A New Year! Filled with potential! Filled with the unknown. God provides us with the opportunity to live life to the full giving us all of Himself in all areas and at all times in our lives. Many times in spite of our circumstances, such as COVID. And politics. The Cup vs. The […]
Have you ever been walking into a building and a young mom ahead of you is trying to juggle a toddler, a stroller, and a diaper bag? Her hands are full, and she can’t open the door. Our typical response, “Here, let me get the door for you”. John 19:16b-17 (NIV) “So the soldiers took […]
When God reveals His plan for you, how committed are you to completing His plan? What if it is the hardest thing He has ever asked of you? Luke 22:39-44 (NIV) “Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place, he said to them, ‘Pray […]
You and I are loved by the living God. Why? Because He created us and desires a relationship with us. As believers in Christ, we are reconciled to God. How? When the followers of Christ received Jesus as our Savior – we are welcomed into God’s family. We are now “in Christ”. We are children […]
Many years ago, I was diagnosed with DVT (deep vein thrombosis-blood clots). I look back and can recall the time the blood clots traveled from my leg to my lungs. I didn’t know it at the time but am blessed that I am still here. The threat was serious, and I was on blood thinners […]
For what reason do you give money to your church or a charitable organization? Is it to make you “look good”? Is it to make you “feel good”? Is it because you are expected to give… a little something?What is your motive for giving? You may think, I don’t have enough money to live on […]
How are we to give money and gifts to God? With a great attitude of gratitude. With a smile. What does God say?NASB 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 “Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” Giving gifts to God is […]
NASB 2 Corinthians 5:14 “For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.” Why, as a follower of Christ, […]