Luke 15:5-6 New International Version And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ For Meditation Having the ninety-nine sheep in the fold is good, but not them only. They … Continue reading Seeker of the Lost
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Uncommon Nobility
Acts 17:11New International Version Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. For Meditation The internet has opened a floodgate for sermons and teachings from everywhere. It is … Continue reading Uncommon Nobility
Wait! Don’t Do It!
Genesis 16:2 New Living Translation So, Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her.” And Abram agreed with Sarai’s proposal. Meditation It was the Lord’s day, and the worshippers packed the church. Quite remarkable, for transportation becomes a problem when … Continue reading Wait! Don’t Do It!
Singing His Praises With Your Life
Psalm 100 New International Version (NIV) Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.For the Lord is good and his … Continue reading Singing His Praises With Your Life
Your Commitment Check
Your Commitment Check “But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal … Continue reading Your Commitment Check
A Word to Lighten Your Weekend
Psalm 46:1-7 New International Version (NIV) God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.[c] There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.God is … Continue reading A Word to Lighten Your Weekend
Watch Out! Different Motivation, Different Mission
Different Mission and Motivation John 4:17-18 New International Version “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.” For Meditation … Continue reading Watch Out! Different Motivation, Different Mission
A Timeless Affirmation
Psalm 37:25 New International Version (NIV) I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread. For meditation The two Young Executives sat in the small restaurant over lunch. They had just returned from their business trips. David and Dinah had something in common — aggressive … Continue reading A Timeless Affirmation
Forgiven and Restored
Judges 16:28 New International Version Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” For Meditation He knew he had sinned and played the buffoon with Delilah. How could he not have known what she was … Continue reading Forgiven and Restored
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 