Children Verses Adults

Scripture But Jesus asked the children to come to him. “Let the little children come to me,” he said. “Don’t keep them away. God’s kingdom belongs to people like them.” Luke 18:16, NIRV Quote “Eat to live, don’t live to eat.” ~Benjamin Franklin There are many blessed things about children: they are tender hearted, trusting…

The Promise Keeper

Scripture Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have now allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not enter the land.” ~Deuteronomy 34:4, NLT Quote People with…

FAT

Scripture “But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation. ~Deuteronomy 32:15, NLT Quote The reason I am fat is a tiny body could not store all this personality and brains. ~C. Willard Garnett…

Transformation

Scripture Don’t live any longer the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. And you will agree that what he wants is right. His plan is good and pleasing and perfect. ~Romans 12:2, NIrV Quote Education informs, prisons…

Time To Wake Up

Scripture This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. ~Romans 13:11, NLT Quote The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up, get up and get started. ~Paul Valery…

Memory Is Precious

Scripture I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done. ~Psalms 143:4, NLT Quote My memory is so bad I could plan my own surprise party. ~Ya’akov I had some unusual things happen yesterday at Mavis COLS. When we came back to the church for the…

God Is Good

Scripture “Has anyone ever given anything to God, so that God has to pay him back?” ~Romans 11:35 (Job 41:11) Quote No one ever received anything from God on the grounds of merit. God gives because God is good. He is the source of everything. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer Every thing is grace. There is universal grace, God makes…

Our Debt

Scripture What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me? ~Psalms 116:12, NLT Quote As Christian… We do not think God will love us because we are good but that God will make us good because He loves us. ~C.S. Lewis In Psalm 116 David is overwhelmed by God’s infinite goodness to him personally.…

A New Years Resolution

Scripture God’s gifts of grace come in many forms. Each of you has received a gift in order to serve others. You should use it faithfully. ~I Peter 4:10, NIrV Quote Your talents, abilities and spiritual gifts are God’s gift to you. Using these gifts to benefit others is your gift to God. ~Ya’akov As…

Visions

Scripture ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Holy Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will have dreams. ~Acts 2:17, NIrV Quote There is a thin line that separates laughter from pain, comedy from tragedy, and humor from…