I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13
12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all
Read MoreDON’T FOLLOW YOUR HEART The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9) For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. (Matthew 15:19) My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my
Read MoreSometimes it seems impossible or unreal that there is a God who can and will take care of us. We are a seeing is believing kind of world. We are told that WE have to make “it” happen. That WE create our own destiny. That WE made ourselves successful. While it’s true there are things
Read More3 For You have been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. (Psalm 61:3-4) As you go about your day, remember the Lord is with you. He is your shelter and strong tower from the
Read MoreNow is the time. As time goes on and the craziness continues…now is the time to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Now is the time. As life as we know it seems uncertain…now is the time to accept Christ’s free gift of salvation. Now is the time. Now is the time to call out
Read MoreBe alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8) The Bible is filled with wonderful words of comfort and encouragement. It’s also full of warnings about what we are to be alert to. It warns us that we have an
Read More10 This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and
Read More23Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24) It’s amazing the things you miss until you take a closer look. Last week we finally completed our raised gardens. It was
Read More10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. 11 And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. (Exodus 19:10-11) When we
Read MoreTherefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the
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