Matt.6:11-13 – Give us this day our daily bread. -‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. -‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’ Whenever I have trouble with personal private prayer, I return to two basic ingredients that have always helped me. First, I pray …
2 Thes.2:13,14 – But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may obtain the …
Acts 7:55,56 – But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” This story about Steven …
Rom.8:27 – and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Rom.8:34 – Christ Jesus is He who died, but rather, was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Jesus gave …
Acts 3;19-21 – Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God …
Rev.19:9,10 – Then the angel said to me, “Write these words: Wonderfully blessed are those who are invited to feast at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” And then he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”At this I fell facedown at the angel’s feet to worship him, but he stopped me …
Nothing like a nice cool breeze when the summer heats up. Parris and I like to take walks on the Lakefront in the early mornings in the summer, you just can’t beat that breeze coming in off of the lake. Today, I am including three distinct translations of today’s scripture text, each one loaded with …
Matt.14:20 – And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces: twelve full baskets. Obviously the Lord was trying to say something with the supernatural provision at the feeding of the 5000 and the twelve baskets full of leftovers. If Christ is the Bread of …
Titus 3:5,6 – He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but in accordance with His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, This is a beautiful verse written by Paul to …
Jn.20:22 – “And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” Have you ever tried to place yourself in the disciples’ shoes (or sandals) that first Easter evening when Jesus suddenly appeared in the room? Think about it; apparently the doors and windows were shut tight, …
