Posts from September 2023

  “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”(James 4.17). So, what are you going to do today? That is all!                                 PRAYER REQUESTS____________________________________________________    

  DISCUSSION                                              One of the saddest passages in the Bible is found in John 6.66. John writes, “After this many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. “ Why? What would cause a group of believers to turn away from Jesus, never to return again? The reason for their exit was based on a statement from…

  DISCUSSION                                                                        Do you know the feeling of anxiety when you’re overwhelmed with projects, problems, and other issues? You feel as though you are doing everything you can do to keep your head above water. Whether you believe it or not, you are not the only one to ever feel this way. David describes that exact feeling when he cries out, “Save me, O God! For…

  DISCUSSION                                               I don’t know Dennis Jernigan and chances are neither do you. He is a noted songwriter of many of the songs that we sing in our churches and devotionals. What you also don’t know is that prior to 1981, Dennis was a practicing homosexual who was in a committed relationship with another man. Someone introduced him to Jesus and he became a believer. Today he is married and has nine children.…

  DISCUSSION                                        The Gospel of John tells the story of a young boy who was dying in Capernaum. I assume his father had exhausted every medical mean at his disposal, but he had one option left. There had been talk of a physician named Jesus who was using a strange new type of medicine, but Jesus was a least twenty miles…

  DISCUSSION :                                                             Have you ever been to a museum? It has always been a dream of mine to visit the famous Louvre in Paris. It was built in 1792 and contains nearly 35,000 items including the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and many other works that are considered “masterpieces.” What if I told you that you didn’t have to travel all the way…

  Are you a people pleaser? You know what I’m talking about, always trying to make everyone else happy, wanting everyone to like you.  We read in Galatians1, as the apostle Paul is writing to the church in Galatia, telling them he is trying to please no one except God. He goes on to say in verse 10 that if he were trying to please men he would not be a servant of Christ. It can be difficult at work,…

  When I think about all the pain and sadness Naomi must have felt after losing her two sons and her husband, I am amazed she found the strength to keep going.  Of course, she wasn’t alone. Ruth, the widow of one of her sons, decided to stay with Naomi instead of leaving her alone. She basically told Naomi, “No way am I leaving you!  I want to be a part of your people and to worship your God.  We’ve…

  We talk about being a good Christian almost every time we go to church or hear a lesson from the Bible. There is nothing wrong with talking about Christianity, but we need to concentrate on things that are emphasized in the Bible. You can find the word Christian three times in the Word. Perhaps the thing we need to concentrate on is the thing that is mentioned 109 times in the Bible. ENCOURAGE! If we encourage, maybe we will…

  It seems that in the religious world today we hear a good bit of the word “doctrine” thrown around. For instance, some say we need to do away with our doctrines and focus on the love that God has for all his people. But what is doctrine? Is it important, or is it just the thing that divides believers? According to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, the word “doctrine” simply means “teaching” or “that which…

  How dumb can a person be, a prophet of God, nontheless? How could Jonah have ever thought he would be able to outrun God? (Jonah 1) How did that thought even enter his mind? He knew who God was, he was aware of His omniscience, His power. He knew that resistance to God’s will was and is futile. He was a prophet! These were the kinds of things that prophets prophesied about! Evidently, he had a lapse in judgment…

  It must have been very difficult for him to control himself that night. There he lay-the man responsible for bringing him to the wilderness, forcing him to sleep on the hard ground away from his family. All he had to do was take his spear and run it through Saul’s chest and everything would be right with the world. But Abishai refrained (1 Samuel 26. 6-10). Why? Maybe it was out of fear of disappointing his king, David, the…