“For I know the plans I have for you.” declares the Lord. “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 God’s will is on most Christians’ minds. We want to be obedient to his will. This thought seems to come to Seniors of high schoolers and college students. What should we do with our life? Where does God want us to be? I have a journey quite far in this life, and this verse has been a guiding post. I have gone through twists and turns to this life’s journey. I keep coming back to this verse…
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Know The Lord
And no longer shall act one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord, for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jeremiah 31:33-24 God gave a distinctive feature of the new covenant. A gift of a new heart and a transformed nature. He gives this to those who surrender their lives to Him. We get a new heart and transformed life by the Holy Spirit’s work in our life. The Holy Spirit enables us to respond to God and gives us a desire to…
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Mary And Martha: Part 5
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, yes and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 What will it take for you to follow God? The week of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the cross and Resurrection, Mary, Martha, and Larazus were probably there that week. They were there on the day of His crucifixion. They were also there on His resurrection appearance over the next forty days. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were also part of the 120 who gathered for prayer for ten days. On the day of Pentecost, they were, also, part of that wondrous outpouring of the Holy Spirit. They were apart of the early church. Are you listening…
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Sing To The Lord
Exodus 15: 1-21 Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriuously? The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. Exodus 15:21 Do you love to praise our Lord? One Hebrew word for praise is yadah. It means praise, give thanks, or confess. Another word for praise is zamar, which means sing praise. This portion of Scripture is praising God. The Israelites had escaped Egypt. Their time of slavery had ended. When they weren’t sure if they would make it, God made a way for them. This here is one reason we praise God. When the the Red Sea swallowed up the soldiers, Moses and the…
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The Lord’s Prayer – Part 1
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, be deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen Matthew 6: 9-13 Our Father in heaven Prayer is openly communicating with our Heavenly Father. Prayer is a way to worship our Heavenly Father. It is expressing honor and worthiness. God is everything we could have in a father. God will never let us down. He cares for…