Text: Acts 1:8 Further Reading: Mark 16:15-18 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8 KJV MESSAGE In this second part of […]
Better Than Others 3?
Text: Ephesians 1:4 Further Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-30 Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, Ephesians 1:4 NKJV MESSAGE I have realized that most people who find themselves successful often prop up themselves as the only […]
Better Than Others 2?
Text: Luke 18:9 Further Reading: Luke 18:9-14 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Luke 18:9 NKJV MESSAGE Another great mistake many make today is to think they are better than others spiritually. They soon forget that it was God who chose them before […]
Better Than Others 1?
Text: Luke 13:2 Further Reading: Luke 13:1-5 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? Luke 13:2 NKJV MESSAGE One of the signs of immaturity in anyone is the idea that you are better than others. The self-love […]
In Him Was Life
Text: John 1:4 Further Reading: John 1:1-5 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4 NKJV MESSAGE In Him was life All men and women inevitably have an appointment to keep with death. No one will ever escape that reality, what differs, however, is the timing. Once men die […]
Enduring Hardship 2
Text: 2 Corinthians 11:32-33 Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 11:22-33 In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands. 2 Corinthians 11:32-33 NKJV MESSAGE […]
Enduring Hardship
Text: 2 Timothy 2:3 Further Reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-10 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 2 Timothy 2:3 NKJV MESSAGE Those who truly will serve God in the gospel of Jesus Christ must develop a strong endurance against the beating of rain, storm, and flood of life. They must […]
Trusting God In Hard Times 6
Text: 1 Kings 17:15 Further Reading: 1 Kings 17:10-24 So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. 1 Kings 17:15 NKJV MESSAGE Another difficult time to trust God us during the famine. In that period when there is nothing to […]
Trusting God In Hard Times 5
Text: 2 Chronicles 20:3 Further Reading: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 2 Chronicles 20:3 NKJV MESSAGE Keeping cool and maintaining composure during hard times is the most difficult thing to do. It becomes even more difficult when the odds are […]
Trusting God In Hard Times 4
Text: Genesis 15:2 Further Reading: Genesis 15:1-7 But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Genesis 15:2 NKJV MESSAGE You may think you have some very big problem until you meet someone with bigger fish to fry. The faithfulness […]