Devoted To Prayer

Scripture Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. ~Colossians 4:2, NLT Quote “On any given day, we encounter multiple opportunities to pray for others.” ~Michael Ross Prayer is a universal practice. Practically all religions pray. I was a bit shocked to realize that we Christians are not number one when…

Holy, Holy, Holy

Scripture Do not treat my name as if it were not holy. The people of Israel must recognize me as the holy God. I am the Lord. I make you holy. ~Leviticus 22:32, NIrV Quote Before God can be anything else: He is first and foremost holy. ~Ya’akov If God is not holy, He is…

The Walking Dead: Part Two

Scripture But as for you, you will drop dead in this wilderness…In this way, you will pay for your faithlessness, until the last of you lies dead in the wilderness. ~Numbers 14:32-33, NIrV Quote Unbelief puts our circumstance between us and God. Faith puts God between us and our circumstances. ~F.B. Meyer In Galatians 2:20 Paul…

Rewards

SCRIPTURE But each person’s work will be shown for what it is. On judgment day it will be brought to light. It will be put through fire. The fire will test how good everyone’s work is.  If the building doesn’t burn up, God will give the builder a reward for his work. If the building burns up,…

Relax, Jesus Is In Control

Scripture For Christ must reign until He humbles all His enemies beneath His feet and the last enemy to be destroyed is death. For the Scriptures say, “God has put all things under His {Christ} authority.” ~I Corinthians 15:26-27, NLT Quote “If I had one sermon to preach, it would be the LORDSHIP of Jesus Christ.”…

Communication 101

Scripture But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them. ~I Corinthians 14:3, NIRV Quote Say what you mean and mean what you say but don’t be mean in the process. ~Image Quotes Obviously there were some folks at Corinth who were coveting the gift of tongues more than any other gift. Paul…

Intrumentality

Scripture Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when God chose you. Not many of you were considered wise by human standards. Not many of you were powerful. Not many of you belonged to important families. ~I Corinthians 1:26, NIrV Quote God uses imperfect instruments, it is all He has. ~Elisebeth Elliot We had…

Succour

Scripture He {Jesus} himself suffered when he was tempted. Now He {Jesus} is able to help others who are being tempted. ~Hebrews 2:18, NIrV Quote Your ministry will be forged from your suffering and this can even include failure. ~Ya’akov There is a lot of pain and suffering in this world. The fields are white…

The Walking Dead

Scripture “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” ~Galatians 2:20, NASB Quote God’s sense doesn’t…

The Majority Is Wrong Sometimes

Scripture The other Jews said the same thing. They agreed that the charges were true. ~Acts 24:9, NIrV Quote A consensus doesn’t verify truth. ~Michael Savage It amazes me how God protects His servants: Paul was guilty of a lot of things. He returned to Jerusalem in spite of being warned by friends, prophets and…