Trust. It can be challenging to trust in promises that won’t be fulfilled immediately or within a short period of time. Waiting for a promise to be fulfilled years or decades or centuries in the future can test our resilience and patience. Abraham lived with that challenge. God promised Abraham (Abram) that he would makeContinue reading “Live Confidently”
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God Is Calling
Do you like to travel? Do you like to visit places across the country? Do you like to see foreign lands? Do you like to interact with other cultures? Are you willing to move your family and everything you own to a foreign country? Will you go if you are commanded to go? Some ofContinue reading “God Is Calling”
Unbelievable Encounter
What is the strangest thing you have ever seen? How did what you saw compare to outlandish scenes put into movies? Did you think it was unbelievable? Did you think it was supernatural? Have you noticed the supernatural and perhaps hard to believe events in the Bible? Extraordinary things happen. We may see them. WeContinue reading “Unbelievable Encounter”
Faith and Mystery
There are many things in this world we cannot explain. They come in all forms and are dependent upon our experience and knowledge. For example, most of us do not have a deep understanding of how a computer works. We do not know that every letter on the screen is a series of eight electricalContinue reading “Faith and Mystery”
Be A Peacemaker
Are you tired of all the arguing, bickering, finger pointing, and in-fighting we see in our society today? Do you wish it would all end? Do you wish people would simply get along? Are you doing anything about it? Are you helping? Or are you contributing to it? We can’t go a single day withoutContinue reading “Be A Peacemaker”
Trust in Baptism
Do you remember your baptism? Have you been baptized more than once? Have you felt the presence of the Holy Spirit? Have you felt a strange warming in your heart? Have you been baptized by fire? Do you want to be baptized by fire? Baptism can be a tricky subject among Christians. Some believe inContinue reading “Trust in Baptism”
Act on Faith
How is your prayer life? What do you pray for? Do you pray for your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances? Do you pray when people ask you to pray? Do you ask others to pray for you? How often do you pray? Are you praying that God’s will be done? Prayer is our communication mechanismContinue reading “Act on Faith”
Crumble or Eternity
Are you impressed by fancied buildings or homes? Do you like the shiny things of this world? Are you striving for silver and gold? What do you put your trust in? Does your life give away your desires? Are you heartbroken when a famous building is damaged? There are many famous buildings all around theContinue reading “Crumble or Eternity”
Faith, Love, and Thankfulness
How often do you give thanks for the people in your life? Are you thankful you have family, friends, co-workers, and disciples you attend church with? Is your faith growing in Jesus Christ? Is your love for the people in your life increasing? Are you seeing them as Jesus sees them? We often take peopleContinue reading “Faith, Love, and Thankfulness”
Fight the Good Fight
When you hear “fight the good fight,” what comes to mind? Do you think of wars to overcome oppression by rabid dictators? Do you think of standing up to corrupt politicians? Do you think of striving to ensure there is justice for all? Or do you think about your faith? Though there may be manyContinue reading “Fight the Good Fight”
Marty Pressey 