To read Part One, Click here; Part Three, Click here; Part Four, Click here "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him" (Heb 11:6). It was a Sunday...
"Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I know him and have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right...
"You're kinder to strangers than to your own family." Have you ever heard something like that? I did, several years ago - by my wife. At first, I was shocked she would even suggest such a thing. After all, I was a pastor...a man of God...a shining example of...
"After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before" (Job 42:10). I'm a little ashamed, but it's time for a true confession. It takes me months to put away the Christmas lights that are always...
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be raised up. Behold, these shall come from afar—and, behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim (China). (Isa. 49:11-12) An evil report. Is there anything worse? The...
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." (Ps. 46:1) Trouble—you know what that is don't you? It's that state of distress that causes us stress. It's that relational difficulty that manages to surface its ugly head. It's that supply to our...
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble" (Ps. 46:1). Trouble - you know what that is, don't you? It's that state of distress that causes us stress. It's that relational difficulty that manages to surface its ugly head. It's that supply to...
…We were really crushed and overwhelmed, and feared we would never live through it. We felt we were doomed to die and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us, for He...
Observe and hear all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you forever, when you do that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God. (Deut. 12:28) One of the things I used to drill into our...
Isaiah 61:10 says, "I will greatly rejoice in the LORD...He has covered me with the robe of righteousness...." In the city where I grew up, there was a community center that I was extremely thankful for as kid. From fall to spring, we spent a lot of time there. In...
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing" (1 Thess. 5:11). In my toolbox I have this epoxy glue to use on special repair projects. It is claimed to be the strongest of glues. It comes in two parts that need to be mixed...
Finally my brothers and sisters, let me close with these words. Rejoice, change, encourage each other, and walk in unity. Then the God of peace and love shall be with and keep you. (2 Cor. 13:11) Have you experienced this before? I think most have. You need to buy...
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