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The following devotional is the fifth in a short series focusing on Daniel 2: Nebuchadnezzar's vision of the great statue of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and clay. "Then the king . . . made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all...
Why should we pray, anyway? Just what is the point of having a "prayer ministry"? Dumb question, you may say. After all, this newsletter is part of Answers2Prayer, an internet prayer ministry! Yes, the answers to this question does seem kind of...
Happy New Year, and may God bless each of you abundantly throughout this new year. As you seek God this year, remember that God has called each of you to be FREE! "You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful...
"In the path where I walk men have hidden a snare for me. Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life." (Ps 142:3-4) What a desperate cry! How laden with pain . . . disillusionment . . . distress ....
Worship God through His names. Thank Him for revealing Himself to you. God is the Bread of Life: "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." John 6:35 God is My Hope...
Is your worship going upwards? In some groups, and, or churches their worship can't be seen, heard, or experienced. Is it because they don't know that worship takes place in two places simultaneously; worship on earth and worship around...
Scenario No. 1: A child has just become a victim of a hit and run accident. Now, laying in the middle of the road, with traffic coming. Their back could be injured, making it not safe to move them. You begin to pray, "Oh, dear God, 'help me'...
"Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." (Phil 2:12-13) I spent the first 35 years of my leaving believing that I had to "do" something to be saved, and...
"Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse-the whole nation of you-because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house." (Mal 3:8-10)...
Why should we pray, anyway? This was the question I introduced in last Friday's newsletter. I feel that it is important for each of us to review regularly just why it is that we pray for each other, and this is the purpose of this mini-sermon "mini"-series entited,...
I like Christmas very much. If you tried to guess why I like Christmas, you would probably say, "He likes opening the presents!" Well, your wrong. I like this holiday because on this day Jesus came to this earth to save us. If it wasn't for what He did, then His...
Ever wonder why when something does not go right and negative circumstances come about? It is not so much that I have been on the receiving end, because I have no control over the actions of people. I do, however, have to control how I am going to react. God expects...
"Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed." (Luke 23:32) In fulfillment of the prophet Isaiah's prophecy, Jesus was crucified between two thieves: "He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death" (Isa...