My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget…
Scripture So she pestered him with these words day after day, pressing him hard and wearying him to death. ~Judges 16:16, REB Quote A nagging woman is like a slow drip in a leaky roof: constant and annoying. ~Ya’akov No matter how many times I read the story of Samson and Delilah; I am fascinated…
Scripture The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. ~Proverbs 14:20, NIV Quote The rich have many friends, not because of who they are but because of what they have. ~Ya’akov In our culture, the difference between success and failure is a few million dollars. Rich people have many…
Scripture “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” ~Luke 10:2, NET Quote We must train ourselves to deal personally with the unconverted. We must not excuse ourselves, but force ourselves to the irksome task until it becomes easy. ~Charles Spurgeon Our greatest enemy lies within; it is the spirit of pride and self-righteous…
Scripture “I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.” ~Genesis 3:16, NET Quote Men are the strength of the culture and women are the heart. ~John MacArthur If you speak against the Black Lives Matter movement,…
Scripture “All things are possible for the one who believes.” ~Mark 9:23, NET Quote Keep believing God’s word. Never be moved away from it by what you see, hear or feel. ~Charles Cowman (Streams, page 155) God’s purpose in leading Israel into the wilderness was to teach them how to live by faith. There were…
Scripture Gideon and his three hundred man had had to cross the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites. ~Judges 8:4, NET Quote Never, never, never give up! The snail, by perseverance made it to the ark. ~Churchill/Spurgeon Although I have no real desire to go back, there…
Scripture I have learned to be content in any circumstance. ~Philippians 4:11, NET Quote Contentment is not a natural gift, it is a discipline that is learned. ~Ya’akov In our natural state we are very discontent but as we age, we learn to be content with what we have. If the apostle Paul had to…
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