Know Pain, Know Gain
The author of Hebrews presents this paradigm — failure, pain, and hardship as essential to future victory — as a way God shapes his children
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A Daily Blessing
“I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong inwardly through his Spirit.” Ephesians 3:16 (NCV) A blessing.
Denying God
"I pray that your confidence is found in Christ for such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. 2 Corinthians 3:4-
The Stones Cry Out
If the stones were to speak, they could tell of how God took them from the quarry, shaped them, and made them fit for the temple. We too can testify of all the ways…
Where Grace Abounds?
If a recently released Christian prisoner came to your church, would he feel welcome? Would you welcome him?
Agents of the Holy Spirit
We are agents of the Holy Spirit. We simply tell the truth about God and His word, and let it stand at that.
A Voice for Good
A number of weeks ago I came across a prayer request that spoke of violence in the home, abuse the writer didn’t know how to handle.
We are His Friends
Through the enabling of the Holy Spirit, I will begin to see myself as God sees me: loved, forgiven, holy, righteous, spiritually mature, aggressive and fruitful for the glory of God. Today I will…
Truck, Tent … Soul
Last summer, I discovered a young couple (19 & 20 years old) living in their truck in the shade of a big oak tree at our church
Rest in the Storm
When my illusions of control are shattered, I tend to panic, internally and externally.
Remembering God’s Blessings
“I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O…
Conformity
How does conformity occur today? The tendency to conform occurs in small groups or in society as a whole, and may result from subtle, unconscious influences
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Help me Lord, not to fall into temptation but always stay firm in Your teachings and Your Word.Help me to be a “promise focused" person, not allowing emotions or fear to overwhelm me, nor…
Fit for the King
Worship with anything less than our best is not worship at all. Discover the joy of giving to God the very best. Think and pray about what the best is that you have to…
Overcoming the Stronghold of Fear
What fears are you dealing with right now, and do they have a stronghold on your life?
Four Grizzly Bears
Suddenly in the distance they spotted four adult grizzly bears charging down a ridge toward them. Fear gripped their hearts.
Why “Father” God?
not everyone has had bad experiences with their father. But those who do often transfer those negative mental pictures to God.
7 Good Things…to Know about God’s Love for You
No one knows you more thoroughly than God. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up: (vs. 1)
Our True Identity
Believing what God says about our new self is a choice. Satan certainly conspires to convince believers that God’s Word doesn’t apply to them.
God Speaks in our Daily Routine
He can talk to you too near a cooker, a computer, a mop, a canvas, a keyboard, a microphone, an exercise machine or in any other place.