I think it is interesting that we all can listen to the same sermon and come away with very different thoughts and perceptions. Why is that? Our maturity levels and where we are on our spiritual walks are all different with some people more mature than others. Some see GOD as kind and loving, others … More HEAR GOD MORE CLEARLY
Fall is coming……..can you feel it? Just when I think I cannot take the oppressive heat here in AZ any longer, we get a slight change. You can feel it the most in the early morning air. The next season is upon us and those of us who live here know we will enjoy 8 … More ROOTED IN CHRIST JESUS
Charles Stanley says in his IN TOUCH devotional that “we put our common sense on the throne and then attach GOD’S name to it.” What a clear-cut statement! It is interesting because most of us feel we do have good common sense and probably have relied on it often. PROVERBS 3: 1-2 “…….BUT LET YOUR … More GOD SENSE VS. COMMON SENSE
LET THE WORD BECOME YOUR WORD AND YOU WILL GROW. PROVERBS 7: 3 “BIND THEM ON YOUR FINGERS; WRITE THEM ON THE TABLET OF YOUR HEART.” LET THE WORD BECOME YOUR WORD AND YOUR HEART WILL CHANGE. DEUTERONOMY 30: 6 “THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL CIRCUMCISE YOUR HEARTS AND THE HEARTS OF YOUR DESCENDANTS, SO … More LET THE WORD
Instead of questioning GOD’S goodness, we should run to it. We always seem to question GOD asking why these days, why wars, why sickness, why evil, why, why, why? Why do bad people hurt good people? Why do cheaters win? But when we ask “why LORD”, we are saying we question HIS goodness and promises, all … More RUN TO GOD’S GOODNESS
Let’s remind ourselves that on this very morning, this Sunday in June 2025, that we have the LORD’S inner peace. DON’T SACRIFICE YOUR PEACE ON THE ALTAR OF THEIR CHAOS The world strives for the peace that can only be found with the Savior. We can be surrounded by peace too and still have a … More DON’T SACRIFICE YOUR PEACE
If you think about it, there is much beauty, manmade beauty that we can buy on this earth. Beautiful homes, cars, paintings etc. all are plentiful and adored. All of this however, is just stuff. It is stuff we think somehow will satisfy. TRUE BEAUTY CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT WITH ATTENTION. It’s our attention and … More TRUE BEAUTY CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT WITH ATTENTION!
I recently read in my favorite Spurgeon study Bible that “there is not an ingat of silver in Heaven’s treasury that has not been in the furnace on earth and been purified seven times.” I was struck by the thought that GOD has and will continue to test me with this unique purification of HIS … More HE REFINES US
So what is truth? And I don’t mean what is your truth? No the world pushes that lie. That question was even asked long ago and we still ask it today….. JOHN 18: 38 “PILATE SAID TO HIM, “WHAT IS TRUTH?” AFTER HE HAD SAID THIS, HE WENT BACK OUTSIDE TO THE JEWS AND TOLD THEM, “I FIND … More GO WHERE THE TRUTH IS
We all have a way of lying to ourselves every single day. Our own self-talk is full of lies and satan knows it and uses it against us. The enemy loves to mess with our heads and so does this fallen world. IF YOU DON’T LET GOD DEFINE YOU………THE WORLD WILL. If you believe that … More STRIP AWAY LIES WITH THE TRUTH
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