“Search me oh God and know my heart. Try me and know my anxious thoughts, see if there may be any wicked way in me.” Psalm 139:23-24 What a prayer folks that we should be praying everyday. Most of us don’t start our day saying that we are going to be deceitful. But the Bible tells us that we need to look out for the … Continue reading Psalm 139:23-24
“So Pilate, wanted to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he scourged Him to be crucified.” Mark 15:15 The last several days, I thought about Pontius Pilate a lot. He sort of reminded me of some of us. We know in the story that he knew Jesus was innocent. But it comes down to this. He wanted to release … Continue reading Mark 15:15
Folks there is a major difference between failure and defeat. Many of us have failed in our relationships and life decisions. Defeat means there is no hope but not so when we fail. When we fail, we get knocked down, but we get back on that horse and start all over again. You keep yourself in the game. Remember, failure is just temporary but defeat … Continue reading 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
A couple of years ago, I took out my grandfathers gun to hunt squirrel in the Allegheny National Forest. I hunted his favorite hollow with his favorite gun. But I came back with much more then a memory. God reveals Himself in the outdoors, yet another time… As I was hunting squirrel, I was thinking about how many nuts one particular squirrel puts in the … Continue reading 1 Corinthians 3:13
“He got into one of the boats, one belonging to Simon and He asked him to put out a little from the shore. And then He sat down and taught the people from the boat.” Luke 5:3 Yesterday, I talked about how important those small steps of obedience are. Those small steps lead to greater things, but you must be willing to take the first … Continue reading Luke 5:3
“Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 There are a good number of us in our area that believe that God is going to move through our young people. We are already hearing about a great work in our area among our youth and our children. There is definitely a shift happening, and parents you have a big role … Continue reading 1 Corinthians 11:1
Jeremiah 17:5-8 talks about two trees. One that is planted in barren lands and one that is planted by running streams. The one that depends in the flesh or trusts in the Lord. Continue reading Jeremiah 17:5-8
I believe in 2021, a lot of us stayed in the THICKET. There was a lot that we didn’t know. We were on the defense and not on the offense. We played it safe. We stayed in a place of comfort, a place of protection.
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