I don’t know about you, but reading about each of the disciples these past three weeks and learning more about them and their backgrounds just makes me fall more in love with Jesus. I love that He chose men no one else would. Men like Matthew, who was by far
In the book, Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis shares a childhood story about one of his favorite teachers, Mr. Kirkpatrick. A brilliant teacher and personal friend of Lewis’s father, Mr. Kirkpatrick was the one who taught Lewis how to be a merciless debater by building a strong logical case…one that
No one wants to be called a sluggard or thought of as lazy. We read today’s verses and might think, “This doesn’t apply to me. I’m a hard worker.” But as I was preparing and praying over what God would have me share today, my mind kept going back to
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear
THE RESULT OF FORGIVENESS Oh friends, I am overjoyed to be here with you today. God is working in and amongst us through this study, isn’t He? Can you feel it? There is a new thing coming… and it is called the result of forgiveness! So far along this journey
Today we come to a very interesting part of the story of David. We have seen David’s boldness as he fought Goliath, but David was not fearless. There are many instances in the Psalms where David admits his fears. As a matter of fact, sometimes he is so fearful that
“When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.” Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 I remember one Sunday singing a song at
I am a terribly indecisive person. Decisions about what I should wear, what I should make for dinner, or even which route I should take to get somewhere are all affected by my indecisiveness. And these are just the tiny things in life. When it comes to bigger decisions I
For the past week, many women from the Love God Greatly translator and leadership teams have been able to gather together in Texas. Most of us have never seen each other in “real life,” so this has been a sweet time of sharing stories, laughter, friendship building, training, and most
We are in verses Psalm 119:73-80 today and there is so much richness in these verses. I’m not going to be able to cover all of them, so I want to camp on just a few. Verses 76-77 say this: “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise