BELIEVE IT, GOD’S WORD IS TRUE                            Jonah 2:9-10 “But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.”.” Jonah 2:10 NKJV Some folks question the story of Jonah being swallowed by a whale and living to tell about it. Here are two reasons you should believe it: […]

PREPARING FOR GREATER THINGS                                            Matthew 25:14-30 ‘You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.’ Matthew 25:23 NIV To succeed in life you need thick skin when it comes to handling criticism. It’s what separates those who say they want success from those who are prepared to pay for it. For […]

THE SINKING SAND OF SUPERSTITION           Matthew 7:24–25 THE GREAT PLAGUE STRETCHED across London like a thick, drab blanket. It came as a thief in the night. The mortality rate was astounding. Someone came up with the foolish idea that polluted air brought on the plague. So, people began to carry flower petals in their pockets, […]

THE BALANCE OF LIFE                                       Psalm 78:70–72 BOTH ADVERSITY AND PROMINENCE confront our equilibrium, but prominence is perhaps the more challenging test. The classic example is David. [God] chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens. He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants—God’s own […]

PRAYER CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE                                1 Timothy 2:1-7  ‘Pray much for others; plead for God’s mercy.’ 1 Timothy 2:1 TLB Prayer is simply communicating with God. And communication can be spoken or silent. It can even be expressed in song. Many of the psalms are just prayers set to music. Prayer is connecting with God. Whether it’s confessing a […]

WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE? (2)                                             Psalm 61:3-5                           ‘You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear Your Name.’ Psalm 61:5 NLT What would you like your legacy to be? In Walden, Henry David Thoreau voiced his concern that when it came time to die, he would discover he had never fully lived. When it comes to your […]

WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE? (1)                                             Proverbs 13:22 ‘A good person leaves an inheritance.’ Proverbs 13:22 NIV Leadership expert Dr John Maxwell writes: ‘On December 18, 1998, I had a serious heart attack. That night as I lay on the floor waiting for an ambulance, I remember thinking two things: First, I was too young to die. Second, I […]

THE POWER OF INTIMACY WITH CHRIST                                            Philippians 3:1-11 “I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally.” Philippians 3:10 MSG One pastor tells of a lady who was battling a weight problem. She had tried just about every diet there was, but her weight kept fluctuating up and down. A few […]

BE A NONCONFORMIST                                    Romans 12:1-13 “Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould ‘” (v.2, Phillips) We must spend some more time focusing on the fact that many of today’s Christians are like the Ephraimites we spoke of a few days ago – good at parading, but not so good […]

DIVINE ESCAPE                                         John 11:45–53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life. John 11:53 Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot mystery The Clocks features antagonists who commit a series of murders. Although their initial plot targeted a single victim, they began taking more lives in order to cover up the original crime. When confronted by Poirot, a conspirator […]