Last Sunday’s message recording had a glitch and didn’t make it, so let me give you a condensed version Genesis 15:1-7 Do you ever wonder if maybe you heard God wrong? Or maybe you were slow in getting started, or unexpected obstacles arose, or uncontrollable circumstances arose. Maybe you’ve gone too far the wrong way. … Continue reading
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Begin Again – Noah Genesis 8
God Knows, God Works, God Finishes, but God has a timetable, and his timing is perfect. So, what do we need to know to get through, get to the other side, and begin again? Continue reading
It’s Not the “What”, it’s the “THAT”
I got a text from a friend today. It’s not unusual for us to text each other with a thought or a question as we study the word, or think through the issues we face. The question today was, “Joshua 6 – Jericho, shouts and the walls came down. Scripture just says they shouted. Shouted … Continue reading
Bearing The Yoke
Just a short thought about bearing the yoke, that is the struggles of life. MOST TIMES: we are trying to “lay God at the foot of our problems.” That is we try and bring God to our struggles and ask him to fix them, explain, them, etc. But by doing that, we are interpreting God … Continue reading
Rivers of Waters
Rivers of waters … we have seen it this week, whether in person or on the media outlets John 7:38 Whoever believes in me, as the scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him (NIV84) How do we survive the waters? How do we survive the toxic floods, the rivers and … Continue reading
Do Not Be Afraid of Them
“Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord – Jeremiah 1:8 Do not be afraid of them … There is always a “them” or an “it”. What are you afraid of? Hear the words of the Lord, “do not BE afraid“. The good news is … Continue reading
My Prayer For Them
weekly staff devotion from December 12 John 17:20 My prayer is not for them alone. I pray for those who will believe in me … 21 that all may be one …” There are so many things that could have been on Jesus’ prayer list the night before he was crucified. So many thoughts and … Continue reading
The Lord has led me on the Journey
Genesis 24:27 (NIV84) Praise be to the Lord, the God of my Master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, The Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives Oh many people find themselves in events, they never could have imagined … Continue reading
A Quick Word About Abundance
I was chatting with someone about the idea in John 10:10 of abundance today The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but I have come that you might have life to the full (abundantly)– John 10:10 (NIV84) Abundance … what does that really mean? The NIV says “to the full” … the problem for … Continue reading
Did I Not Tell You
John 11:30 “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” “If you believed” certainly Jesus is talking about faith, the word Pisteuo means to believe to be true, to be convinced. But I don’t believe that it is simple faith, or even committed faith. That is not … Continue reading
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