PHILIPPIANS 4:4 “REJOICE IN THE LORD, I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, REJOICE.” The thrust of scripture has always been to look to the BRIGHT SIDE. Rejoicing and thinking about the unquestionable and POSITIVE OUTCOMES is where our minds ought to be. While dwelling on thoughts that make us feel overly sorry for ourselves only reinforces Read More
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FEEL LIKE GOD IS LAVISHING LOVE ON YOU?
1 JOHN 3:1 “SEE WHAT GREAT LOVE THE FATHER HAS LAVISHED ON US,THAT WE SHOULD BE CALLED CHILDREN OF GOD! AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE.” John, the writer, shares a truth here. our Father cares for us, provides and protects us. THINGS SEEM TO HAPPEN in life where we sense someone is looking out Read More
WHY WE MOURN
MATTHEW 5:4 “BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN FOR THEY WILL BE COMFORTED.” Jesus promises NOT the end of suffering this moment, but RELIEF from suffering. In our world there will always be reason to mourn but Jesus promises comfort and relief. The best way known TO BUILD CHARACTER and perfect one’s being is to go Read More
DOUBLE THE BLESSINGS!
ISAIAH 61:7-9 “INSTEAD OF SHAME MY PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE A DOUBLE PORTION…ALL WHO SEE THEM WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE A PEOPLE THE LORD HAS BLESSED.” Being a Christian is not the most popular cause these days. If we aren’t careful we can sometimes find ourselves almost apologizing for our conservative values. Isaiah, 2700 years Read More
REJOICE IN THE HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD
ROMANS 5:2 “WE REJOICE IN THE HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD.” Three words stick out here, REJOICE, HOPE and GLORY. A time will come when the GLORY of GOD is shone to all humanity. However, that GLORY can be felt within our lives, if we accept the invitation now. HOPE is the power that Read More
WHAT’S MISSING?
ISAIAH 55:1-2 “COME, ALL WHO ARE THIRSTY, COME TO THE WATERS, …WHY SPEND MONEY ON WHAT IS NOT BREAD, AND YOUR LABOR ON WHAT DOES NOT SATISFY? LISTEN, LISTEN TO ME.” Have you ever had a time in your life where nothing seemed to go well for you? A time when you were going through Read More
LIFE HAS LITTLE INHERENT STABILITY
JOHN 6:37 “HE WHO COMES TO ME, I WILL NEVER CAST OUT.” As time goes on and we continue to sustain losses we soon realize how unstable life can be. Like us all, I have had them all-LOSS of a job, LOSS of friends moving away, Loss of a family member passing on, LOSS from Read More
EXPECT THE BEST
PSALM 18:25-6 “TO THE FAITHFUL YOU SHOW YOURSELF FAITHFUL, TO THE BLAMELESS YOU SHOW YOURSELF BLAMELESS, TO THE PURE YOU SHOW YOURSELF PURE, BUT TO THE CROOKED YOU SHOW YOURSELF SHREWD” How David, the writer, could figure out this principle of modern psychology is uncanny (God’s Inspiration). This is a principle of life- YOU GET Read More
PRACTICING PURE CHRISTIANITY IN THE WAY WE LIVE
Paul Serwinek, PhD The time has come for we who are Christians to rethink where we are going with the treasure, we call Christianity. The handwriting is on the wall. Western Christianity in Industrial Society is waning yet the tenets of Christianity are more important than ever. This is an opportune time to take stock Read More
ONE OF THE MANY PARADOXES OF SCRIPTURE
MATTHEW 11:30 JESUS:: “FOR MY YOKE IS EASY AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT.” Many who contemplate the life of Jesus are impressed but feel they could never live up to His standards. But in Jesus’ own words he encourages us. This is one of the many paradoxes of scripture. Jesus’ standards are high but how Read More
