Worthy Fruits

13 Aug 202113 Aug 2021

Luke 3:7-8 "Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?…

Homecoming

28 May 202128 May 2021

Luke 15:7 "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance." It…

2-Step Process

28 Apr 202128 Apr 2021

Proverbs 28:13 "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." Non-believers attack the gospel from every angle. Some criticize for "easy-believism." Others…

The Prayer of Love

21 Mar 202121 Mar 2021

Romans 5:20-21 "Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might…

In and Out

9 Feb 20219 Feb 2021

 Romans 12:21 "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." In our lives, we would like to control all that is around us. Yet, we fail on all counts.…

Saying “Goodbye!”

31 Dec 202031 Dec 2020

Matthew 10:26 "Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known." When asked their opinions of this past year,…

Gotta Wanna

28 Dec 2020

Proverbs 28:13 "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." My children were never taught to lie. They just did.  When asked…

Is God Real?

21 Dec 202021 Dec 2020

Jonah 1:15-16 "So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a…

In a Nutshell

3 Dec 2020

John 3:30 "He must increase, but I must decrease." The entire Christian life is encapsulated in John's declaration.  Self will always stand in the way of the Holy Spirit's desire to…

Saturday Morning Musings

21 Nov 2020

Luke 15:22-24 "But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:…

Will You Turn?

19 Nov 202019 Nov 2020

Revelation 3:19 "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." Repent. It is an act of changing direction. It is deciding to turn around from…

Condone or Condemn?

24 Aug 202024 Aug 2020

Luke 15:31-32 "And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad:…

Once to Die

4 May 20204 May 2020

Hebrews 9:27-28 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them…

Sunday Soothings

5 Apr 2020

Joshua 5:13-15 "And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his…

Guilt and Shame

2 Jan 20202 Jan 2020

Genesis 3:11-13 "And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said,…

Afflicted

7 Nov 20197 Nov 2019

2 Chronicles 33:12-13 "And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And prayed unto him: and he…

Repentance

7 Oct 2019

Jonah 3:10 "And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and…

Saturday Morning Musings

5 Oct 2019

Proverbs 28:13 "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." Shame and guilt are powerful tools.  In the hands of our enemy,…

Hard

24 Sep 201924 Sep 2019

Hebrews 3:12-13 "Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is…

Failure

23 Sep 201923 Sep 2019

John 21:17 "He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And…