There is Hope
{Romans 8:18-21; NLT} Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children...
View ArticlePrayer: A Proclamation of Freedom
Many of us take our words for granted and we don’t think that what we say has very much authority. Simply reflecting on the reality of how the words of other people have wounded us or have blessed us...
View ArticleMy Life has a Purpose!
{Psalm 138:8; NLT} The LORD will work out his plans for my life— for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me. My Heavenly Father I thank You for creating me. That...
View ArticleBedtime Prayer for Married Couples 2.0
Our Father in Heaven, At the end of this day we pause to return our focus to You. Our days are filled with responsibilities, emergencies, and routine. Too often we are distracted from each other and...
View ArticleGuard Your Heart
A healthy heart is essential for good health. This is true for both our physical life and our spiritual life. Our hearts are very important. A person’s heart, according to the Bible, is the seat of...
View ArticleA Simple Prayer for Married Couples
Our Father in Heaven, Bless us with the wisdom to see each other as our companion, lover, and friend, but not as our source of life. Empower us to encourage each other into a deeper communion with You...
View ArticleHonor God with Your Life
The follower of Jesus Christ should strive to honor and please God in all that he says and does. That is how Jesus lived His life. On two occasions: His baptism and the transfiguration, God declared...
View ArticleA Mother’s Day Prayer
{Ephesians 6:2-3; ESV} “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Heavenly Father, I want to...
View ArticleSunday Prayer: Teach Me to Worship
{Psalm 145:1-3; ESV} I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be...
View ArticleThe Verbs of Prayer
{Matthew 7:7-8; ESV} “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who...
View ArticleTrusting God’s Father Heart
{Matthew 7:9-11; NLT} “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful...
View ArticleLiving with Integrity
July 17, 2006 Life is made more difficult when I lack integrity. It is not because circumstances will be more difficult (they might be), but because of the way I begin to feel about myself. I begin to...
View ArticleMonday Sermon: Hang In There
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View ArticleObedience and Prayer
Friday, August 21, 2009 God taught me a lesson today. I have committed to taking communion to two ladies in the nursing home on a regular basis. I want to do it Thursday mornings, but I put it off...
View ArticleA Quote to Ponder: God is First
{Matthew 6:9; ESV} Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” “While we ordinarily first bring our own needs to God in prayer, and then think of what belongs to God and His...
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