Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com John 15:5 New International Version (NIV) “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. For meditation The church was small—with a membership under a hundred. That, however, didn’t … Continue reading Bearing Fruit for Impact
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Remain Faithful
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Revelation 2:10 New International Version (NIV) Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown. Meditation In the shortest of the seven letters to the churches, Jesus brought no complaints against the church in Smyrna, only a commendation for their spiritual richness … Continue reading Remain Faithful
Opportunity or Deception?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Acts 27:13 New International Version (NIV) When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.For MeditationThe weather was terrible, but they insisted on sailing. They struggled against the strong wind and finally arrived at Fair … Continue reading Opportunity or Deception?
Living Sacrificed
Photo by Nghia .8pm on Pexels.com Romans 12:1-2 New International Version Therefore, I urge you, brothers, and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your … Continue reading Living Sacrificed
The Mystery of the Incarnation
Photo by Summer Stock on Pexels.com Hebrews 2:14-15 New International Version Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of … Continue reading The Mystery of the Incarnation
Are You Ready?
Matthew 25:6 New International Version (NIV) “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ For Meditation The Parable of the Ten Virgins reminds me of the inscription on the commercial vehicle my late cousin drove when I was growing up: Are You Ready? It was so catchy it became … Continue reading Are You Ready?
The Joy of Christmas
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Luke 2:15 New King James Version So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” For … Continue reading The Joy of Christmas
A Refugee for Our Sake
Photo by Ahmed akacha on Pexels.com Matthew 2:14 New King James Version When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, For Encouragement People know and frown on refugees—those poor souls whom war, drought, famine, and poor political and economic conditions have sent to the fringes of … Continue reading A Refugee for Our Sake
What a Powerful Gift to Us!
Photo by Sagui Andrea on Pexels.com Matthew 2:3 New King James Version When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. For Encouragement The redemption flight has arrived. God has rolled out what He put in place to redeem His people even before Eden. The seed of the woman to crush the … Continue reading What a Powerful Gift to Us!
