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Have Patience In The Midst Of Troubling Times
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(17) For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. (18) For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was ...
Be A Good Neighbor, No Matter Who Your Neighbor Is At The Moment
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(30) In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. (31) A pr...
Three Wrongs Do Not Make Things Right
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘…whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.’ (Romans 13:2); ‘<Jesus said, during the Sermon of the M...
God & His Word Is Unchanging, Though The Delivery Does
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<God said through Malachi,> “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.’ (Malachi 3:6); ‘<Jesus said to His Apostles,> “I am sending you out like she...
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
We wear them as jewelry, have them tattooed on our bodies, we place them in our churches and more; there are crosses everywhere. Sanitized, glittering and precious to us are the crosses with which we surround ourselves....
Be Accountable To God & Yourself; Hold Others Accountable, Too
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(11) It is written <per Isaish 45:23>: “ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ” (12) So then, each of us will give...
No Matter Our Circumstances, Let Jesus Lead!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(2) Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, (3) because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. (4) Let perseverance finish its wo...
We Need To Grow Stronger As The World Grows Darker
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.’ (2 Peter 3:17); ‘(9) The L...
Faith Should Never Depend On Our Circumstances
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Now Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.’ (Hebrews 11:1) Often, and for many, the level of Faith depends on how well life is going. A prime example is, as...
Freedom Is Scary For Some, But Not For God & His People
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<Joshua said to the Israelites,>”But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrat...
It’s in the bag – or is it?
After service this morning, someone shared with me what would bring them the greatest happiness (Biblical definition) or blessing. It would be that their loved ones would come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ the L...
Recover From Our Failings Due To Fear Or Feelings
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘And Joshua said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord, why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other s...