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"You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." (1 John 4:4 NKJ)"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." (Romans 8:37 NKJ)I feel victorious! I am more...
"My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." (Psalm 73:26 NKJ)"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13 NKJ)I will be the first to admit...I am not perfect! I know, shocking. My brother...
Once I had come to believe, to step out in faith, and to embrace the truth of God's offer of salvation, I wondered, What do I do now? Some have summed up the Christian life after first believing as Trust God. Clean house. Help others. Pretty vague that. What exactly...
"Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal Gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. And he said with a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has...
"Sing praise to God, the highest good, the Author of creation, The God of love who understood our need for His salvation. With healing balm our souls He fills and ev'ry faithless murmur stills: To God all praise and glory!"All who confess Christ's holy Name, give God...
"[Jesus said] 'In My Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also.'" (John 14:2-4...
"And Samuel said [to King Saul], 'Has the LORD as great delight in ... sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption...
"Now we know that whatever the Law says it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. For by works of the Law no human being will be justified in His sight, since through the Law comes...
"He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the chariots with fire. "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth!" The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of...
Do you STEW? I do.To clarify, I don’t mean a crock pot filled with stewing beef, potatoes, and carrots. I’m referring to the tried and true human condition of good old-fashioned worry. We all do it. For me, it’s waking up in the middle of the night as my brain churns...
In His final address, Jesus gave us what is now known as “The Great Commission”: “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy...
Can there be a more bucolic, picturesque time of year than the annual trip with the family to the apple orchard? The Ottawa Valley features many commercial orchard farms, enticing people with not only diverse apple varieties to choose from, but wagons to carry...
"There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." (Proverbs 12:18 ESV)"I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak." (Matthew 12:36 ESV)There are all kinds of weapons....