Stepping out in faith…
Who in their right mind would entitle a sermon with Jesus is a jerk? Iāll tell you who. Someone who wants to get your attention. Someone who wants you to understand that the stories in the Bible may go a little deeper than we think? Youāll understand this by the time youāre done reading this …
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We all have faith in something. When you sit down in a chair, do you examine it first to see if itās sturdy enough to hold you or do you just sit down with faith that itāll do what itās supposed to do? Do you take the medicine you got at the pharmacy having faith …
God never ceases to amaze me in the way he orchestrates my life. So often, I see the same messages related over and over in my Bible studies, devotionals, and sermons I hear. This Sunday was no exception. I read my devotional in the morning, but didnāt realize until this morning that the devotional was …
Psalm 23 is probably one of the most well known and quoted chapters of any in the Bible, at least recognized if you began to read it. It was the first Psalm that I memorized. I was in the 5th or 6th grade and was challenged to memorize it overnight to recite the next day …
Weāve all had them; those weeks that it seems like weāre runninā on empty. Then the unthinkable happens! Loss of a loved one, money issues, job loss, illness. āWhy me, Lord?ā Isnāt this the state of David as he pens the 22nd Psalm? My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you …
We become accustomed to our condition, having no hope that anything will ever be better. We often think money is the answer, but itās usually not the answer. This weekās sermon took a look at the crippled beggar who waited by the gate called Beautiful for people to throw him their change. 1 One day …
As we get older, we may wonder what people have gleaned from us through the years. What will my name bring to the minds of people as they remember me? I donāt mean to be morbid, but I think we have to be intentional to make our lives truly count for something. Joshua is nearing …
In this desert weāve been in for the past 2 years, itās easy to keep our focus on the darkness that had settled in around us. But, itās time to do a new thing! 18 Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it …
When we are posed with the question, āWhose side are you onā? We may not realize our decision may be a defining moment in time. Joshua didnāt realize who he was talking to when he asked the question. 13 And then this, while Joshua was there near Jericho; He looked up and saw right in …
God sent Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. But, they grumbled about leaving slavery. He promised them a land of milk and honey. When they were hungry, he provided them manna. All they had to do was go out and collect it every day. Only enough for the day because it would spoil …
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