Living in His Presence

For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zephaniah 3:17 NLT. Life is not always smooth. Some days are trying and difficult. Yes, even … Continue reading Living in His Presence

You Are Not Alone

Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t give them a second thought because God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 MSG Every community has a system in place when they change leadership. This community was no different. … Continue reading You Are Not Alone

Push Out into the Deep

When he finished teaching, he said to Simon, “Push out into deep water and let your nets out for a catch.” Luke 5:4 NLT Can you remember a time in your life when you worked diligently on a project and no matter how hard you tried, it seemed useless? Well Peter and his crew had … Continue reading Push Out into the Deep

Praise the Lord

When you look at the Book of Psalms, it’s easy to tell that there was one thing David liked to do. David liked to praise God. It is easy to see that he lived a life of praise. His words and songs talk about the greatness of God. David understood that God is great and … Continue reading Praise the Lord

Mission Accomplished!

Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out from Shittim two men as spies: “Go. Look over the land. Check out Jericho.” They left and arrived at the house of a harlot named Rahab and stayed there. Joshua 2:1 MSG Every project has some level of uncertainty. You look at it; examine it; think about it … Continue reading Mission Accomplished!

Purpose in the Struggle

The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. Psalm 28:7 NLT Sometimes one of the most difficult things in life is to trust God. We are so conditioned to be self confident … Continue reading Purpose in the Struggle

Live in Harmony

 I have a serious concern to bring up with you, my friends, using the authority of Jesus, our Master. I’ll put it as urgently as I can: You must get along with each other. You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common. 1 Corinthians 1:10 MSG Here Paul is … Continue reading Live in Harmony

Time to Pray

Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.” Matthew 26:36 NLT Jesus took his disciples to the place called Gethsemane and asked them to sit while He went to pray. There were so many things that Jesus could have done … Continue reading Time to Pray

The Most High

We live in a world today where everyone wants what they want now! So we have instant coffee, instant potatoes, instant oatmeal and the list goes on. Brewing coffee takes time but it’s well worth the wait if you are a coffee drinker. The aroma of coffee fills the atmosphere as the coffee maker prepares … Continue reading The Most High