For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted [...]
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Pastors and Political Involvement
Posted in America, believers, church, community, preaching on February 3, 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 [...]
TEAM Up for God
Posted in believers, church, teams, tagged church, community, discipleship on August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. – Acts 1:14 (NIV) The church needs to team up. The body of Christ needs to join together. As the verse says, the disciples of the Lord all joined together. When people team up, [...]
Do Good for God
Posted in believers, blessed, compassion, prophecy, relationships on May 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
6 With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the [...]
Called Out to be the Church
Posted in believers, Christianity, church, tagged church, discipleship, ministry on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ecclesia = the “called-out ones” We come to understand that the church is beyond a building. it is not a place but the people of God. We, as believers in the risen Savior, make up the church. The church is called “the Body of Christ” as well as the “Bride of Christ.” The believers make [...]
Praying with Purpose
Posted in believers, church, discipleship, encouragement, letters, ministry, prayer, tagged church, help, ministry, prayer, relationship, support on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of [...]
Belittled but Blessing
Posted in believers, blessing, Love Your Neighbor on April 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.” – Romans 12:14 (NKJV) The words of Paul to the believers in Rome seem odd in retrospect. Coming from a man who had once persecuted the early church, these words seem to carry a peculiar connotation. “Bless those who persecute you. . .” It rings [...]
Pray at the Polls
Posted in action, America, believers, California, change, choices, community, faith, prayer, tagged change, faith, glory, help, power, prayer, Word on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Election day is upon us again. In California, we don’t know if it’ll be Meg or Jerry . We’re certain that Arnold is done, though. Could Barbara Boxer be unseated after all of these years? Who knows but God? That’s about all that we are certain of in this election. There are numerous laws and ordinances [...]
No Middle of the Road
Posted in accomplishment, action, believers, calling, faith, glory, God, inspiration, study, testimony on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“We have been created for a purpose.”- Rick Warren In this day and age, it is pretty hard to figure out who hasn’t heard anything about Rick Warren. Whether good or bad, his name has come up in a conversation about a best-selling book, a political agenda and relationship with President Obama, or Saddleback and [...]
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 [...]
