Set Your House In Order

This post was written by my cousin, Edward Jeffries. There comes a time in each family that we are faced with the loss of a love one. You and I must be prepared to die just as we are prepared to live. “In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet,…

What Type Of Influence Will You Leave In the World

Believers Are Salt and Light Matthew 5:13-16 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world.…

The Parents’ Spiritual State

Is the role of a Father important in our society today? In the following verses of Scripture, John, like a loving father, addresses followers of God as “LITTLE CHILDREN,” (v.12) We expect children to grow physically. Christians should grow in the Lord, becoming strong in their faith and ultimately spiritually steadfast fathers and mothers. Fathers…

The Last Don’t lose

Mark 10:31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. Our culture of today is one of celebrity. Movie stars, singers, professional athletes, mega churches with itchy ears preaching. Some jobs, relationships and authors all garner our applause. The rich and famous hold much influence in our society. To some of…

Numbering Our Days: The Eternity of God and Man’s Frailty

Read Psalm 90 Psalm 90:12 So teach us to remember our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Teach: What Moses needed was a new understanding of the meaning of his own life, just as we might need as well. Number our days: This is more than just having a sense of morality;…

Be A Godly Father

Joshua 24:14-15 “Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! (15) And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourself this day whom you…

Attitude

Attitude a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior. A bad “Attitude” is like a flat tire, you won’t go anywhere until you change it. FOCUS ON ATTITUDES 1. Have the same mind with one another. Friends, as believers we are commanded in…

Making Our Calling And Election Sure

This passage blessed and encouraged me, and I pray it will do the same for you. II Peter 1:5-11 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and…

Standard of Speech For Christians

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Standards of speech for Christians are extremely high: no corrupt word is permitted. Philippians 2:14-16 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye…

Nothing Hidden: Light Under A Basket

Mark 4:22 22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. Brothers and sisters, Jesus’ lesson of the lamp, a small clay vessel that burned a wick set in olive oil, is that light reveals what it glows on. Like the…