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…

A Deeper Understanding

Scripture May the LORD bring you into an ever deeper understanding of the love of God and of the patience that comes from Christ. ~II Thessalonians 3:5, LNT Quote The two enemies of the people are Criminals and Government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so that the…

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…

FATHER’S DAY BLOG

  Scripture “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?” ~Mark 8:36, NASB I want to paraphrase the above verse, all be it, we are not talking about the salvation of a soul as Jesus was…WHAT DOES IT PROFIT IF A FATHER MAKES MILLIONS AND YET LOSES…

Jesus Is Everything!

Scripture God {the Father] took the list of our sins and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ’s cross. In this way God too away Satan’s power to accuse us of sin. ~Colossians 2:14-15, LNT Quote If you could gain the whole world and yet lose your own soul, would it be worth it? ~William…

Glorying In Our Weakness

Scripture I am going to boast only about how weak I am and how great God is to use such weakness for His glory. ~II Corinthians 12:5, LNT Quote Give God your weakness and He will give you His strength. ~Image Quotes One of the reasons I know that I am not a mature Christian…

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…

Living For Jesus

Scripture He died for all so that all who live {having received eternal life through Him} might live no longer to please themselves but to spend their lives pleasing Christ who died and rose again for them. ~II Corinthians 5:15, LNT Quote I will serve HIM because I love HIM, He has given life to…

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…