Friends

Scripture A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. ~Proverbs 17:17, NLT Quote “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” ~Elbert Hubbard I measure wealth by the number of friends I have. I am not naive, I do know that everyone…

My Stories

Scripture A joyful heart makes a cheerful face. ~Proverbs 15:13, NASB Quote “Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.” ~Karl Barth I have a ton of stories and many I have not mentioned in a long time. A couple of them came to mind as I was preparing for a Sunday message.…

Everyday Faith

Scripture For we walk by faith, not by sight. ~2 Corinthians 5:7, NKJV Quote “Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace.” ~Martin Luther Billy Graham’s December 15 entry in PEACE FOR EACH DAY is very fundamental. We recieve Christ by faith. It is a metaphysical experience. We may not see anything, hear anything…

Mrs. Job

Scripture But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.” ~Job 2:10, NLT Quote Believers this side of the cross have many more examples from the bible and church history to encourage…

Another Jesus

Scripture For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough! ~2 Corinthians 11:14, NET Quote What kind of world would it be…

Forever Young

Scripture He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s! ~Psalm 103:5, NLT Quote Age is an issue of mind over matter: if you don’t mind, it don’t matter. ~Phyllis Diller

The World’s View Of Jesus

Scripture “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. ~Ezekiel 18:30, NIV Quote The world is doing it’s best to convince people that Jesus has no power to judge sin. ~Billy…

Belonging

Scripture “My prayer is not for the world, but for those You have given Me, because they belong to You.” John 17:9, NLT Quote There is within man an innate drive for social acceptance and it is as old as human history. ~Billy Graham Dr. Graham was having a conversation with the president of Harvard…

Life Has Got You!

Scripture How frail is humanity! How short is life, how full of trouble! We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear. ~Job 14:1-2, NLT Quote Without faith life is meaningless. Leo Tolstoy Billy Graham knew President Ronald Reagan personally. Reagan almost died from an assissination attempt and the…

In The Presence Of The King

Scripture And the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground. ~1 Kings 1:23, NIV Quote “Thou art coming to a King; Large petitions with thee bring; For His grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much.” ~John…