Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
Word For The Day: Persevering In Adversity
In recent months we have been looking at what it means to trust God even when life hurts. Jerry Bridges wrote a book by that title, and I have been sharing those thoughts with you. Let’s wrap things up this week. Let’s face it, sometimes life gets tough. We all face adversity. The question is…
Read MoreWord For The Day: God’s Unfailing Presence
Do you ever feel alone? People are all around, but in your pain or loss, you feel alone. Fear may grip your heart, and your senses scream for you to get away, to escape! This week, we have been learning how to Trust God Even When Life Hurts. God’s love is unfailing, and His grace…
Read MoreWord For The Day: God’s Unfailing Compassion
We are learning what it means to trust God, even when life hurts. The more we get to know someone, the more we trust them, provided they remain consistent and trustworthy. God is entirely reliable, but we will not actively trust Him when things go wrong if we do not grow in our knowledge of…
Read MoreCharacteristics of a Model Church for a Modern World
What comes to mind when you hear the word “church”? A building with a steeple and a cross? A denomination with ecclesiastical hierarchy? There was a time when I was boy that I would have told you that the first thing I thought of when I heard the word “church” was boring! What is this…
Read MoreMud & Miracles
I hate Zesco – power cuts. It is evening, the sun has set and you have plans for the evening. Suddenly you hear that dreaded sound: “thunk!” Everything goes dark. What is your immediate response? You run for the light – a candle, a torch, or switch on an inverter. Around our house when Zesco cuts…
Read MoreOvercoming Discouragement
Have you ever felt discouraged, perhaps to the point of bordering on depression? It may surprise you to know that you are not alone. At one time or another we all face this problem. William Ward graphically described discouragement when he wrote: “Discouragement is dissatisfaction with the past, distaste for the present, and distrust…
Read MoreNavigating The Storms of Life
John 6:15-21, (Parallel Passages: Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:45-56) Storms are beautiful and powerful things – when you are watching safely from a distance. It is quite another thing when we find ourselves caught in the middle of one! As boy I grew up in an area of the United States known as “Tornado Alley.” More…
Read MoreFinding Mercy At The “House of Mercy”
Today our text is found in John 5:1-16. Remember what John is doing – he is laying out a case for us the readers, that Jesus is God and that He is the only way for us to come to God. John is not recording everything Jesus said or did. Instead he is narrating key…
Read MoreBelieve: One Man’s Journey of Faith
We have all faced moments of desperation! The circumstances in life spirals out of control right past all of our human wisdom and ability. In such moments we are painfully aware that our resources, our influence, and our position in society are useless to meet the need. It may be a personal illness, or the…
Read MoreBecoming A Disciple
I read this helpful reminder that sets the context for our study today: The Founder of Christianity is Jesus Christ. The Goal of Christianity: change men and women through regeneration. The Method of Christianity: Internal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ – and that is the main point of what we have seen thus far…
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