August 2024
-
“I’m hungry!” Those are words we’ve all said and I hear constantly from three growing kids. As my mom used to say, “I think they have a hollow leg” because nothing seems to ever fill them up! Food is a key element in life. It energizes, sustains, and satisfies our hunger. From snacks to three-square
-
Scripture gives us great confidence when we pray. 1 John 5:14 says, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” There are nearly a dozen similar Scriptures that say if we ask anything even in His name He will do it. The
-
When I was a kid, I remember running water in the bathtub in hopes my mom would think I had gotten in it. It never worked as she was too good of an investigator, but that comes with motherhood. She would ask, “Did you take a bath?” I’d lie and say, “I did,” but she
-
Just a little worship this afternoon… “This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”” Zechariah 13:9
-
A Scripture commonly taken out of context today is “judge not lest you be judged” (Matthew 7:1). The correct interpretation of that passage (Matthew 7:1-6) is cautioning wrong judgment, not no judgment at all. For instance, verses 3-4 instruct someone to consider the plank in their own eye before rendering judgment on the speck in
-
Do you have any regrets in this life? I sure do. There are some clothing and hair styles I regret. There are some words I’ve said and left unsaid I regret. Some of my action and inaction is regrettable. Regret is rooted in condemnation, guilt, and shame. Regret tells you you’ll always be enslaved to
-
It seems today races of people are more divided than ever. But is that a façade? Do some instances of racism mean racism exists in every heart? I believe racism is bigger than a problem between people – its a spiritual issue at the core. The Bible says, “We do not wrestle against flesh and
-
Worship and obedience go together. If we worship without obedience, we celebrate God only when He does what we want and how we want it. If we obey without worship, we respond to God’s Word and Spirit begrudgingly. One without the other soon cancels the other out. If we only attempt to worship or obey
-
Does bowing your head and closing your eyes make your prayer time more effective? Can you connect with God better that way? Does the Bible command us to bow our heads and close our eyes? I remember as a kid that bowing our heads and closing our eyes was common place when it came to
-
Elders are not a new concept in the local church. They have their roots in the Old Testament as early as the time Moses delivered the children of Israel from Egypt (Exodus 3:16). As the Apostle Paul established new churches, we know, “Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting
stephen R Harrison 