Read: Genesis 39:7-23 The Lord was with him; and whatever he did, The Lord made it prosper. -Gen. 39:23 Have you ever done everything right, only to see it all turn out wrong? Does that mean you’re a bad person? Does it mean God has rejected you? Joseph may have had similar questions during the […]
Read: 1 Timothy 6:1-11 Godliness with contentment is great gain. -1 Tim. 6:6 Over the past 15 years, a New Jersey businessman has anonymously given away more than $600 million to universities, medical centers, and other beneficiaries. When a legal complication forced him to reveal his identity, he explained his generosity by saying, “Nobody can […]
November 15 Sunday A “HIM” SING Read: Acts 16:25-34 At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God. -Acts 16:25 How could Paul and Silas sing in their terrible circumstances? They were in a strange city far away from home. They were risking their lives to proclaim Christ to people who resented […]
Read: Matthew 4:18-23 Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. -Matthew 4:19 “Follow me!” That was the invitation given by Marshall Applewhite, self-appointed leader of the Heaven’s Gate cult. He promised to those who would become his disciples that he would teach them how they could move on to a higher level […]
This wouldn’t win prizes for its poetic finesse, but it’s a nice story… A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, The minister frowned as he […]
Read: Luke 12:16-21 Prepare to meet your God! -Amos 4:12 The story is told of a nobleman who died very suddenly. Immediately his personal servant ran to tell the other servants of the household that their master was dead. He asked with gravity, “Where has he gone?” The servants replied, “Why, to heaven to be […]
"It is now clear that the universe has not been set up for our benefit and that the existence of organic life forms on earth is simply a minor side effect of an evolutionary process involving universes galaxies and stars which actually favours the production of black holes." -John Gribben
Read: Proverbs 15:13-17 A merry heart does good, like medicine. -Proverbs 17:22 As I was growing up, my wise Christian mother often quoted Proverbs 17:22, “A merry heart does good like medicine.” Usually she did this when I needed to change my attitude. Would I allow a negative spirit to poison my thinking, or would […]
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service (1 Timothy 1:12). When D.L. Moody found his life in Christ, he looked for some opportunities to teach at a church, but no one wanted to use the uneducated man. He started his own Bible study […]
Add your friends, Subtract your enemies, Multiply your joys, Divide your sorrows. ONE One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring. One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One […]