Acts 18:5-6 ESV “When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I … Continue reading Do Not Fear! Go on Speaking!
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Trying Times
Trying times are all around us, Circumstances, they confound us, Memories past they sometimes hound us, Give them all to God, He’ll help us. Hurtful memories often linger, Raw emotions they may trigger, Makes no sense, but so go figure. God is sovereign, and He’s bigger! Sometimes people unforgiving, They’ve not been where you are … Continue reading Trying Times
Following Jesus’ Example
Suffering Unjustly 1 Peter 2:18-20 ESV “Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten … Continue reading Following Jesus’ Example
We Will be Stomped Upon
Revelation 11:1-3 ESV “Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, ‘Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will … Continue reading We Will be Stomped Upon
Time is Not Your Friend
1 Peter 4:1-2 ESV “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.” For … Continue reading Time is Not Your Friend
Will You Walk with Integrity of Heart?
Psalms 101:1-2 ESV “I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music. I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me?” If we are true followers of Jesus Christ, our desire should be for our Lord to walk in his ways and … Continue reading Will You Walk with Integrity of Heart?
A House Divided
Luke 12:49-53 ESV “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. … Continue reading A House Divided
Laying Aside Every Weight
Hebrews 12:1 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” What are weights? They can be sinful addictions or they can be things that … Continue reading Laying Aside Every Weight
I Take Comfort, O Lord
Psalm 119:49-50 ESV “Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.” Life has its trials. Life has its ups and downs. Every day is not the same. Some days go well, others do not. Some days are … Continue reading I Take Comfort, O Lord
Divorce and Separation
Matthew 19:3-6 ESV “And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, ‘Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother … Continue reading Divorce and Separation
Walking Wounded 