Devotion
Healing Is God’s Work
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching…, proclaiming…, and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. Matthew 4:23. How does healing occur? First, we must affirm that all healing comes from God! He may heal through doctors, through drugs, through the removal of stress factors, through prayer – either miraculously and instantaneously or more slowly, […]
Grateful For Stress?
Read: Psalm 73:21-26 God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. -Psalm 73:26 In 1812, the genteel New Englander Ann Judson embarked with her husband Adoniram on a long ministry of danger and hardship. The Judsons were sailing to far-off Burma as pioneer missionaries. Ann recorded in her diary how they survived […]
Smile!
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called “Smile.” The class […]
New Year Thoughts
* Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. * Memorize your favorite poem. * Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. * When you say, “I love you”, mean it. * When you say, “I’m sorry”, look the person in the eye. * Believe in […]
His Name Is John
His name is John. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college. He is brilliant. Kinda esoteric and very, very bright. He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus is a […]
The Power Of Words
Read: Ephesians 4:25-32 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification. -Ephesians 4:29 One major area of breakdown in marriages and families today is communication. The apostle Paul used the word corrupt to describe speech that has the power to tear people down, adults and children alike […]
Giving
Read: 2 Corinthians 9 God loves a cheerful giver. -2 Corinthians 9:7 Author James Duff tells of the time when English pastor and theologian Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was collecting money for foreign missions. One of his contacts was an old friend. When presented with the need, the man said, “Well, Andrew, seeing it’s you, I’ll […]
How To Pray For Your Husband
Sunday —–That he might become a holy man, a man of prayer, mature in the Lord, growing in his knowledge of God. (I THES 5:23, COL 4:12, EPH 6:18, EPH 1:18-19, EPH 3:16-19). That he might daily seek God with all his heart, walking in the Spirit moment by moment, growing in his dependence on […]
Fear Or Trust
Read: Mark 4:35-41 In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? -Psalm 56:4 A sudden squall swept down with almost hurricane force through the funnel-like ravines above the lake of Tiberias, 682 feet below sea level. Huge waves washed into the little boat, threatening to sink […]
Our Responsibilities
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself (Philippians 2:3). Once when I was pastoring I got a distress call: “Pastor, you better get over here or we’re liable to kill each other.” When I arrived at the house […]
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