The Lord tells us we should be interceding for others. Perhaps someone has interceded for you. How did that make you feel? You may not realize it, but the Lord Jesus intercedes for you before His Father. Paul writes in Romans 8:34 “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, …
Why is meditating on the words, “The Lord is with you” so powerful? As we journey through life satan will tell us, God does not care about you and He has abandoned you. This is a tactic the enemy uses repeatedly because he knows if he can discourage you, he can slow down or prevent …
Have you ever been encouraged by the words of another person? Hopefully, we all have. The older I become the more I realize our words are powerful. Words of encouragement can make an amazing difference in our life. Words of encouragement can propel us forward when we want to give up, lift us up when …
There are times in life when our problems or situation seems to overwhelm us. A loss of a job, a health crisis, death of a child, loss of a spouse, changing society, an addiction are problems that seem crushing. How can trusting the Lord when our problems seem overwhelming help us? The Israelites were Overwhelmed …
What about overcoming fear? Have you ever been overcome by fear that prevented you from doing something or going someplace? If you have, you are not alone. How do we overcome unhealthy fears that control our life? This is what we want to explore today. Ten of the Israelite Spies were Filled with Fear Moses …
The writer of Hebrews warns: don’t become weary of doing good. Why would he do this? It is easy in this sinful world to tire of trying to do good. Evil so often seems to overcome our good that we want to give up. Hebrews eleven shows how people of faith endured despite obstacles. The …
Jesus endured the cross for you. Not only did He suffer physically but spiritually as all our sin was poured out on Him. When Jesus was crucified the only disciple at the base of the cross was John. There werefaithful women including His mother Mary there, also. They were all eyewitnesses to what Jesus endured …
Have you ever thought about running the race God has for you? This is not an ordinary race like a marked course a cross country runner would run, but the plan that the Lord has for your life. For most of my life I never gave much thought about God’s plan for me. As I …
In life there are many tests along the way. There are even times when our faith is tested. Think about life in general. Was there a specific test in your life that impacted you? When I was a child, I took swimming lessons and part of that training was taking a swimming test to qualify …
There is hope in the Resurrection of Christ and I have always loved celebrating it. I love the music we sing in church because it is filled with hope and praise to God. The story of the resurrection for any age is inspiring and life changing. When Jesus was crucified His followers were sad and …