Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there. (Genesis 11:31 NIV) Abram, who would become Abraham, the father of […]
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For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9: 6 NASB) The Christmas story is never complete without the Easter story because the child […]
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect (I Peter 3:15 NIV). We must always be ready to defend the Gospel of Christ, but that does […]
For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; (I Corinthians 1:26 NASB) We all want to be significant, and we are all important in the eyes of our Creator. The problem is that we often seek our worth through the eyes of […]
He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the Lord God Almighty is his name. (Amos 4:13 NIV). In many of our spiritual struggles it often seems like our pleas with God go unheeded. The movement of […]
I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel. (Psalms 31:12 NASB) The concept of a man being a broken vessel is hard for the human mind to comprehend. Two messages revealed by the Cross of Christ help us grasp this spiritual state. Namely, that life follows death, […]
It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep (Psalms 127: 2 NASB) Argentina 1986 Worry is a form of unbelief. When God assigns us a task to do, anxiety can set in as to […]
Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind (Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLT) It is much better to dwell on what you have rather than on what you don’t have. Doing otherwise can launch us into a life-long journey of trying to grasp […]
Show respect for everyone. Love your Christian brothers and sisters. Fear God. Show respect for the king. (I Peter 2:17 NLT). The Bible is very clear that we are to fear God and respect those that God has placed over us. This instruction is valid for leaders who we disagree with or even find their […]
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God (John 1: 1-2 NASB). In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God (first person of the Trinity), and the Word was God (second person of the Trinity). […]