Spiritual Growth
Word For The Day: God’s Unfailing Love
“The Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in Him.”Psalm 32:10 Stop, go back and read that again. God’s love cannot fail! God’s love never stops, never wavers; it is constant. As we go through adversities, setbacks, and the uncertainties of life, one thing that NEVER changes is that God’s love is unfailing. There…
Read MoreStanding Firm: Resolving Conflict As Kingdom Citizens
On January 30th, 1945, Company B, 15th Regiment, 3rd Infantry was attacked by a superior German force outside the city of Holdwihr, France. Six tanks and 250 German infantry advanced on about 100 American soldiers. The American force took heavy casualties, and First Lt. Audie Murphy ordered his troops to retreat to the nearby forest…
Read MoreAN URGENT WARNING TO HEAVEN’S CITIZENS
A person becomes an automatic citizen of a country by birth. Our first child born in Africa was Austin. He was born in the Kalalushi Mine Hospital. After Austin was born the hospital gave us a hospital report of birth. We took that report to the Office of Births and Deaths in Lusaka and received a…
Read MoreThe People God Uses To Serve His Church
Today in our text Philippians 2:19-30, we see the people God uses to serve His church. The context helps us understand the environment of the people Paul is writing to. Paul is calling the Philippian Christians to behave as citizens worthy of the gospel of Christ (1:27). Philippi was a Roman colony with a population of…
Read MoreWORKING OUT YOUR SALVATION
When light comes in, darkness scurries away. Light and darkness are mortal enemies, they cannot stay together in one place. Just as east is opposite of west, so light and darkness are mutually exclusive. Darkness is nothingness. Darkness is the absence of light. You once lived in darkness… maybe you still do. You lived in…
Read MoreONE PLEA – Glorify God With Your Life
We have all been guilty of offering habitual prayers, or even casual prayers. You know, the kind of thoughtless prayers like “Lord bless all the missionaries today.” I will never forget the night Carman was born. It was 9:30 in the evening on April 8, 2002 when Lori said that she thought it was time.…
Read MoreBuilding A Life of Stewardship
What do you own that you did not receive? You might respond, “But I have worked hard to gain what I now possess!” Where did you get the ability to learn what you now know that allows you to work hard? Where did you get the health and strength to carry out the tasks?…
Read MoreGod As The Refiner
Malachi 3:3 He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness. Background of Malachi: Malachi was written to the Levites or to the priests because they had lost…
Read MoreThe Calling of the Church
Back in 2010 I received an envelope in the mail from our local courthouse. Inside was a letter stating I was being summoned to appear at the courthouse on a specific date for a specific purpose – to serve as a member of the jury of fellow citizens who would decide the guilt or innocence…
Read MoreThe Beginnings of Despair
Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. The way down to despair is always predictable and preventable. Just as there is a way down, there is also a way out!! We don’t have…
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