With Jack Bailey
Scripture They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. ~I John 4:5-6, NRSV Quote Success is the ability to go from failure to…
Scripture Lord, your word lasts forever. It stands firm in the heavens. You will be faithful for all time to come. You made the earth, and it continues to exist. Your laws continue to this very day, because all things serve you. Psalms 119:89-91, NIrV Quote There is nothing in God’s law that will rob you of…
Scripture A man named Simon lived in the city. For quite a while he had practiced evil magic there. He amazed all the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great. ~Acts 8:9, NIrV Quote Knowledge {of Christ} is power. ~Sir Francis Bacon Simon became a convert and follower of Philip the evangelist. When…
Scripture The praise that matters…does not come from other people. It comes from God. ~Romans 2:29, NIrV, 2014 Edition Quote By God’s grace, I am learning to ignore the crowd and play to an audience of One. ~Kirk Cameron In his book WHAT GOD THINKS WHEN WE FAIL, Steven C. Roy tells a fictional story about…
Scripture Anna came up to Jesus’ family at that moment. She gave thanks to God. And she spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the time when Jerusalem would be set free. ~Luke 2:38, NIRV Quote Everyone needs something to look forward to. ~Ya’akov In John Bunyan’s allegory PILGRIMS PROGRESS, Christian…
Scripture Tiberius Caesar had been ruling for 15 years. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea. Herod was the ruler of Galilee. His brother Philip was the ruler of Iturea and Traconitis. Lysanias was ruler of Abilene. Annas and Caiaphas were high priests. At that time God’s word came to John, son of Zechariah, in the…
Scripture As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” ~Luke 24:36, ESV Quote Anxiety does not remove tomorrow’s trouble but it does rob today’s peace. ~Image Quotes In John’s gospel, Jesus makes three appearances after the resurrection and in all three he greets His…
Scripture How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help! How terrible for those who depend on horses! They trust in how many chariots they have. They trust in how strong their horsemen are. But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t ask the LORD for…
Scripture Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. ~Revelation 1:3, NIV Quote I suppose that some scoff when they read the Revelation of Jesus Christ. When they get to…
Scripture Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. ~Mark 14:39-40, NIV Quote Indifference is worse than hate. At least those who hate care. ~Anonymous On the eve of Jesus death on the cross, He took Peter, James and…