There is a foolish way and a wise way to live our lives. The wise way is to practice what you know to be the truth. Matthew 7:24-27
God has prepared a great meal for all who wish a place at His table. Eternal salvation is the meal and the invitation is the gospel message. Luke 14:15-24
Disciples of Jesus Christ are to be alert to what is going on inside them and around them. Luke 12:35-40
The good news compels us to go and tell others that a new life awaits them in Jesus: He is Alive! John 20:11-18
The good news is that the story of jesus tells of His coming to earth for the purpose of identifying with and recurring us from our sins and restoring us to God's original intentions for us: we are in Christ "human" again. John 19:28-30
God smiles when we treat other the way we want to be treated. Luke 10:30-37
If we really believe that we will never meet a person God does not love and Jesus did not die for then we will use a net big enough to include all people. Matthew 13:47-51
Persistence in prayer is, more times than not, cause by a sense of urgency and need. Let us decide that we will keep asking, keep seeking and keep knocking until other are blessed by our blessing. Luke 11:5-13
From Genesis to Jesus, the mission of God is to bless people. Let's leave the criticism, judgement and vindication to God and get on with our business and mission to bless people. Luke 6:27-38
As God strengthens us internally, that is through our heart and mind, we come to believe that bringing Him glory and honor is well within our ability for generations to come. Ephesians 3:14-21
Our Heavenly Father's love and care extends to all of His creation, you may be confident/trust that God will provide for all your needs. Matthew 6:25-34
Our faith in and obedience to the words of God allows God to provide more than we can know prior to our faithful actions. Genesis 22:1-19
From the beginning of time, it has been the mission of God, for creation to reproduce itself. Jesus is simply carrying on the mission of God when he challenges his disciples to "make disciples, in their own likeness and kind." Matthew 28:18-20 Luke 5:17-26
The mission of God is to leave the 99 and go after the one lost! Luke 15:1-7
Worship is expressing in words, actions, music, rituals and even silence the greatness, beauty and goodness of God. Nehemiah 8:6
Spiritual Disciplines have long been a key component in finding our place in the story of God. When we focus our faith and confidence in God's greatness, beauty and goodness the result is delight and joy in ourselves, our life and our world: the discipline of celebration. Ezra 6:22 Nehemiah 12:27
God's prophecy and promise was that the Messiah would come from the Israelite family and that he would rescue and restore the people of God. These aren't just names- these are family names! Ezra 2:2-3 Nehemiah 7:5-7
Nehemiah was burdened to honor something old through rebuilding something new: Jerusalem was suffering great trouble and shame. Nehemiah 1:3
Paul never hesitated to ask people to "watch me" and o the things I do. If you are a Christian and you've never invited someone to "watch you" then you are not living according to the Bible- you are not a leader- you are a pretender. Philippians 4:8-9 Revelation 3:7-13