Tag Archives: Spiritual

The REAL Gift of Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

John 1:1-4, ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastor's Desk | Tagged All-God, All-Man, Amazement, Avenues, Awesomeness, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Creation, Creator, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Gift, God Almighty, God's Love, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Word, Hoopla, Hope, Image, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Joy, Likeness, Lord, Love, Matthew, Mend Relationships, Merry Christmas, Real Gift, Redemption, Relationship, Religious, Salvation, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Tools, Truth, Unselfish Love, Wonder, Word of God | 2 Comments

Faith Beyond Believing

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

“For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastor's Desk | Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, Agape Love, Believing, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Corruption, Creator, Daniel, Destruction, Disasters, Earthquakes, Encouragement, Evil, Faith, Faithfulness, Forest Fires, God, God Almighty, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hurricanes, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jesus, Knowledge, Lord, Love, Relationship, Romans, Scriptures, Sight, Sovereign, Sovereign God, Spiritual, Spiritual Sight, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Walk by Faith, Word of God | 3 Comments

Are We There Yet?

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastor's Desk | Tagged Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Child of God, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Excitement, Expectation, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's in Control, God's Patience, Going Home, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Lord, Love, Natural, Patience, Philippians, Relationship, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God | Leave a comment

Straining Out Gnats

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

“Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!” – Matthew 23:25. My wife and I usually have our coffee early on and we talk about the latest things going on and how they relate to the Bible … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastor's Desk | Tagged Anti-Christ, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Camels, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Common Sense, Conservatives, COVID-19, Dark, Death, Deception, Dying, Encouragement, Facebook, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear of Death, Flu Virus, Gnats, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Hiding in the Dark, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Jewish Leaders, Jews, John, Liberal Agendas, Liberal Media, Liberal Politicians, Liberals, Light, Lord, Matthew, Media, Misinformation, Misleading, Natural, One-World Order, Politicians, Prayer, Refrigerated Trailer, Religious Leaders, Scriptures, Smoke-Screen, Social Media, Spiritual, Spiritual Insight, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Wisdom, Spirituality, Statistics, Strength, Teaching, Truck Driving, Truth, Word of God | Leave a comment

Do Not Fret, Do Not Despair!

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

I want to encourage ALL my brothers and Sisters in Christ in these times. I just commented to another dear sister who is concerned about how to pray for what is going on around us and this is in part … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastor's Desk | Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Chronicles, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Deuteronomy, Do Not Despair, Do Not Fret, Encouragement, Ephesians, Faith, Faithfulness, Garden of Eden, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Matthew, Ministry, Ministry Gifts, Nations, Prayer, Psalms, Relationship, Religion, Scriptures, Solomon, Spiritual, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Training, True Church, Truth, United States, Word of God | 3 Comments

House of Prayer and Worship

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

The people were asking, “Just WHO is this man who is stirring everything up in Jerusalem?” Many had heard of Jesus and the miracles He had done, but to many He was still somewhat of a curiosity. Can you imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastor's Desk | Tagged 2 Timothy, Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Big Business, Body of Christ, Buddha, Chief Priests, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Commerce, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, False Deities, False Gods, Father's House, God's Love, God's Temple Within, Grace, Having a Form of Godliness, Healings, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, House of Prayer, House of Worship, In God We Trust, Inspiration, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus, John, Krishna, Lord, Luke, Matthew, Merchants, Mohammed, Money Changers, No Anointing, No Power, Passover, Pharisees, Relationship, Religion, Religious Leaders, Righteous Anger, Scribes, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Teachings, Timothy, Truth, Word of God, Zeal | 1 Comment

Sinners in God’s Hands – An Excerpt – Jonathan Edwards

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was a North American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist Protestant theologian. Edwards is widely regarded as one of the America’s most important and original philosophical theologians. Edwards’ theological work is broad … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Sermons From The Past | Tagged Bible Teaching, Born Again, Choices, Christianity, Destruction, Empty Shadows, Eternity, Everlasting Destruction, Faithfulness, God is Longsuffering, God's Wrath, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, Jonathan Edwards, Judgment, Justice, Lord, Love, Peace and Safety, Relationship, Religion, Religious, Repentance, Scriptures, Sin, Sinners, Spiritual, Spirituality, Spiritually Renewed, Teaching, Thin Air, Truth, Word of God | 1 Comment

