DIRECT YOUR DARK QUESTIONS TO GOD, NOT TO MEN At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Mark 15:33-34 NIV Darkness represents…
THE FOUR NEVERS OF LOVE “Love never stops bearing all things, love never stops believing in all things, love never stops hoping in all things, love never stops enduring all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 (Paraphrased) God never stops being patient with you. God never stops believing in you. God never stops hoping the best for…
NOT EVERYTHING BENEFITS ME You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12 NLT Am I allowed to do anything? Why, if God doesn’t prohibit it? Sometimes we argue and…
USE YOUR RESOURCES TO ENCOURAGE GOD’S FAMILY Four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. Seeing their faith,…
DON’T PUT OFF THE IMPORTANT THINGS FOR TOMORROW “In the time of my favor I heard you…” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2 NIV Do not say, “One of these days I am going to get close to God”. When you say…
PURPOSE + DISCIPLINE = SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS “He who embraces too much, holds on to little”. Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but…
SERVICE IS THE CHRISTIAN’S MARK Part 2 23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Colossians 3:23 (NLT) How and where can we serve? The Bible says that everything we do should be done whole heartedly for the Lord, and not for men. This means…
SERVICE IS THE CHRISTIAN’S MARK Part 1 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. Proverbs 19:17 (NIV) One day while I was using the restroom at a restaurant, a man suddenly came in and looked at me with astrange confused attitude… why?…
MEDICINE FOR ALL THE EARTH Part 3 Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. NKJV STRATEGY #2 WE ALL “PREACH” BUT WE DON’T ALL “PREACH”. I am saying that you do not have to preach on a church platform or stand at a…
MEDICINE FOR ALL THE EARTH Part 2 Strategy #1 We are all full-time ministers. Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. NKJV This does not say that only pastors should preach. This is a mandate for every human being. Not only Pastors have…