“What we were created at the depths of our souls to need is only the Presence of God. It is the answer as Jesus is the answer….Our questions and complaints will never find individual answers (even as Job’s questions were never fully answered). The only Answer is the dangerous, disturbing,Continue Reading
“As [Paul and Timothy] traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.” (Acts 16:4-5 NIV) We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightlyContinue Reading
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion.And thereContinue Reading
[Many ideas in this post are from an article by Jamie Rohrbaugh, praying over the year 2023, but still relevant today.] Jesus said, “I have revealed you to those whom you [the Father] gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed yourContinue Reading
The Church’s one foundationIs Jesus Christ her Lord;She is his new creation,By water and the word;From Heav’n he came and sought herTo be his holy bride;With his own blood he bought her,And for her life he died. ‘Mid toil and tribulationAnd tumult of her war,She waits the consummationOf peace foreverContinue Reading
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercyand to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8 NIV) Now that the election is over, we must continue to pray for the nation and the Church. One setContinue Reading
[I found this post from September 29, 2009 that I’ve edited slightly. It is eerily applicable to today’s world.] “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” – Jesus (JohnContinue Reading
Let us rejoice and exalt him and give him glory,because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come. And his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, shining bright and clear,has been given to her to wear,and the fine linen representsthe righteous deeds of his holy believers. Then the angel said to me,Continue Reading
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. (Psalm 127:1 NIV) Last weekend our local church celebrated a milestone anniversary: 40 years of ministry. This body of Christ that was planted in the fall of 1984 has since weathered forty years of ups,Continue Reading
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17 NIV) Lord God, I feel like I need to pray for your Church. I find myself judging people that I don’ think live up to your KingdomContinue Reading