Posts from September 2021

Posts from September 2021

“Save Me”

  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 the…

“Thank You”

  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. I am not…

“Faith”

  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…

“Masterpiece”

  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 to Paris to…

“Gratitude”

  DISCUSSION: There is tremendous power in showing gratitude. Francesca Gino, an Associate Professor at the Harvard School of Business, conducted a study and published it; It was called “Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to Our Plan”. Gino found that “Receiving expressions of gratitude makes us feel a heightened sense of self-worth, and that in turn triggers other helpful behaviors toward both the person we are helping and other people, too”. That just means…

“God Knows”

  DISCUSSION:                   Has there ever been anything that you wanted so badly that you thought your heart would burst?  When you read of Hannah’s story in 1 Samuel about how she longed for a child you can almost feel how badly she wanted to have a baby of her own.   But she didn’t give up.  Instead, she prayed to God for the gift of a baby and promised that she would dedicate the child’s life to God’s service. …

“God’s Awesome Creation”

  DISCUSSION:                   You can see it every day, feel it, even taste it.  What am I talking about?  God’s creation.  God’s creation testifies that we serve an almighty God.  Everything that God made reveals his power, goodness, wisdom, and salvation.  The scripture in Psalm 19 says they have no excuse for not knowing God.  His power is all around us every day.  We get so caught up in our daily lives we forget to look at the beauty…

“Transform”

  DISCUSSION:                 Gods love for us is unconditional.  His values have nothing to do with money, personal comfort, pleasure, and “things.”  He does the impossible.  Jesus even reminds us, how even the world hates he who loved the world. (John 15:18). Sadly, many times when you make comparisons to those who are supposed to be representing Him, we just don’t come close.   We, on the other hand, have trouble forgiving, have trouble seeing beyond earthly treasure, have trouble believing…

“Be A Servant”

  DISCUSSION:                                 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…

“Strength”

  DISCUSSION:                 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…

“Look Again and Think”

  DISCUSSION: A warning which needs to be repeated is that “the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches,” and the lust for other things, will choke out the life of God in us (Matthew 13:22). We are never free from the recurring waves of this invasion. If the frontline of attack is not about clothes and food, it may be about money or the lack of money; or friends or lack of friends; or the line may…

“Transformed by Beholding”

  DISCUSSION: When we talk about the call of God, we often forget the most important thing, namely, the nature of Him who calls. There are many things calling each of us today. Some of these calls will be answered, and others will not even be heard. The call is the expression of the nature of the One who calls, and we can only recognize the call if that same nature is in us. The call of God is the…
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