JESUS IS ALIVE
Matthew 28:6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
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JESUS DIED FOR YOU
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Many people recognize this day as “Good Friday”. As Christians we remember this day when Jesus, God’s son, willingly suffered and died for our sins on a cross. But what makes is “good”? I …
KNOW WHO YOU ARE
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! Whether you are a new Christian or an old Christian who accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior years ago, many of us tend to forget what that means. We have a new identity because of …
WARNING
Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. I used to say to my kids “garbage in – garbage out”. What we see, what we hear, effects us. From our heart, thoughts are born, beliefs and attitudes are developed, which is followed by how we act. That is …
WHAT DO PEOPLE SEE?
Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. When I was in High School I was told that I dressed “Preppy”. “Preppy” was a conservative look; khaki pants, polo or button down shirt, penny loafers / boat shoes. Sometime I wore a sweater over my …
LOVE = TIME
John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. When you read the Bible, particularly in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, you will find that Jesus spent His day either praying to His Heavenly Father, teaching the disciples, or ministering to …
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. There is so much going on in the World today; wars, natural disasters, corrupt governments, persecutions, death, etc. Then when you add personal events like job loss, financial difficulties, health issues, relationship problems, death of a loved one, etc. IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING. …
GOD IS UP TO SOMETHING GOOD
Isaiah 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Prior to moving to Florida in the late 1980s for a job, I asked God …
MUCH PRAYER=MUCH POWER
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Imagine if two people prayed for the same thing. Then four. Eight. Sixteen. Then hundreds and thousands. What if tens of thousands prayed for the …
LET GO AND LET GOD WORK
Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. This is a really hard concept to understand and to live by. We live in a world that is filled with “self-help” books, articles; how-to …