Dear friend. do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. 3 John 11 John had his pen out again to write to his dear friend Gaius. He wrote to Gaius to bless him for his faithfulness and good works and to encourage him...
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Moving Forward
Forget the former tilings; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:18-19 “God intended for Israel to bring salvation to the world, but His chosen people continually disobeyed His commands….Because God cared so much for us, He provided...
Easier Said Than Done
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 “That is one commandment I know and keep,” a woman in my Bible study proclaimed. “I love the Lord my God with all my heart, mind, and soul.”...
God’s Provision For Deliverance
God offers the model for humanity’s hope. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. Exodus 12:13 The exodus of the Jews from Egypt was one of...
Put Them On My Account
The story is told about Methodist circuit raider, Daniel Curry. “One night on the Nebraska prairie, Curry made himself a little campfire and fell asleep, using his saddle for a pillow. That night he dreamed of dying and going to heaven, where he was met by an angel who asked his reason for being...
Treasure Your Greatest Treasure
How shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? Hebrews 2:3 “The rush for gold is as intense as in the Gold Rush of 1849. People today are easily conned into thinking a million dollar windfall could solve everything. But riches can easily slip through the fingers…. God’s children possess an inheritance...
The Finality of God’s Salvation
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in Heaven. Hebrews 1:3 The fall Sunday School lessons will study the book of Hebrews....
Faithful to the Finish
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Paul was “weary in body, but strong in the hope of the Lord” as he ended his letter to Timothy. He shared a challenge for us to run the race before us with perseverance and...
God’s Word for All Seasons
All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “Mahatma Gandhi once remarked, “You Christians have in your keeping a document with enough dynamite to blow the whole of civilization to...