HE CARRIED HIS OWN CROSS Part 1 Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha). 18 There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them. (John 19:17-18 NLT) It’s so difficult to die…
CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing. (Genesis 35:2 NLT) Three things we need to do this year: 1. Remove idols from life. What is an idol? Anything or person that takes God’s place in our hearts. 2….
UNLESS YOU BLESS ME Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” (Genesis 32:26 NLT) I want to develop Jacob’s determination. Jacob persisted and didn’t release the angel until he received the blessing. I must persist in my…
THE FATHERS ATTITUDE He said to them, “I have noticed that your father’s attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me. (Genesis 31:5 NLT) Jacob noticed a change in his father in laws attitude. People can change their attitude and the way they treat you. But, the important…
KEEP LAUGHING Part 2 5 Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.6 And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me. (Genesis 21:5-6 NLT) A long time passed, but God’s promises were fulfilled. Abraham was 75 years old when God told him that he will…
KEEP LAUGHING Despite the very tough year of the pandemic, keep trusting, keep loving, keep laughing, keep being generous, keep being kind, keep praying, keep serving, And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter.[a] All who hear about this will laugh with me. (Genesis 21:5-6 NLT) THE MARRIAGE of Abraham and Sarah were in agreement….
CUTTING AT 99 YEARS OLD Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, (Genesis 17:24 NLT) No matter the age! 1. We will never be too old to say that we do not need to cut and clean negative things from our hearts. It seems that we should continue to cut things in our…
THEY THOUGHT DIFFERENTLY They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died. (John 11:13 NLT) The language of faith is different from the normal way of speaking. Faith looks and calls things that aren’t as they already are (Read Romans 4: 17-20). Jesus saw Lazarus in his mind already risen…
CUTTING AT 99 YEARS OLD Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, (Genesis 17:24 NLT) No matter the age! 1. We will never be too old to say that we do not need to cut and clean negative things from our hearts. It seems that we should continue to cut things in our…
I WILL PROTECT YOU AND REWARD YOU Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” (Genesis 15:1 NLT) In the midst of all this pandemic, it refreshes me to read these promises…