A foundation of Love
... (NIV) 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Why do we serve others? There are probably many reasons that could be listed. Some examples might include: “because I like to impress others” or “because I know that I am ...
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The spirit of volunteerism
Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too (NLT) Philippians 2:4
The act of volunteerism is one great indication of a charitable spirit. For most people that I ...
An uninvited loving nose
... his need and offered help while the others just passed by. Your neighbour is the one whose needs you seek out and assist.
Dear reader, let us not live unconcerned. Let us rather live, searching out the ...
Serving One Another Through Love
... others, all are equally important. The worst thing that can happen to the body is for one of its members to become dysfunctional through paralysis, sickness, deterioration, and sometimes death. Therefore, ...
Service to humanity
... am a teacher and I see my job as a way of helping others. It has never been about what I will gain but rather about what I will give to my students through servitude so that they can achieve their dreams. ...
Dedication
"And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all ...
It was Your Gift and Still is Your Gift (II)
... preachers, Bible teachers and church leaders and so on, while others brag of their past glory and success in the Church. This boastful nature makes them reluctant and gives them the gratification that ...
It was Your Gift and Still is Your Gift
... had a past full of ill-feeling, hatred, maltreatment by his brothers, sorrows, and pain but he never allows those things to rule over his present but rather he was inspired and motivated by it. Judas and ...
Be like the Master
"Each one should use whatever gift he or she has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms." 1 Peter 4:10
It is common to see and hear that people are now ...
Fully awake and fully alive
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (NIV) 1 Peter 5:7
I watched the Kendrick brothers' movie, "War Room". While this movie has an excellent message to share about the importance ...
Are you spending time with God?
... yet he gets a huge contract. Then there is the person who is a "partier" and lives life on the edge, yet in good health. You and your family are struggling to make ends meet financially, while others seem ...
Dual intercession
... genuine thoughtfulness of others towards us, especially when it comes from loved ones. However, nothing compares to the magnificent dealings of Heaven toward us - the depth of God's care for us is simply ...
Unexpected delivery
... reading: Acts 12:1-18
Let’s go back to one of the instances in the Bible; in the book of Acts, the believers had to gather to pray for Peter when he was in jail. The situation was bothersome and they ...
The valid worry: Investing in Christ
... we desire. Rather it allows us to invest time in the things of God. Philippians 4:8 says “and now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honourable, and right, ...
Inconsistent Prayer
“Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.” (NIV) James 3:10
One morning at the breakfast table a father asked God's blessing on the food as usual. ...
Are you prepared for the answer?
"Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you …" (NIV) Ezekiel 38:7
In life, we expect answers to questions we pose to others. In the same vein, we earnestly seek a response to ...
What do you pray for?
... we prayed for others? Have we taken time to ask God what He desires from us in every situation? Do we ask Him who He wants us to help daily? Paul said God, “is my witness how constantly I remember you ...
The blessing of prayer
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward ...
Someone said a prayer!
"I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers." (NIV) 2 Timothy 1:3
Have we ever considered the fact that our being ...
God, kind or wicked?
... a kind God will bring Himself to destroy people He created in His own image someday. They, therefore, think it is not possible. Others also say, it has kept so long and the world is still the same so there ...