Tag: encourage

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2021-05-19

Granddaddy – Sharing Jesus

My granddaddy was a bi-vocational pastor. He pastored small churches around Stanley and Union County while also running a little shop behind his house. He would fix tires, golf carts, and tractors.

2021-05-18

A Godly Touch

. We forget how significant one touch can be. Aren’t we glad Jesus didn’t make the same mistake? Jesus touched the untouchables of the world. Will you do the same?

2021-05-13

When Facing Life’s Mountains

Wouldn’t it be great if it were easy to do God’s will? But sometimes it seems as if a mountain stands between us and what we’ve been called to do. Read: Zechariah 4:1-9

2021-05-11

Your Mundane Matter

This verse should prompt Christians to want to do good works for Christ (serving, teaching, and loving others), but also remind us that these works can be performed wherever we are.

2021-05-07

He Is Faithful To Lead Us

He will keep in perfect peace those whose eyes are fixed on Him, because you trust in Him (Isaiah 26:3).

2021-05-06

Bitter Hearts

When tempted to react angrily to someone else, ask the Holy Spirit to help you exercise self-control and look at that person with compassion.

2021-05-03

An Open Line to God

"God's power to live a holy life and be a fruitful witness is released by faith, based on His faithfulness and the authority of God's Word."

2021-04-30

The Rewards of Patience

The Lord has many rewards available to us when we abide patiently in His will.

2021-04-25

Stand in Awe

As spring unfolds across the Northern Hemisphere this month, may we pause to observe the wonder of the newness of life.

2021-04-19

God’s Chosen People

We all make choices every day. I choose to walk the Colossians 3 way. Colossians 3:12-15 As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

2021-04-18

Trusting the Lord

How much do you trust the Lord? Better yet, how much of yourself have you entrusted to the Lord?

2021-04-15

A Poem of Hope

I feel the arms of God around me, as I lay on my bed at night. Asleep, I feel the Angel's touch- I'm surrounded and held tight.

2021-04-12

No Safe Place

How is God our refuge? How do we run into the fortress he claims to be?

2021-04-12

In God’s Hands

Who we are, what becomes of us in life, is in God's hands. We cannot purchase or achieve lasting honor for ourselves without his blessing.

2021-04-11

God’s Chosen People

I am grieved by the tone of today's rhetoric as I am sure you are. There is so much toxic public conversation with accusation, shaming, vulgarity, you-name-it.

2021-04-08

Benefits of Fearing the Lord

Can you see how reverence for the Lord guides us? It leads us towards one right choice at a time. Those small and big decisions will keep us on the right path.

2021-04-06

In the Image of Your Father

As God’s child, you reflect your Father’s image as His light shines through your eyes, as His words are on your lips, as His peace is upon your countenance, as His grace is in your responses,

2021-04-01

Thank You, Jesus

Thank you, Jesus . . . for allowing me to know You! You have given me Your Word so that I may know You. This isn’t a casual relationship but an intimate, personal, all-consuming one!

2021-03-31

You Can Live Forgiven

Do you know God’s grace? If you do, you can live boldly, live robustly; his safety net will break your fall. Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace.

2021-03-22

No One Can Stop Your Love

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Proverbs 17:17

2021-03-21

Abundant Life?

Are you a weary sheep? Are you tired from trying to do life on your own? Surrender and allow the shepherd to find you and carry you back on his shoulders to safety!

2021-03-19

Never Look Back

“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing

2021-03-17

I Am With You

Not only does God's blessing rest on us, his presence goes with us. We cannot ever be in a place where he is not with us.

2021-03-15

Trusting in Gods Will

Dear Lord, please help me to trust, to take the good and the bad, and to use negative experiences on the journey as ways to build my faith. Amen.

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