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“If we have died with Christ, we believe that we are also to live with Hm.” Rom.6:8

Reflection:

   Through struggle, victory; through…

Abel the Lord respected Abel and his offering. Gen. 4:4.

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. Heb. 11:4.

You may all come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah. Matt. 23:35

We show that both earthly oblations and spiritual sacrifices were foreshadowed... Cain foreshadowed those of the elder son, that is, of Israel. And the opposite sacrifices are…

They’ll Know we are Christians by our Love ... or not. [Romans 8.35-39 juxtaposed with Ephesians 1.15]

It was 1970, and the song, ‘They’ll Know We are Christians by Our Love’ joined ‘Pass it On’ and ‘Kum ba Ya’ on the top Christian pop…

God does not get rushed. He is never pressured. He can however be talked into good things - it's called prayer. We have to be a believer and have faith to receive whatever we ask for in prayer. The power of prayer is an awesome tool.

Saying things like "There's no hope," tells God He doesn't have the power to fix your situation. Nothing is beyond His repair.

I personally believe that some of us don’t hear voices, but we get instincts and signs that guide…

“Peace is My farewell to you, My peace is My gift to you.” Jn.14:27

Reflection:

   Christ has associated peace with His person. Far…

In ancient times, tribal nations preferred endogamous marriage - marriage to one's relatives;^[1] the ideal marriage was usually that to a cousin, and it was often forbidden for an eldest daughter to even marry outside the family.…

Cain and Abel

4 Adam^[a] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.^[b] She said,…

I.  Origin and nature of the demons

II. Worship of demons

III.Demon activities and possession

IV.The Christian's authority ofver demons

I.  Origin and nature of the demons

    There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of lod, ment of renown. Gen. 6:4.

    The angels transgressed this appointment and were…

Never give up !

"I can do all things though Christ who strengthens me." Phillipians 4:13

This is the story of two frogs. One frog was fat and the other skinny. One day, while searching for food, they inadvertently jumped into a vat of milk. They couldn't get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around.

The fat frog said to the skinny frog, "Brother frog, there's no use paddling any longer. We're just going to drown, so we might as…

“You will suffer in the world. But take courage! I have overcome the world.” Jn.16:33

Reflection:

   The essence of the world is human exaltation of self. Christ overcame this by His obedience.

   We too will overcome it if first we conquer our own base, selfish nature and totally abandon ourselves to God. Am I ready to do this?

Prayer:

   “Lord, let me die to the world so that I may live only for You. In the name of Jesus I pray.…

Thoughts of Beauty … and ugliness.

Lots of thoughts this day … my head and heart are full. Honestly, I have to ask—what is wrong with people? Seriously. On a long drive, I found myself channel surfing, when I heard a familiar name, and stopped to listen … ‘Pastor Rick Warren’ … wait, what? What could this be about? I knew that Pastor…

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your favor in my life. I do not ever want to take it for granted. You have provided abundantly and I am thankful for all of my blessings. Lord, I desire to keep a "child-like" attitude so that I can learn more about You and Your kingdom. Thank You for love and strength for each new day. I know that You will make a way for me to walk in victory this day. I do appreciate Your goodness and grace toward me and those that I am praying for. Bless my…

In describing the mode of dress appropriate for women in church, the apostle Paul exhorts them to dress “modestly” with “decency and propriety” then goes on tocontrastimmodest dress with the good deeds which are appropriate for those who profess to be true worshipers of God (…

 It took Sawyer several days to recoup from his surgery. He even had to be put back on oxygen because he became so weak. At 37 weeks gestation he now weighed 5lbs and 8 ounces. We are now only 3 weeks from his due date. They now are starting to give him full rein of what he wants to eat where before everything was monitored.

 Sawyer was now eating everything in site. As his date to come home was closing in we were told that we needed to take a cpr class. Yes, pretty scary stuff, but…

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your love and patience with all of us as Your children. Father, we ask You to deliver us from pride and foolishness and give us Your wisdom. Give us the strength to do all that is before us each day. May we do our work as unto You and not unto men. May our labors count for something. Let us lead good and pure lives before those whom we live and work with. Lord, deliver us from the temptation to lie. May truthfulness always be found upon our…

You have been named in a will.  Ephesians 1.4-14  

hi.   Have you ever been named in a will?  It seems like in these days of living trusts and other options, we hear less of folks meeting together in austere…