Looking for God’s purpose
... and we can learn the same lesson by reading His word today. Jonah is a bit self-centered. He didn’t want to go along with God's plan in the first place but after God caused the fish to swallow him, he changed ...
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Wisdom and obedience
... Matthew 7:24 reveals Christ’s teaching on this exact topic. We must first hear the word and then put it into practice. I would like to close with this powerful verse from Isaiah. May God bless us and be ...
Wisdom and Temptation
... at work all around us. How many times have we heard things like: “Put yourself first and look out for number one”, “Do whatever makes you happy”, “It’s okay to compromise on what you know is right”, “Everyone ...
The principle of purity- Part 1
... but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
The first part of this verse outlines the uniqueness of the Christian life and the church. This is ...
Love makes it easier
... dish for her husband, a tired mother still awake feeding her baby. We find it easy to do things for those we love, deriving joy from hard tasks.
In striving to please God, therefore, we first have to ...
The shinning stars
... world. Watching the stars are so lovely and relieving to stressful souls.
The Almighty God in the first century established a faith movement called Christianity (Acts 11:26). The Holy Scriptures, that ...
The welfare of others
... to buy … Reaching the aisle, he realized there was just one of the item left. Just as he reached to pick it, an elderly woman approached who was also coming to buy the same item. Getting to it first, young ...
Love makes it easier
... dish for her husband, a tired mother still awake feeding her baby. We find it easy to do things for those we love, deriving joy from hard tasks.
In striving to please God, therefore, we first have to ...
A foundation of Love
... strike our hearts today.
Looking at the verses, we can see three things that are applicable to us today. First, we may use our gifts to serve others but if our motivation for using those gifts isn’t ...
At the foot of the Cross
... mother, Mary had a very strong faith in Jesus, her first son. His first public miracle (John 2:11) was triggered by a confident trust and request from His mother. But nowhere is Jesus, hanging helplessly ...