CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ARROGANT PERSON Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, “You lie! The Lord our God hasn’t forbidden us to go to Egypt! (Jeremiah 43:2 NLT) It is very difficult for a proud person to receive direction from God through someone else….
DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A POWERFUL PERSON? King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the Lord his God. (2 Chronicles 27:6 NLT) No one likes to be weak. Nobody wants to be verbally, emotionally, or physically abused. You, just like everyone else, want to be spiritually strong and…
THE POWER OF UNITY IN TIMES OF TRANSITION … four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. (Mark 2:3-4…
HOW CAN WE MAINTAIN UNITY? Part II I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. (John 17:23 NLT) Yesterday, we were speaking about two steps to achieve perfect…
HOW CAN WE MAINTAIN UNITY? I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. (John 17:23 NLT) Unity is a powerful tool to achieve great goals in life. Jesus…
THE POWER OF BEING TOGETHER But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him. (Acts 12:5 NLT) When we go through crises, we usually do not know what to do. When someone in the family suffers, the entire family suffers; everything changes, such as the routine, finances, etc. About that time…
WHEN HE BECAME POWERFUL But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar. (2 Chronicles 26:16 NLT) Uzziah became prideful we he became powerful. One of…
GOD OF PROMISES But the Lord did not want to destroy David’s dynasty, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever. (2 Chronicles 21:7 NLT) God is a God of promises and He always fulfills His promises because He doesn’t lie….
IT DEPENDS ON WHOM YOU SPEAK TO… Call to Me, and I will answer you. And I will show you great and wonderful things which you do not know. (Jeremiah 33:3 NLV) Call to me… We shouldn’t ask humans, because they are limited, but God who can do all things and knows everything about our…
HOW TO OVERCOME DISCOURAGEMENT Part 3 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NLT) In yesterday’s devotional, we gave three tips to overcome discouragement and today…