I love palm trees. It’s my favorite thing about Arizona. I love how they sway in the wind and the noise you hear when you stand under them. Today is Palm Sunday so may we remember JESUS and HIS triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Praise GOD! The people were waiting for a king to rescue them. … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
By the time you read this I will be in beautiful Hawaii. I’ve always said it is a place where everywhere you look you see GOD’S steadfast hand in creation. I wanted to leave you then with a little IOU……. I “INCLINE MY HEART TO YOUR TESTIMONIES AND NOT TO SELFISH GAIN.” PSALM 119: 36 … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
At our home Church we are expanding soon. We are adding a new location and this will require more of everything from our Church body. But this more we are needing will not come from us. No, this more can only come from the SOURCE of everything in this world, our CREATOR GOD in Heaven. Our Pastor has asked … More MORE OF EVERYTHING
Ever notice how loud things are getting these days? People are aggressive and in each other faces yelling at one another. There seems to be an increasing need for everyone to be heard. And it seems to be that everyone who wants to be heard think that their view is the right view. Often it … More AN INCREASING NEED TO BE HEARD
A number of years ago a great song by Bart Millard from the group Mercy Me hit the charts. I Can Only Imagine not only was popular on Christian radio, but it became popular in the mainstream too. At the time it was one of my favorites and maybe it was because of such wonderful … More I CAN ONLY IMAGINE
As we walk daily in HIS grace we have a way, a means of remaining in HIM……..abiding in HIM. There are three habits of grace that help us to live in the outpouring of HIS favor and grace and they are these: Reading the Word Prayer Fellowship These are the means in which we experience … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
We may often feel alone, but truly we never are. JESUS looks upon us and even prays for us. Imagine the time that JESUS spent being alone with HIS Father and praying. But HE also spent time with the disciples. Imagine HIM sharing HIS heart and HIS love for them. The disciples must have been … More JESUS PRAYS FOR US
A little yes can step you in the right direction today, rather than an emphatic no. We can say yes to GOD and yes to HIS word and yes to HIS commands. Sometimes however, we let our flesh choose and that is surely when we run into trouble. Oswald Chambers has said this: always guard … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
If you want to experience the Holy Ground of the Bible……..just read through JOHN 17. JESUS not only prays for Himself, but HE prays for HIS disciples and for all future believers. HIS words there are so compassionate, so full of grace and mercy that you may be brought to tears. JESUS first asks the … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS…..JESUS PRAYS FOR US
I think if we all look seriously at our own prayer lives we can say we don’t pray……..often enough. JAMES 4: 2 “YOU DO NOT HAVE, BECAUSE YOU DO NOT ASK.” But what if sometimes you cannot ask, because you cannot put into words your deep soul groanings that overwhelm? ROMANS 8: 26 “LIKEWISE THE … More SPECIFIC REQUESTS/SPECIFIC ANSWERS
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