PEOPLE WHO STAND OUT Part 1 Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men—mighty warriors and outstanding leaders… (1 Chronicles 7:40 NLT) What makes a person stand out from the rest? Four characteristics that made these men stand out: (Today, we’ll learn two and tomorrow…
HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.(2 Tim. 1:7 NTV) We are all confronted with different fears, youth and adults alike; men and women alike. God’s Word can help us overcome them. Fear of failure can paralyze anyone, and we…
RESTART OR FEAR Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” (Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT) We need to eliminate fear from our lives to have a restart in this decade and go for God’s blessings. The majority of…
WINDS AND WHIRLWIND “They have planted the wind and will harvest the whirlwind…(Hosea 8:7 NLT) The butterfly effect suggests that the small flapping of a butterfly’s wings can grow and produce a strong wind on the other side of the world. The Bible says that everything man sows, he will also reap. The wind that comes…
I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LIKE I know what you are like, O Ephraim. You cannot hide yourself from me, O Israel… (Hosea 5:3 NLT) While I read this, I apply it to my life thinking that God tells me, “I know what you are like, Guillermo.” Sometimes we have a certain image for many…
UNTIL THEY ADMIT IT… GOD WILL STAND ASIDE FOR A WHILE Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me. (Hosea 5:15 NLT) Sometimes, human beings suffer due to our sins and bad decisions. When we…
THEY WILL GROW AND PROSPER ONCE AGAIN And you who are left in Judah,who have escaped the ravages of the siege,will put roots down in your own soiland grow up and flourish. (Isaiah 37:31 NLT) After we come out of this difficult season, those of us who have trusted in God will once again grow…
WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD MAKES ITSELF PRESENT …until at last the Spirit is poured out on us from heaven. Then the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.(Isaiah 32:15 NLT) Foul spirits bring calamity, lack, sickness, hunger, etc. to the earth. But, God’s spirit brings blessing, health,…
A VOICE BEHIND ME Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say,“This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.(Isaiah 30:21 NLT) Lord, I want to develop a deeper intimacy with you every day, to the point where I can clearly perceive your voice right…
WHAT HAS HELD US UP DURING THIS CRISIS? The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes.He is close to those who trust in him. (Nahum 1:7 NLT) God is a strong refuge when threats of plague and crisis come. That strong refuge is for those who trust in Him. What has heldus up during this crisis?…