Tag: Jesus
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The Lord’s Prayer – 12 Quotes from J.I. Packer
Dr. J.I. Packer blessed us with an amazing little book, Praying the Lord’s Prayer. Below are quotes from the book that have ministered to me.
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God Bless America … Let Freedom Reign!
Freedom wall in Murrieta, California Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom He has chosen as His heritage! Psalm 33:12 The United States of America was bought with the blood of our colonial soldiers and the protection of God Almighty, and it is preserved by the blood of our American…
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Still Waiting … There’s Hope in Waiting on God
The Bleeding Woman’s story is my story, and it’s Ann Swindell’s story. In Matthew 9, Mark 5, and Luke 8, we read about a woman who suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years. Twelve long years … until she reached out and touched the hem of Jesus’ garment. Swindell suffers from trichotillomania, a disorder that…
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Jesus is Risen!
Jesus died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, He was buried; He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures … Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? 1 Corinthians 15 May the reality of the amazing love of Jesus penetrate your very being as you contemplate…
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7 Reasons This Friday Is Good
Jesus beaten. Jesus nailed. Jesus suffering. Jesus forgiving. Jesus saving. Jesus providing. Jesus forsaken. Jesus thirsty. Jesus paid. Jesus died. Jesus pierced. Jesus entombed. Good Friday.
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7 Palm Sunday Questions
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9 Five days before the Passover, our Messiah rode down the Mount of Olives as He lived…
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Treasures of God … Take the Challenge
Life sustainers, life containers, life treasures. Mixed Sunday biscuits, taste makers. Microwaved oatmeal breakfasts, color pleasers. Salads with a story, smile makers. In the late 1970s, Keith and I bought a teak salad bowl set in the Philippines. Pictures of the past, imagination prompters. Passed from father to daughter, this was Daddy’s cereal bowl when he was…
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New year, New creation, New opportunities!
If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature, old things have passed away, behold new things have come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 May 2017 be the year that the Lord works a new and deep opportunity in you.