Gospel – Communicate Clearly

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Judges 7:13-14, “When Gideon came, behold, a man was relating a dream to his friend. And he said, “Behold, I had a dream; a loaf of barley bread was tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came to the … Continue reading →

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I John 5:14-17

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 5:14-17, “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Expository Teaching | Tagged 1 John, 2 Corinthians, 2 Peter, 2 Timothy, Abiding Holy Spirit, Abiding in Christ, Advocate, Apostasy, Assurance, Attributes, Blasphemy, Blood of Christ, Born Again, Character, Communion, Confidence, Conviction, Convincing, Counselor, Creation, Creator, Enlightened, Ephesians, Eternal Life, Forgotten, Galatians, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Guidance, Hebrews, Ineffectual Church, Intercession, Intimate Relationship, Isaiah, John, Judging, Leading, Lethargic Church, Living Word, Matthew, Nature, Pardon, Personal Father, Personal Relationship, Petition, Political Correctness, Prayer, Privilege, Psalms, Redeemed, Redemption, Relationship, Romans, Spiritual, Strong in Faith, Throne of Grace, Will of God, Worship In Spirit and Truth, Written Word | 3 Comments

Come Meet The Man

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Come Meet The Man Come; meet the man that I met at the well, Where He came from, I could not tell, He gave me some water that was food for my soul, My life has new meaning; I now … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Praise | Tagged Bible Teaching, Blood of Jesus, Changed Lives, Christ Jesus, Christian Poetry, Christianity, Close Beside Us, Come Meet The Man, Encouragement, Encouragement Poems, Endless Love, Faithfulness, Feet Upon the Rock, Food For My Soul, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational Poetry, Jesus, Living Water, Lord, Love, Pam Robinson, Poem, Poetry, Spiritual, Teaching, Thirst No More, Truth, Woman at the Well | 1 Comment

Even More Leonard Ravenhill Quotes

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Roland Ledoux

Leonard Ravenhill (June 18, 1907 – November 27, 1994) was an English Christian evangelist and author who focused on the subjects of prayer and revival. He is best known for challenging western evangelicalism (through his books and sermons) to compare … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Sermons From The Past | Tagged Author, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christian, Christianity, Church, Circus Causes Stir Also, Communication, Concerning Movements, Encouragement, Evangelist, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Legalism, Leonard Ravenhill, Life Story, Lord, Love, Ministry, Obedience, Opinions vs Lifestyle, Prayer Warrior, Pulling Down Strongholds, Quotes, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Seminaries, Serving God, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Television, Testimonies, Truth, TV, Word of God | 1 Comment

Reason For The Season

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

Posted in 'Nuff Said! | Tagged 1 John, Bible, Birth of Savior, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Season, Crown of Thorns, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Redemption, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Wreath | Leave a comment

I John 3:23-24

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 3:23-24, “And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He … Continue reading →

Posted in Expository Teaching | Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Abide, Abiding, Abiding in Christ, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ in You, Christ Jesus, Christ-Follower, Christianity, Confirmation of Scriptures, Disciples of Christ, Encouragement, Ephesians, Expository Teaching, Faith, Faithfulness, False Teaching, Fulfillment, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Inspired, Inspiration, Inspired Writing, Intimacy With God, Jesus, John, Law and the Prophets, Lord, Love, Matthew, Relationship, Relevance, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Two Greatest Commandments, Word of God | Leave a comment

I Did It My Way!

