BE CAREFUL OF WHERE YOU PUT YOUR TRUST “Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.” (Psalm 52:7 NLT) Your value and confidence rests on something no one can take away from you. You can lose a friend,…
WHY ARE FOOLISH PEOPLE BEING MULTIPLIED? Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt… (Psalm 53:1 NLT) The problem begins when it is no longer popular to use the word “God” in public places to avoid offending people. Instead, they use alternative phrases like “a higher power” to not explicitly…
TOGETHER IN TIMES OF SADNESS Part 2 “Listen closely to what I am saying. Bear with me, and let me speak. After I have spoken, you may resume mocking me. (Job 21:2-3 NLT) Job’s friends wanted to give him advice, but what they should have done is just pray for him. One way of consoling someone…
TOGETHER IN TIMES OF SADNESS They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, “Sit here while I go and pray.” He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with…
THE FOUR “NEVERS” OF LOVE Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT God never stops being patient with you. God never stops believing in you, God never stops bringing you the best in life, He never gives up on you. That is what…
LIVE WITH PURPOSE Therefore, I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. (1 Corinthians 9:26 NLT) What would you think if a drunk batter ran to the outfield after hitting a ball instead of to first base? What if the plane you travel on chooses to…
COULD SOMETHING BE BAD IF GOD DOESN’T PROHIBIT IT? You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything. (1 Corinthians 6:12 NLT) Am I allowed to do anything? Why or why not, if…
HOW TO BRING THE MEDICINE AGAINST EVIL TO ALL THE WORLD? Part 2 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. (Mark 16:15 NLT) Yesterday we learned that we are all full-time ministers and have the medicine to combat evil by taking the Good News of salvation…
HOW TO BRING THE MEDICINE AGAINST EVIL TO ALL THE WORLD? He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. (Mark 16:15 NLT) What would you do if you had a vaccine that saved your life and cured all sickness? Would you hide this formula as you watched…
EVEN IF IT TAKES LONG Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, pleading fervently with him….
