Matthew 6
“Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the …
Matthew 5
1 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them.
Matthew 4
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. 3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” …
Day 14
1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, 2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” 3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord…
Visitors from the East
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
Lord, how did these men know so much, and act with such confidence in what they knew? …
Surely we all look around and we all see people who are able to love their enemies, and people who cannot. Some people can be hurt so badly, and yet forgive and forgive and forgive, while others never forget a pain you have caused them. I have seen this so up-close and personal in the turmoil in my home. It took a long time, but I think God has given …
I know I will do a terrible job of it, but I will attempt to summarize a small part of a larger lecture given by R.C. Sproul. It is about faith when things are looking bad.
The sermon is about a time in Jacob’s life when he was hopelessly grieved and wish he had never been born. You will need a few …
Letter From A Father To A Struggling Son
I know you claim they didn’t impress you, but the mountains in Banff Canada were awesome. In my prayer time this week, they were a huge inspiration to me, and I want to share that with you.
I remember the tour guide saying that these mountains were NOT the highest in the Rockies. The Grand Tetons were about 1,000 feet higher on …
I have so many times heard people say they struggle so much with the Bible. They say they don’t understand it or get anything out of it. Well, it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are just some simple guides for how to read the Bible. Notice I said, read, not study. Just relax and read it.…
Day 25 from “The Love Dare” by Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick
What I have forgive, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ, – 2 Corinthians 2:10
This one is tough–perhaps the toughest dare in the book. But if there is to be any hope for your marriage, this is a challenge that must absolutely be taken seriously. Counselors and ministers …