November 5, 2019 “You have been chosen for this recognition because of the encouragement and inspiration you bring to your readers.” I want to thank Gail and Maxine for this nomination. They are both very sweet women of God who love God and who love others. And, they see something in me that not everyone … Continue reading Barnabas Award II
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Our Eyes on Jesus
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.” Hebrews 12:1a NIV The great cloud of witnesses, I believe, are the heroes of the faith of Hebrews 11 who have gone before us. They have set the example … Continue reading Our Eyes on Jesus
Talk Talk Talk
An Original Work / November 3, 2019 Talk, talk, talk – When you going to walk? Baby in a crib – All you do is fib. Idle talk you give. To Him you don’t live. Misinterpreting Him, So that you can sin. You know what is true. To Him, you know what’s due. Don’t pretend … Continue reading Talk Talk Talk
Not Worthy of Him?
Jesus, in sending out his 12 disciples to go and to proclaim the kingdom of heaven, gave them a list of instructions, and he also gave them some warnings. He told them that he was sending them out as sheep among wolves, so they were to be as wise as serpents and as innocent as … Continue reading Not Worthy of Him?
Stable and Steadfast
And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the … Continue reading Stable and Steadfast
The Restless
“But Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. “Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “’Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in … Continue reading The Restless
Fellowship in The Spirit
“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” 1 John 1:5-6 ESV The message the apostles heard … Continue reading Fellowship in The Spirit
Amazing Grace!
The children of Israel were slaves in Egypt. God sent his servant Moses to deliver his children out of slavery. Moses was a type of Christ in delivering God’s people from their slavery. And, the blood that they had to apply to their doors to be spared death was a representation of the blood of … Continue reading Amazing Grace!
Crucified Life
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Gal. 2:20 ESV This is a passage of scripture that … Continue reading Crucified Life
Saved by Grace through Faith
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Eph. 2:8-9 ESV This passage of scripture is a foundational scripture to the Christian faith, but it is probably the most widely … Continue reading Saved by Grace through Faith
