Do you like to be surprised? Does it depend on what the surprise is? Do you like unexpected bad things? Are you happy when an unexpected, good thing happens? Are you on the lookout for surprises? Are you ready for the biggest surprise ever? Surprises can be fun, or they can be downright horrible. HavingContinue reading “Thief in the Night”
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Always Be Prepared
Are you the type of person who likes to be prepared? Or are you more of a handle it on the fly kind of person? Do you ever find yourself ill prepared and wish you were more prepared? Are you prepared for Jesus to return? Some of us work hard to be prepared. Others areContinue reading “Always Be Prepared”
Trumpet Call
What is your long-range plan? Where do you see yourself twenty or thirty or forty years from now? What will you be doing? Where will you be? Who will be with you? Will you even be alive? Where will you be when Jesus Christ returns? If we have been in professional classes or in business,Continue reading “Trumpet Call”
What Authority?
Have you had people ask you why you follow Jesus? Have they asked you why you believe He is your Savior? Did their questions cause you to pause and reconsider your belief in Him? How did you answer them? Did you answer them like Jesus answered those who questioned Him? Sometimes we are put onContinue reading “What Authority?”
Who Do You Say?
Have you wrestled with a tough question? Have you been confronted and needed to give an answer right away? How did you handle it? Did you quickly say what you believed? Or did you stumble and stutter trying to find the right answer? We can be confronted at any given moment to answer an unexpectedContinue reading “Who Do You Say?”
Sorting Them Out
Have you sat down to separate rotten fruit from good fruit? Have you spent time sorting good product to be boxed and shipped while throwing bad product into a trash heap? Have you considered it will be similar at the end of time? We sort good from bad all the time. It may be partContinue reading “Sorting Them Out”
Be Ready
Are you ready? Can you defend your faith? Can you explain why you have hope? Can you tell others why you act differently than everyone else? Will you explain to them in a gentle way? Is your conscience clear? We defend ourselves in many ways. Sometimes we defend our bad decisions or behavior. Other timesContinue reading “Be Ready”
Be Prepared
Have you ever felt you were walking into a trap? Have you unexpectedly walked into a trap? Have you been blindsided by bad news? Where do you turn when you feel trapped or bad news comes? Do you have friends, family, or co-workers you turn to? Do you turn to God first? Whether we expectContinue reading “Be Prepared”
Gather
What does it mean to you to meet with people you care about? Do you enjoy family gatherings? Is it a joy to meet with close friends for lunch? Are you willing to make a special trip for a class reunion? How do you feel about meeting for worship? We meet with a variety ofContinue reading “Gather”
Tempted in Weakness
Have you been tempted? Have you been sorely tempted when you were at a weak point in your life? Was it after you had gone through a horrendous accident? Was it after you had a relationship fall apart? Was it while you were recovering from an extensive surgery? It often seems as though the mostContinue reading “Tempted in Weakness”
Marty Pressey 