Tag Archives: Spirituality

Daily Prayer & Praise 5/16/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we come to give you honor and praise and worship and thanksgiving. We come in the name of our Savior and Lord. We come as those who have been set free, and as those who … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/16/2023

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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Human Responsibility

Tuesday May 16, 2023 John 15:22 “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.” The liar, the fornicator, and the drunkard shall have their portion … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 5/16/2023

Garfield Calms the Crowd On the morning of Lincoln’s death, a crowd of fifty thousand people gathered before the Exchange Building in New York. Feelings ran high, natural enough in the circumstances, and there was danger of its finding expression … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/16/2023

Wisdom Can Quickly Become Folly What we need to hear and what we want to hear are rarely the same thing. Leaders who encourage honesty, allow for errors, and establish an environment of trust usually hear what they need to … Continue reading

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Kingly Living! – 2

Scripture References: Romans 5 The Blessings of Our Justification – Continued Glorious hope (verse 2b). “Peace with God” takes care of the past: He will no longer hold our sins against us. “Access to God” takes care of the present: … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/15/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we come as we are, that we may be changed by your grace. We come with our emptiness, that we may be filled. We come with darkness, seeking your light. We come with our weakness, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/15/2023

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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Divine Transcendence

Monday May 15, 2023 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 5/15/2023

Lincoln’s View of God William J. Wolfe has called Abraham Lincoln “one of the greatest theologians of America.” He added that Lincoln’s theology was profound, “not in the technical meaning of producing a system of doctrine, certainly not as the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/15/2023

The Problem with Power Grasping for power is one of the easiest sins to fall into. At first it looks like ambition, then it looks like success, and then it quickly becomes about your success and your power. This can … Continue reading

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Kingly Living! – 1

Scripture References: Romans 5 Since Romans is a book of logic, it is also a book of “therefores.” We have the “therefore” of condemnation in Romans 3:20, justification in Romans 5:1, no condemnation in Romans 8:1, and dedication in Romans … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 5/13/2023

Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Visit each of our children and young friends, O Lord, with your mercy. Animate them to walk in your truth and bless them—even when nothing remains of all the love we have bestowed … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 5/13/2023

God Above All Gods SOME people object to Christianity’s claim that its God is the one true God. But the Bible states emphatically that the Lord is above all other gods, which are idols (1 Chronicles 16:23–27). He alone deserves … Continue reading

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Search Me

For Saturday May 13, 2023 2 Peter 3:18 Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. There are two words we should say less and less as we grow in the Lord: “I’m sorry.” Or, … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 5/13/2023

I am ready to preach the gospel – Romans 1:15 Billy Graham God WILL NOT reject a heart that’s broken and sorry for sin. He’s not waiting to condemn you, to judge you. He’s waiting to KISS YOU and say … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 5/13/2023

Four Steps – Four Men NOW to return to Abraham, I am sure that Paul must have had in mind the four men in Genesis who completely dominate the book from chapter 11 to 50; for these four men correspond … Continue reading

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Jesus Is Coming Again! – 8

Scripture Text – Matthew 24:3-14 How the Thief Comes The figure of a thief suggests many things about the coming of the Lord. I will enumerate a few: He comes at the darkest part of the night. He comes quietly … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/12/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we come because you have chosen us for service, you have called us by your grace, and you have set us free from all that held us, and you have made us whole and enabled … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/12/2023

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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