And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. – Mark 11:25 (ESV) Problems come up when we have to deal with each other. Jesus addressed it. He stated it plainly. He didn’t sugar-coat the truth. He offered [...]
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Problems in the Pews
Posted in action, answers, forgiveness, Love Your Neighbor on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Saved But Suffering
Posted in answers, believers, encouragement, endurance, faith, will on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Accept God’s will in every situation.” – Andrew Murray Things happen. If you read it on a bumper sticker, you would probably get another version of what happens. We just have to come to grips with the reality and fact of the matter. Things just happen. Things happen that are out of our control. Things [...]
Heard and Helped
Posted in answers, prayer, Psalms, tagged help, prayer, psalm on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The state of the church calls for unceasing prayer.” – Andrew Murray I cry out loud to God. I call to God, and he will hear me. -Psalm 77:1 (NCV) The believer seeks to be helped. He cries out to God, seeking God’s help for him. The believer wants God’s help. He needs God’s help. [...]
Christmas Crime
Posted in answers, community, trouble, trust on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. -Judges 2:10 (NLT) This holiday season has disturbed me a bit. No, it’s not because me artificial tree looks like it needs a stimulus package or recovery funds. I can deal [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 21
Posted in answers, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, patience, tagged faith, help, prayer, psalm, relationship on December 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; 2 so she said to Abram, “The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”- Genesis 16:1-2 (NIV) 5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “You [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 8
Posted in answers, assurance, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, God, study on November 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.- Genesis 3:1 (ESV) Typically, we get the story wrong. Art gives us a false perception at times, especially when it comes to this Old Testament . We picture a snake slithering and easing up on this [...]
The Found Prophet
Posted in answers, calling, change, prophecy, service on November 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: “I was no prophet, Nor was I a son of a prophet, But I was a sheepbreeder And a tender of sycamore fruit. 15 Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock, And the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ – [...]
Endless Supply
Posted in acceptance, answers, believers, Christian, prayer on October 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. – James 4:2 (ESV) You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. – James 4:3 (ESV) Our daily agenda [...]
And Sin Not
Posted in answers, choices, encouragement, expectations, faith, new nature, reflection, tagged change, faithful, heart, relationship, support on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.- Eph. 4:26 Paul shared a simple warning to those believers at Ephesus. He advised that the Christian not let the sun go down on his or her anger. In other words, don’t get so wrapped up in being angry that [...]
Your Season
Posted in answers, assurance, folly, success, wisdom, tagged change, daily, heart, season, timing, work on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
1There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4a time to [...]