Dear Ones: Proclaim His Greatness! In 1828 Mr. Webster defined gratitude in this way. “An emotion of the heart, excited by a favor or benefit received; a sentiment of kindness or good will towards a benefactor; thankfulness. Gratitude is an agreeable emotion, consisting in or accompanied with good will to a benefactor, and a disposition to make…
Articles from November 2024
Let the Peace
Dear Ones: Let the Peace! This verse implies that we are to choose to permit the peace of Christ to flood our hearts. This is our privilege and responsibility as believers. Our heart or inner man is not the fleshly pumper that beats in our chest. It is the essence of our soul (mind, will,…
Sit With Me
Now on Rumble: Sit With Me Paul is continuing to move our videos off of YouTube and onto Rumble. This is a precautionary measure because YouTube has been known to be unfriendly to the Christian posters on their site. In this video, we study the Lord’s letter to the Laodicean Church. Like the Sardis letter, He…
Let Me Hear
Dear Ones: Let Me Hear! David wrote this psalm as an earnest appeal for guidance and deliverance. Every morning upon waking, he listened for the voice of the Lord to direct his day. David’s enemies pursued him before and after he was king. He had many opportunities to experience God’s saving power to deliver him…
He Gives Me Strength
Dear Ones: He Gives Me Strength! We do not have to fight the attacks of the enemy in our own strength. Paul told the Philippian believers that his strength came from the Master. He faced many challenging and dangerous situations in his life. But he persisted through them all because the Christ in him gave…
Perseverance
Dear Ones: While fighting off an ungodly attack that was trying to destroy my day, I heard perseverance. So, I asked the Holy Spirit what He meant by persevering in the face of an ungodly attack. This is what He said: Perseverance My child, a warrior, does not learn to fight by reading a book…
Why Did You Doubt?
Dear Ones: Why Did You Doubt? Peter was walking on the water at the Master’s command. Then suddenly “doubt” crept into his mind and he began to sink because he looked to the waves and not the Lord. But the Lord grabbed him and kept him from drowning. Then He asked Peter, “Why did you…
Pursue the Knowledge
Dear Ones: Pursue the Knowledge! Hosea encourages us to seek out, acquire, and retain the knowledge of the Lord. When we do this then the wisdom of God will direct our steps and affect our way of living. This will bring us times of refreshing and spiritual growth. The truth of this admonition is not…
He Who Overcomes
Now on Rumble: He Who Overcomes Paul is continuing to move our videos off of YouTube and onto Rumble. This is a precautionary measure because YouTube has been known to be unfriendly to the Christian posters on their site. In this video, we study the letters to the churches in Revelation: Thyatira, Sardis, and Philadelphia.…
Calls Into Being
Dear Ones: Calls Into Being! When the Father God spoke, the worlds came to be. There is creative power in the spoken word when it is mixed with faith. So, what do we learn from this verse? Our words are powerful because we are created in the image and likeness of God, Himself. We can…