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Today’s Reading: John 1-3 The Good Wine Good morning. I hope this week has been a blessing and not a curse. This is a day that the Lord made: rejoice and be glad in it! I guess it depends on our attitude. Even the worst of times has no hold on us when we realize that in the end we get to see Jesus face to face in all His glory. The Good Wine is coming. John chapter 2, verses 1…
Today’s Passage – Psalm 119:89 – Psalm 124 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psalm 119:105) To walk an unlit path after dark without a source of light to illuminate the course ahead would be unwise. Chances are, without a flashlight or lantern, you are eventually going to stumble. Even when walking a well traveled area, it’s easy to trip on a root or for a fallen tree to go unnoticed until…
Todays Passage Psalm 26 – 30 “Wait I say, on the Lord” Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:Wait, I say, on the Lord. (Psalm 27:14) In this day and age we have gotten used to getting anything we want immediately. If we have to wait five minutes in line we are in an uproar. We have become a very impatient people. I fear that we expect the same kind of service from…
Today’s Passage – Psalms 6 – 10 ” What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?” Psalm 8:4 We just finished reading the book of Job where we learned of humble man, who saw God for Who He is and chose to obey Him rather than man. Last Wednesday night Pastor preached from Matthew 15 where we read of a woman who, though she was a Gentile, humbly came to…
Todays passage Job37-39 Good morning everyone!!!!!! As I continue my reading in Job I have become more and more amazed of the wonderous works of the Lord that are shown in these passages. It seems like every verse points to the power and magesty of our Creator. I read these chapters over and over again trying to decide what to write about and every time I read, a certain section of verses seemed to stick out to me. Take notice of chapter 39:13-16….
Today’s Passage – Job 25-27. In this passage, we first see in chapter 25 Bildad’s lame attempt at praising God and his last effort to convince Job that he is somehow deserving of the trials he has experienced. By chapter 26, Job is feeling like ‘enough is enough’ with dealing with his ‘friends.’ They have been no help to him in this valley time of his life and he offers his final response to them. He then goes on once more…
Today’s Passage – Job 16-18 The story of Job in the Bible has always fascinated me. I have always loved hearing messages preached about his life. For those of you who attend our church, the “Hast thou retained thine integrity?” message is one of the all-time greats. To think that a man could go from being “the greatest of all the men of the east” as the Bible calls him, to having nothing in just a matter of hours, and still praise God through all of…
How well do you know your friends? Many people who read the story of Job no doubt have heard of his false friends. Eliphaz was one of Job’s friends and the first one to speak to Job about his situation. Many of us have fleeting friends, ones who flee when the entire weight of the circumstance is revealed. True friends have distinctive traits: they have a tendency to desire what is best for the other; they are honest even in…
This is something I wrote a few months ago after God spoke to me while spending time with my daughter one night. We had enjoyed a quiet time of looking through photo albums of her life so far, and in my time with God that night He used it to speak to my heart. I think I was successful in chronolizing her first few years of life via photographs. We had a great time looking at the pictures. Her, seeing some of these pictures…
Our Pastor: Worthy of Double Honour May is a busy month for celebrating. Last Sunday we celebrated mothers. They are certainly very deserving of a day to be honoured. Ephesians 6:2 says, Honour thy father and mother. Whether you know it or not, last week was also Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week. These two professions, in my opinion, are worthy of a time set aside to be recognized. Both nurses and teachers spend a great deal of time ministering…