WE CONSERVE ENERGY TOGETHER Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. (Hebrews 12:1…
GOD DOESN’T FORCE ANYBODY “As for you, O people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Go right ahead and worship your idols, but sooner or later you will obey me and will stop bringing shame on my holy name by worshiping idols. (Ezekiel 20:39 NLT) God says, “Do what you want,…
OBEDIENCE PRODUCES LIFE But… They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. (Ezekiel 20:21 NLT) Obedience is for own good. God isn’t interested in bothering and making life difficult for us. He is interested in our well-being and…
FIRST IN THE HEART, THEN IN THE MIND … Then he added, “Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself. (Ezekiel 3:10 NLT) When we “something” only with our brains, we don’t necessarily believe it or practice it. Superficial knowledge doesn’t…
GET UP, I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU “Stand up, son of man,” said the voice. “I want to speak with you.” (Ezekiel 2:1 NLT) In this passage, we see God wanting to speak to Prophet Ezekiel. In the same way today, God wants to speak to us. Imagine that God tells us: “Stand up,…
WHEN THINGS GET OUT OF CONTROL Part 2 … Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. They had carried off the women and…
WHEN THINGS GET OUT OF CONTROL Part 1 Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. They had carried off the women and children…
A LEADER LIKE EZEKIEL Then Hezekiah worked hard at repairing all the broken sections of the wall, erecting towers, and constructing a second wall outside the first. He also reinforced the supporting terraces in the City of David and manufactured large numbers of weapons and shields. (2 Chronicles 32:5 NLT) Five characteristics of a good…
DON’T FEAR Part 2 But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, and no one will terrorize them. (Jeremiah 46:27 NLT) There…
DON’T FEAR Part 1 But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, and no one will terrorize them. (Jeremiah 46:27 NLT) There…
