Tag Archives: Religion

Reflecting With God 6/21/2023

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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1 Corinthians 12:28

Wednesday June 21, 2023 1 Corinthians 12:28 And God has appointed these in the church . . . helps . . . In the apostles’ lists of officers in the church the “helps” are mentioned before the “governments.” By the … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/21/2023

Loving – Whether Good or Bad Mark Guy Pearse used to tell of the time he overheard one of his children admonishing the other, “You must be good or Father won’t love you.” Calling the boy to him he said, … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/21/2023

A Bold God and a Bold People Imagine a God so bold that He would say, “Take a census of the entire community of the children of Israel according to their clans and their ancestors’ house . . . from … Continue reading

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Love So Amazing – 3

Scripture Reference: Hosea 11-14 2. God’s Disciplines in the Present – Continued Please read Hosea 12:1-13.16 for the background to this section. From last lesson: “For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives.” – … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/20/2023

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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The Outpouring of The Holy Spirit

Tuesday June 20, 2023 Acts 10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. There is a necessity that the preacher himself, if souls are to be saved, should be … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/20/2023

God Moves in Mysterious Ways At age 32, William Cowper passed through a great crisis in his life. He tried to end his life by taking laudanum. Then he hired a horse-drawn cabbie, ordering the driver to take him to … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/20/2023

Neon Gods Idolatry seems archaic. Who worships idols anymore? We all know that in other countries, traditional idol worship of gold and wooden statues still goes on, but we often forget about our own idols. What does all our furniture … Continue reading

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Love So Amazing – 2

Scripture Reference: Hosea 11-14 1. God’s Mercies in the Past – Continued Please read Hosea 11:1-12 for the background to this section. God’s love demonstrated by His long-suffering (Hosea 11:5–7). On more than one occasion, God could have destroyed the … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/19/2023

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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Faithful To Be Tempted

Monday June 19, 2023 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/19/2023

God Counts Our Hair Christ said that the very hair on each person’s head are numbered. Some years ago, a German scientist counted the hairs on different human heads. He found that they vary in number, depending seemingly on the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/19/2023

Reality Can Bite Reality shows are all about people who are known or want to be known—they have celebrity syndrome. The root cause of this obsession is probably, like most things, a disconnect from our Maker. As people disconnect from … Continue reading

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Love So Amazing – 1

Scripture Reference: Hosea 11-14 How could Hosea’s unfaithful wife Gomer ever question her husband’s love? Didn’t he demonstrate it by seeking her out, pleading with her to come home, and paying the price to set her free? How could Israel … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 6/17/2023

The Demand of Faith ADVENTURES in faith is a great heading for these lessons concerning the four men we are and have been discussing. Truly the Christian walk of faith itself is full of adventures, full of pleasant, thrilling surprises … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 6/17/2023

Leadership Principles From Nehemiah – 3 Leaders Conduct Research (Nehemiah 2:12). A missile without a guidance system is a dangerous thing—all power and no direction. In the same way, leaders who don’t know where they are going can wreak havoc. … Continue reading

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Jonathan

For Saturday June 17, 2023 1 Samuel 20:4 Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you yourself desire, I will do it for you.” In John 15:7, Jesus Christ said something to His disciples that Christians have wrestled with ever since: “Ask … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 6/17/2023

I am ready to preach the gospel – Romans 1:15 Billy Graham If a person gets his ATTITUDE toward money straight, it will help STRAIGHTEN OUT almost any other area of his life. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from The … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 6/17/2023

The Refusal to Appreciate Please read Genesis 31:38-42. (The link will open in a new window). Please read John 5:12-15. (The link will open in a new window). The Indians often aided the early Jamestown settlers, bringing them corn and … Continue reading

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