Tag Archives: Life Lessons

Classic Poetry 7/13/2025

*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 7/12/2025

PSALM 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord. Dear friends, sometimes we bring a burden to God, and we have such a groaning over it, and we seem to think God has a dreadful time, too, but in reality it … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 7/11/2025

To Choose a Horse Scripture References: Ezekiel 21:21; Philippians 4:19 As welders’ arcs showered sparks in the racetrack’s new $80 million grandstand, a middle-aged man walked down an aisle seeking a lucky seat. He had been hired by a public … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/10/2025

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Ephesians 1 As God’s child, live today with the surety, hope, and courage that come from knowing that your standing before God is secure. You want to be sure. You want to be secure. You … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 7/09/2025

Greed Unending For this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie (2 Thessalonians 2:11). An eccentric adventurer named Harry Lasseter walked into Sydney, Australia, in 1931, cornered three promoters and told them a fantastic … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 7/08/2025

Overcoming Barriers A MAJOR breakthrough in race relations is described in Acts 10. For years a virtual wall between Jews and Gentiles had hampered the apostles in sharing Jesus with the Gentile world. But when Peter met Cornelius—an officer of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/07/2025

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 7/06/2025

Rooted, Built Up, and Strengthened As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith . . . (Colossians 2:6-7). Receiving Christ as Lord of your … Continue reading

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Unity Through Christ-like Humility – 3

Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:1-11 From last lesson: In His incarnation He was fully God and fully man at the same time. He was God manifest in human flesh (see again John 1:14). Some have wrongly taught that the phrase, “being … Continue reading

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Unity Through Christ-like Humility – 2

Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:1-11 “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition.” The two negatives are followed by a positive exhortation: “In lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.” But, a word of contrast, introduces these words. “Lowliness … Continue reading

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Unity Through Christ-like Humility – 1

Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:1-11 In the previous chapter of Philippians Paul had written about living the Christian life in harmony with the message on which it is based. He followed that message with a call to show forth spiritual unity. … Continue reading

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Poetic Praise 6/18/2025

*Pastor’s Note: Helen Steiner Rice (1900-1981) was an influential American writer of inspirational and Christian poetry. She wrote and sold millions of books of her verses. Her poetry is quoted almost everywhere. My prayer is that you will be blessed … Continue reading

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Classic Poetry 6/17/2025

*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 6/16/2025

ALIVE OR DEAD – WHICH? 1 John 5:12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. Having the Son is good evidence of eternal life, from the fact … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 6/15/2025

An Appropriate Symbol Scripture References: Exodus 22:18; Acts 8:9-13 Could any symbol be more appropriate for an occult practitioner than a Barbie doll? One woman considers herself the channel through whom Barbie speaks in response to inquiries. She appreciates and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/14/2025

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Mark 6:30-52 God calls you to believe and then works with zeal to craft you into a person who really does live by faith. I don’t know how much you’ve thought about this, but faith … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/13/2025

Mender of Eyes Quack For this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie (2 Thessalonians 2:11). Queen Anne’s favorite physicians were quacks. She had always suffered from weak eyes and at that time the … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 6/12/2025

The Education of Moses “IT doesn’t matter whether you have an education,” some people say, “God can use you anyway.” True, God can use anyone, with or without formal education. But Moses’ learning “in all the wisdom of the Egyptians” … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/11/2025

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 6/10/2025

Wisdom From the Holy Spirit I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus … Continue reading

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