The Need To Impress
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in The Lord is kept safe. Proverbs 29.25 The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in GOD protects you from that. Fear. Fear. Fear. The...
View ArticlePublic Relations 101: the spiritual battle
As we look at Luke 20:1-8, we see Jesus rocking it out at public relations as He always did. It’s Passion week at this point. Jesus has already made His triumphal entry at the end of Chapter 19. The...
View ArticleCreation: A Love Story
The book of Genesis begins with “God created the heavens and the earth” The world—and you—are not products of blind chance and probability; God created it and us. They are here. We are here. God...
View ArticleIs it ok to feel good about your accomplishments?
Then God looked over all He had made, and he saw that it was very good! Genesis 1:31 GOD saw that His work was good. We can sometimes feel guilty for feeling good about an accomplishment. This need...
View ArticleHe’ll Bring You Back
God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden to rule on His behalf. But, they chose to disobey God’s one command and through them, sin entered the world. They were banished from the...
View ArticleI Am Second: The Movement
What a beautiful picture of freedom in Genesis 2:25: Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame…. Absolutely nothing hidden. Honesty with themselves, each other and best of all...
View ArticleIn a World Gone Wrong, Take a Lesson From Noah
A world gone wrong, earth was no longer the perfect paradise that God had intended when we get to the story of Noah. It’s frightening to see how quickly all of humanity forgot about God. I count 8...
View ArticleLife On The Edge
Around 1406 B.C. God brought His people to the edge of the land He had promised to their ancestors, and Moses handed leadership of the nation over to Joshua. After 40 years of wandering in the...
View ArticleA Boss or a Leader {Which one are you?}
Leaders remember: you’ve got to live it to lead it Just a short post today as I ponder leadership. There is a difference between a boss and a leader… Anyone can be bossy, but not everyone can be a...
View ArticleGod Uses the Unlikely and the Unexpected
God uses unexpected people to spread His message. We have our own preconceived ideas of who is worthy, but God doesn’t play by our rules. I’m glad. He’s a much better leader and coach than we are....
View ArticleWork and Worship
Today God Is First “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike” Rom 14:5 Avodah (Ah´-voe-dah) is a Hebrew noun used in the Bible that has two distinct...
View ArticleLet’s Get Our Praise On {get your feet dancing and that body moving!}
Dear child of God, sister, mother, brother, father, son, daughter, friend, family or foe, Let’s get our praise on… You are beloved of the most high GOD. The One True GOD. You are bought, paid for,...
View ArticleI’m Not Ready!
Today God is first…. “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness’” 2 Cor 12:9 If there is one thing that is consistent throughout scripture, it is...
View ArticleTrusting the turn-by-turns
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 We hear a lot about how so few are surrendering to following...
View ArticleWe Belong To Him {there’s a great joy and peace in that}
Know that the Lord is God— he made us; we belong to him. We are his people, the sheep of his own pasture ~Psalms 100:3 Shepherds played an important role in the world of Israel. Their work was to find...
View ArticleWeigh Your Decisions
The sermon this week was teaching on fear. Specifically on fear of failure. It made me remember some notes that I made a few weeks ago and I wanted to share all of this with you. Because, dear...
View ArticleMade For Heights
The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights” Habakkuk 3:19 The book of Habakkuk inspired Martin Luther’s reformation and the book...
View ArticleHebrews: The Nearness of King Jesus
I’m such a Bible geek. I love studying scripture. Can’t get enough. I never tire of reading the Bible; it’s the Lord’s love letter to His children. Another thing I love is telling others about...
View ArticleThe Trade off of Thanksliving
Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him. For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever. Psalm 100:4, 5 (MSG Happy...
View ArticleSomething out of Nothing
I read a quote this week that is said to be quoted from Beth Moore: Ever wonder why Jesus was a carpenter? Because God’s expertise is in reconstruction I loved it. Regardless of whether or not Beth...
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