What is the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions love? Do you immediately think of emotional love that brings two people together in relationship? Do you think of a committed love that keeps a couple together for a lifetime? Do you think of work? We often hear of emotional love. A youngContinue reading “Hope In Heaven”
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Plumb Line
How do you determine if a wall is straight? How do you ensure a wall is straight as you build it? Have you heard of a plumb line? Have you used a plumb line? Do you know that a plumb line is a taught string between two points? Why would God reference a plumb line?Continue reading “Plumb Line”
Boast In Hope
How do you view hope? What is your perspective of hope? Do you view hope as nothing more than a wish? Do you treat it as wishful thinking? Is your hope more than that? Is it a trust in a promise that you believe will come true? Many people use hope to mean wish. TheyContinue reading “Boast In Hope”
Sound the Alarm
Are you involved in your community? Do you know your neighbors? Is your town or city a place where believers in Jesus are welcomed? Why is it important? Do you think it is important? What happens to the town that doesn’t welcome God into it? Jesus sent seventy-two people out in pairs to the manyContinue reading “Sound the Alarm”
Messengers Needed
Have you ever been sent to deliver a message to someone? Have you had to deliver a message to a crowd of strangers that may or may not be received well? If you have, how comfortable were you doing so? If not, how do you think you would feel about doing so? Being the messengerContinue reading “Messengers Needed”
Do the Right Thing
Do you believe in doing the right thing? How do you know what the right thing is? What is your guideline? How do you determine what the right thing to do is in all aspects of your life? What is your decision process for determining to give financially? Does it lead you to do theContinue reading “Do the Right Thing”
Sharing Burdens
What is your immediate reaction when you see or hear of someone caught in some type of infraction? Do you immediately want to condemn them? Does your heart break for those who were the targets of the offense? Do you feel a desire to reconcile the offender? When we see or hear of someone committingContinue reading “Sharing Burdens”
Nothing Lasts Forever
Have you heard the saying, ‘Nothing lasts forever’? Have you said it yourself? Do you believe it? We may say it and believe it. Yet, we do not always want it to be true. There are moments we wish would last forever. However, the saying is true as long as we live on this earth.Continue reading “Nothing Lasts Forever”
Pause to Think
Have you ever gotten upset at someone for telling you something you did not expect? Did you react with shock or negatively? After your initial reaction, did you decide you should listen and digest what you were told? Did find that they had told you the truth? Receiving unexpected news or instruction can throw usContinue reading “Pause to Think”
Cost of Business
Have you heard about the cost of business? Have you heard it takes money to make money? Have you heard nothing is free? Have you heard there is no such thing as a free lunch? Have you heard about the cost to follow Jesus? There is a cost to everything, even if it is onlyContinue reading “Cost of Business”
Marty Pressey 