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Full of Faith and Trust

Read:  Acts 6, 7 Stephen was no doubt a regular man who was impacted by an amazing God.  What we see in his life was that he was indeed full of faith; in Acts 6.8 we see that he was also full of God’s grace and power, performing miracles and great wonders.  How amazing is [...]

Whom am I worshipping?

I just have to say something as I’ve been contemplating:  how vast and wide and completely different—no, at odds—is heaven and hell?  To compare the two is to compare the two most opposite different realities or places of existence known but unknown to man.  Philosophically speaking, there is not measurable ground that can be weighed [...]

Not At This Time

Read:  Acts 1 Have you ever started something that you knew you would not finish?  Sounds foolish in some regards, but many do this because we do not know the end.  It may be foggy, it may be a bit enigmatic.  Or it could be that what we originally thought was the end was merely [...]

Is This It?

Read:  Acts 1-2 If you asked a typical person in America today how they are doing, listen closely and you will find the typical response, “Busy.”  As if all we can do is keep our heads above the waters of life and “getting by” is the best we can do.  Living this life is not [...]

Follow Me

Read:  John 21.18-21, Matthew 28.19-20 Perhaps you have thought this before, yet it isn’t something we care to admit.  Why are so many who do not know Jesus so successful when we are struggling in so many areas?  Look around and see those who don’t know Christ are wealthy, healthy, and happy, and those who [...]

Stop Doubting and Believe

Read:  John 20.24-29, 2 Corinthians 4.16-18 How many times have we cried out to God for Him just to reveal Himself?  If God is a God of the impossible, and if victory over the grave happened for the glory of our God, then why do we doubt?  We are a people who go through the [...]

He Calls Our Name

Read:  John 20.11-18, Psalm 95.1-7 Have you ever had someone call out your name on a loudspeaker in a mall?  It usually is never a good thing, though sometimes it is.  You might have won something, but more than likely, someone was trying to get a hold of you.  When a boss calls you by [...]

The Sting of Denial

Read:  Luke 22.54-62 Were you ever not invited to a party before?  Did you ever miss an event from friends because you were forgotten?  Or how about a phone call late at night because you were bored, calling a friend on a Friday, only to find that they had a group of people over and [...]

Passion and Truth

Read:  Matthew 26.36-46, Ephesians 6 Many young children love to climb things.  Place a jungle gym in the center of a big grass area, and children flock to it.  Adults are no different.  If we see a hill, we want to master it.  If we see a mountain, we climb.  And when we do this, [...]

Not A Fair Garden

Read:  John 16.29-33, 1 John 5.4 Have you ever felt the soft comfort of a lazy boy chair, with legs raised, cool glass of water in hand on a warm day as the air conditioning fills the room? Or taken a walk in a lovely garden in the cool light of morning spring?  For too [...]