{{-- Desktop Sidebar --}} {{-- Hero Image or Gradient --}}

Tag: God’s love

2020-08-18

Encouragement in Believing

God’s Word alerts us that in difficult times our hearts can go astray.

Read more..
2020-08-17

For the Good of Others

"Lord God our Father, whether we eat or drink or whatever we do, we do it all for Your glory. Help us as we try not to cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God and help us try to please everyone in every way. For we are not seeking our own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. In Jesus name amen." 

Read more..
2020-08-16

Called Out of the Dark

The dark can be a scary place. I have never felt comfortable in the darkness. My imagination runs to places I’d never think of if I was in a lit room.

Read more..
2020-08-13

What is Your standard for Living?

As my mind was being renewed, my values and standards began to line up with God’s will.

Read more..
2020-08-13

Keeping with God’s Will

O Righteous Father and Holy God, forgive me for being selfish with the funds you have so richly shared with me. I want to give my heart and my life to you fully, not holding back anything from your will, and I ask you to help me know how to best use the blessings you have entrusted to me. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Read more..
2020-08-12

My All is Enough

Sanctified, blameless. Those words have always seemed unreachable to me. I believe in and depend on the finished work of Jesus for the salvation of my soul. His grace covers me, of that I’m certain. But blameless?

Read more..
2020-08-12

Dedicated Disciplining

Heavenly Father, I desire to serve and honor you with my life. Grant me the heart of a dedicated disciple when encountering other believers who are in need of guidance. It is in Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Read more..
2020-08-10

JOY!

"If you have lost the joy of the Lord in your life," someone once observed, "who moved, you or God? For in His presence is fullness of joy."

Read more..
2020-08-09

Walking on the Mountain

Two hikers, bone weary from trudging toward the peak of a majestic mountain, pause when one says, “I think we’re on the wrong path; we’ve stopped making progress. Maybe it’s time to turn back.”

Read more..
2020-08-07

EL SHADDAI – The All Sufficient God

Many persons have lost their major sources of income and a whole lot are barely managing to stand on their feet as a result of the pandemic. If you are in any of these categories, God wants you to know that He is El-Shaddai – The All Sufficient God.

Read more..
2020-08-07

Protection and Direction

Thank-you gracious and mighty God for your 'protecting' cover by day and the 'directing' fire by night. And also for your 'providing' loving arms that carry us all the time. In Jesus name, amen. Psalm 105:39

Read more..
2020-08-06

Cast Yourself Upon the Grace of Christ

Guilt sucks the life out of our souls.  Grace restores it.  No one had more reason to feel the burden of guilt than did the apostle Paul.  

Read more..
2020-08-04

God is Sovereign

Then life doesn’t make sense, we can know that it’s all known to God. No matter what our circumstances, we can know that God is always in control and He is bigger than our circumstances.

Read more..
2020-08-03

Unshakable Peace

Jesus said to seek peace in Him because He has overcome this troublesome world (John 16:33)). Let’s shift our focus from our vexing problem to God and ask for His peace to surround us today.

Read more..
2020-08-02

Don’t Go It Alone

Just because we cannot touch each other doesn’t mean we can’t stay in touch.

Read more..
2020-08-01

Deliverance Comes

Does God guarantee the absence of struggle?  Not in this life.

Read more..
2020-07-31

Not Give Me, but Make Me

God is more interested in our character than in our comfort. To conform us to Christ-like-ness takes time. It also takes adversity. The answers to “give me” are temporal, whereas the answers to “make me” are eternal.

Read more..
2020-07-30

God Can Heal Ancient Hurt

God moves us forward by healing our past!   Can he really?  Can God heal this ancient hurt in my heart?  Of course He can.

Read more..
2020-07-30

When You Can Thank God for Breaking Your Heart

We all remember pains from the past.But our pain is valuable to Him. So valuable, He uses the pain to frame the beautiful things He’s making out of the pain.

Read more..
2020-07-29

It’s Not about You

Belonging to God’s family can be a gentle rain on the desert of our loneliness. God, our Father, is ours because we are not the only believer left on earth. No matter how alone we may feel, we know that there are many others who worship Christ Jesus, our Lord.

Read more..
2020-07-29

Preventing Walls of Hostility

The peace of God can demolish hostility. We must check our hearts daily and ask God, like David did in Psalm 139:23, to "Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts."

Read more..
2020-07-28

The Causes of Insecurity

Comparison. People sometimes become preoccupied with those who seem smarter, wealthier, nicer-looking, more successful, and so on. This makes individuals feel overshadowed and creates doubt in their own ability to achieve.

Read more..
2020-07-27

Gathered Together

Most of us have probably spent that last couple of months during this pandemic sitting in front of our computers, tablets, or phones streaming a live sermon instead of attending church in person. Some might be tired of this way of church. Others might enjoy it.

Read more..
2020-07-27

Care-Givers

Will you join me in thanking God for the "care-givers" in our churches who continually find ways to reach out to their flock and will not let the Word be silenced? Lord, I am grateful for our amazing shepherds who have found such unique ways of caring for and feeding your flock.

Read more..