ROMANS 14:17 “FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT FOOD AND DRINK BUT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.” What is the Kingdom of God that the Bible talks so much about? Paul tells us it’s not a place or a thing but a STATE OF MIND and a RELATIONSHIP with the Read More
Month: April 2020
BECOMING MORE COURAGEOUS
2 TIMOTHY 1:7 “THE SPIRIT GOD GAVE US DOES NOT MAKE US TIMID, BUT GIVES US POWER, LOVE AND SELF-DISCIPLINE.” Overtime,the longer we’ve been believers, the more courageous we feel. We may start out timid but will grow in strength and courage. God’s spirit supplies us with 3 critical ingredients. We notice our insistence to Read More
BLESSED ARE THE GIVER AND THE TAKER
PSALM 82:3-4 “DEFEND THE WEAK AND THE FATHERLESS, UPHOLD THE CAUSE OF THE POOR AND THE OPPRESSED. RESCUE THE WEAK AND THE NEEDY AND DELIVER THEM FROM THE HAND OF THE WICKED.” Worship to God is about looking outside ourselves and thinking about the welfare of others. Reading scripture is a study in the importance Read More
WHAT TO DO WHEN NEITHER POLITICAL PARTY OFFERS WHAT’S NEEDED?
JEREMIAH 29:7 “SEEK THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF THE CITY TO WHICH I HAVE CARRIED YOU INTO EXILE. PRAY TO THE LORD FOR IT, BECAUSE IF IT PROSPERS, YOU TOO WILL PROSPER.” This principle of living is just as true today. Christians often feel like they are living in exile like the Jews in Babylon. Read More