Philippians 4:6 Do no be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Mark 11:24 Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. John 16:23 I tell you the truth, my Father will… Read more »
Discipline – A Skill Worth Having
Discipline is defined as “to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control.” I feel like discipline is something I’ve always lacked in my life. Because I’m a person with a Type-B personality, my spontaneity, easy-going habits and desire for things to be relaxed overruled my need for discipline. I began… Read more »
Luke 4:18,19 (NIV): The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. This past… Read more »
Galatians 5:22, 23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” This past week during Awakening, the band played a song about God’s goodness. “I’ll sing because you are good. I’ll dance because you are good. I’ll shout because… Read more »
“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered – how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of your hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath”… Read more »
“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions.” Ephesians 2:4,5 More often than not, Christians and the church are perceived as judgmental or close-minded. We are always the “first to judge” or the ones holding up the… Read more »
Does God Like Eggs for Breakfast?
I’m sitting in my small group and we’re discussing how our earthly relationships should mirror our relationships with the Lord. I was sharing how my parents had recently celebrated twenty-five years of marriage together. My mom and dad know each other so well. She knows what my dad likes and doesn’t like. She knows that… Read more »
“We love because he first loved us”. – 1 John 4:19 “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” – 1 John 3:16 As I’ve been thinking about love (crazy, because it’s Valentine’s Day),… Read more »
“‘For I know the plans I have for you’, says the LORD. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you’, says… Read more »
These past few weeks, I have been really learning why prayer is so important and why it should be a significant part of our relationship with the Lord. As a child who grew up in a Christian home, I thought we only prayed before dinner and going to bed. We prayed as a family, thanked… Read more »
How did you first hear about Jesus? Maybe it was in Sunday School? Young Life? Family? Friends? Maybe you grew up in the church. Someone had to tell that person about Jesus, right? That person was acting boldly. They recognized the fact that everyone has the chance to spend eternity with or without Jesus Christ…. Read more »
Psalm 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Romans 3:23 “For all fall short of the glory of God. Hebrews 1:3a “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.” Jude 1:25 “to… Read more »