Devotion
Quotes For Today: Temptation [3]
The stomach is easier filled than the eye.—German Proverb I know God won’t give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.—Mother Teresa No man knows how bad he is until he has tried to be good. There is a silly idea about that good people don’t know what […]
Prayer: Pass It On!
[Sent by a ‘Net friend] The Power of Prayer When you receive this, say the prayer. That’s all you have to do. There is nothing attached. This is powerful. Just send this to four people and Do not break this, please. Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost […]
Shake It Off And Step Up
(A Parable) A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule braying or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the […]
Christmas Presents For You-Joy
by the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Pastor, All Saints’ Church God gives you Christmas presents through the Christmas celebration. This is the theme of the talks during this Advent season. The first week I talked about the gift of hope. "Hope is the penicillin of the spirit." Last week I talked peace. God gives you […]
Who Is Using Whom?
That crowd of Jews would have followed Christ at that moment because He was giving them what they wanted [bread], and they wished to use Him for their plans and dreams and purposes. That attitude to Christ still lingers in men’s minds. We would like Christ’s gifts without Christ’s Cross; we would like to use […]
God, Donkeys, And Us
Read: Numbers 22:21-35 If God is for us, who can be against us? -Rom. 8:31 Pastor Gumercindo rides a donkey as he travels from village to village in Brazil and preaches the gospel. According to author Don Hare, the traveling evangelist fell asleep in the saddle on his return home after a tiring day. A […]
Immortal Deeds
Read: Mark 14:1-9 What this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her. -Mark 14:9 Which of your accomplishments do you think will be most remembered and valued by others? Sculptor Frank Eliscu might have guessed that his signature work would be the Cascade of Books outside the Library of Congress, […]
Inside Out
Read: mark 7:14-23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man. -Mark 7:23 During one of his services, Hudson Taylor, pioneer missionary to China, filled a glass with water and placed it on a table in front of him. While he was speaking, he pounded his fist hard enough to make the […]
True Heroes
Read: Hebrews 11:32-40 They wandered about…being destitute, afflicted, tormented – of whom the world was not worthy. Hebrews 11:37-38 Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. writes about the need for heroes. "My middle son, Marlon, complained to me just the other day that his generation is coming of age ‘in a world without heroes.’…His words tugged […]
The Wisdom Of Job!
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the One God, Amen. Peace and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. "Moreover, it is thus written of Job, ‘Job was a righteous man, and blameless, truthful, God-fearing, and one that kept himself from all evil.’ But bringing an […]
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