“If anyone is in Christ He is therefore a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 We have been studying about God the Creator. Last week we covered the first chapter of Genesis, where God created the world, and everything in it. God is still creating today! 2 Corinthians tells…
God the Creator, Part II
Last week we studied God as Creator of all living things. This weeks, let’s personalize this just a bit: God made us, in His own image. (Genesis 1:26) Our older children like to quote that verse when our youngest asks what God looks like. If God has a physical form we would one day see,…
God the Creator, Part I
“You are worthy, Our Lord & God, to receive glory and honor, for you created all things, And by your will they were created and have their being.” Rev:4:11 God is God. He created all things. That thought, that revelation should stop me in my tracks. Try as I might, I can not create something…
Breaking the Barriers
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “Plans to give you a future with hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 With Mother’s Day approaching I found myself reminiscing all last week. I recalled my anticipation of becoming a mother. I had no idea of the pressures and the stress which would accompany motherhood!…
Service: It Doesn’t Just Happen!
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:5 What…
Do Good
“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise- the fruit of lips that confess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, or with such sacrifices God is pleased.” Hebrews 13:15-16 We praise God with our lips in church. Because He loved us so much He…
I Can Praise YOU In This Storm
Trials were our focus this past week. Many of us are presently enduring trials. I hope and pray that each of you has someone with whom you can talk and pray. Those of you who have contacted me, please know you are held in prayer, beyond today, and our conversations can continue, through email only. …
Thanks for the trials
Ever feel overwhelmed by life? Ever wonder when you will stop hitting the wall or running into roadblocks? Sometimes we may blame God for challenges. But, God promises to never give us more than we can handle. He also promises He will provide a way out when we are tempted. (I Corinthians 10:13) While those verses…
Does He Still Feel The Nails?
“If you love me you will obey what I command.” John 14:15 “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind.’ this is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘ Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22: 37-39 Easter services…
The Greatest Love Story, Part II
John 17:20-21 Jesus prayed, “My prayer is not for them alone, I pray also for those who believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you…