With Jack Bailey
Scripture Whoever reviles {curses} his father or mother must be put to death. ~Exodus 21:17, REB Quote The only sin these days is to call sin a sin. ~Adrian Rogers I was reading Exodus 21 in the Revised English Bible the other day and the thought dawned on me, if we were living under strict…
Scripture Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. ~Romans 12:15, NLT Quote When you don’t understand, you hold on to what you know. ~Nelson Walker My sermon on Sunday morning was out of Mark 3, Jesus healing the man with the withered hand. Jesus was both angry and grieved by the indifference…
Scripture Now may the God of peace…equip you with all you need for doing His will. May He produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to Him. ~Hebrews 13:20-21, NLT Quote You have everything you need, right here, right now to do God’s will and to please…
Scripture “It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. I came to call not the upright, but sinners.” ~Mark 2:17, NJB Quote I identify most with those Old Testament characters who struggled with their doubts, fears and inward demons. ~Gerald H. Wilson For the record, Gerald H. Wilson is a scholar…
Scripture Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong… And may you have the power to understand… how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. ~Ephesians 3:17-18, NLT Quote Charity {love} is the soul’s beauty. ~Augustine The very nature of God is a paradox. God is love…
Scripture As you do not know how a pregnant woman comes to have a body and a living spirit in her womb, so you do not know the work of God. ~Ecclesiastes 11:5, REB Quote Always assume that you can learn something from everyone you meet. ~Jack Welch Why don’t know it alls know that…
Scripture “The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.” ~Isaiah 40:8, NLT Quote The word of God {Bible} is not like any other book. It is the only book that contains life. ~Charles Stanley Hebrews 4:12 states, The word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper…
Scripture Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! ~2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV Quote Creation is the work of the Creator, not the creature. ~Ya’akov Are you trying desperately to be a good Christian and getting frustrated in the process? Charles Stanley says, “Be comforted by the fact that…
Scripture “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” ~2 Corinthians 12:9, NASB Quote Little faith will bring your souls to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your souls. ~Charles H. Spurgeon Spurgeon tells the story of the worried little fish {minnow}. When someone asks the little fish why he…
Scripture Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. ~Genesis 32:24, NRSV Quote To be left alone without God is hell; to be left alone with Him is a foretaste of heaven. ~Charles Cowman I looked up the word “Seminary”: it is an institution that trains ministers. I attended Seminary in…