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

Pastor’s Note: I wrote this a few years ago for the local newspaper where we lived in Globe, Arizona. It is worth publishing on this blog as I have updated some of the Scriptures references. All in all, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Vintage Messages | Tagged "I Did It My Way", Anthem, Arizona, Choices, Destined, Directed Paths, Elvis Presley, Encouragement, Entertainment, Established, Experience, Faith, Faithfulness, Frank Sinatra, Globe, God, God's Love, God's Plans, God's Will, Grace, Hebrews, Human Nature, Inspiration, Lord and Master, Man's Understanding, Matthew, Obedience, Ordained, Prayer, Psalm, Relationship, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, The Lord's Prayer, Trust God, Truth, Vision | Leave a comment

They Missed Him

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

They missed Him. Oh how they missed Him! They were looking for a lion, He came as a Lamb, and they missed Him. They were looking for a warrior, He came as a Peacemaker, and they missed Him. They were … Continue reading →

Posted in Food For Thought | Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Encouragement, Eternal, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Grace, His Destiny, His Plan, His Presence, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jeremiah, Jesus, King, Lamb, Liberator, Lion, Lord, Love, Natural, Peacemaker, Redeemer, Relationship, Savior, Scripture, Scriptures, Servant, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Temporal, They Missed Jesus, Truth, Warrior | Leave a comment

Love and Fear – Alexander MacLaren

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

Alexander MacLaren (February 11, 1826 – May 5, 1910) was an English non-conformist minister of Scottish origin. This Scottish preacher was known as the ‘Prince of Expositors’ and “the supreme example of the Protestant expository preacher.” He was born in … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Sermons From The Past | Tagged 1 John, Alexander Maclaren, Anxiety, Bible, Bible Teaching, Character, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christ's Love, Death, Dread, Emotions, Encouragement, Evil, Expositor, Expulsion of Fear, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, God, God's Love, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Imperfection, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Ministry, Mission of Fear, Overcoming Fear, Power, Redemption, Relationship, Repentance, Righteousness, Salvation, Scottish Preacher, Scripture, Scriptures, Sinfulness, Sound Mind, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, The Great Expositor, Truth, Unforgiveness, Unrighteousness, Word of God, Worry | Leave a comment

Victor or Victim?

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

1 Peter 1:6-9, “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it … Continue reading →

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I John 3:14-16

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

1 John 3:14-16, “We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no … Continue reading →

Posted in Expository Teaching | Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Abide, Abide in the Father, Abiding, Actions, Ascension, Bad Company, Bible, Bible Teaching, Blemished, Body of Christ, Bride, Bridegroom, Burial, Cancer, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Communion, Cross of Calvary, Death, Dying for Another, Encouragement, Evil, Faith, Faithfulness, Feelings, Fruit, God, God's Love, Good Habits, Grace, Hate, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Living for Others, Lord, Love, Luke, Matthew, Murder, Natural, Relationship, Resurrection, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Centeredness, Selfishness, Sin, Spiritual, Spiritual Death, Spiritual Life, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Wickedness, Without Spot or Wrinkle, Word of God | 3 Comments

More Ravenhill Quotes – Leonard Ravenhill

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

Posted in Great Sermons From The Past | Tagged Absolute vs Obsolete, Author, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christian, Christianity, Church, Communication, Encouragement, Evangelist, Faithfulness, God, God's Love, Gossip, Gossiping, Grace, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Leonard Ravenhill, Life Story, Lord, Love, Maturity, Ministry, Obedience, Prayer Warrior, Quotes, Religion, Scripture, Scriptures, Spiritual, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God | 2 Comments

You Are Mine . . .

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Roland Ledoux

I have Redeemed you from sin and shame the day you repented, when you called out my NAME. When your eyes were opened; when you came to life, you believed I’ve proclaimed that your mine. My SON died for you, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Praise | Tagged Author and Finisher, Bible Teaching, Blood, Children of Light, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, God is Love, God's Love, Good News, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Mercy, Mike Armijo, Redeemed, Redeemed by Blood, Repentance, Shame, Sin, Spiritual, Spiritual Intimacy, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Truth and the Way, Word of God, You Are Mine | 1 Comment