What does it mean to be a servant? Do you want to be chosen? Do you want someone to delight in you? Would you like to see justice prevail? Would you like to be filled with the energy, courage, and strength to carry out your mission and desires? We don’t often think about serving othersContinue reading “Prophecy and Faith”
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Step Into the Light
Have you ever looked at a bright light? Did it hurt your eyes? Have you noticed the smallest of lights seems to be bright in the darkness of night? Do you prefer the darkness or the light? Do you feel better during the day or the night? Have you noticed a difference? Our feelings changeContinue reading “Step Into the Light”
A Son will be Born
When King Ahaz would not ask God for a sign, even when God told him to, God gave him one anyway. Speaking through the prophet Isaiah, God told Ahaz the sign would be a young woman would bear a son and name him Immanuel. What did the prophecy mean? We have been conditioned by yearsContinue reading “A Son will be Born”
Genealogy
Do you like genealogy? How far back in your family tree can you trace your roots? How much about your family history do you know? Do you know your cultural heritage? Can you trace your family to other countries? Have you thought about Jesus’s family tree and heritage? Genealogy can be fun and yet challengingContinue reading “Genealogy”
Looking Forward
How far into the future do you plan? Do you look forward to something in the distant future? Or are you only looking at later today or tomorrow? Do you plan beyond next week? What are you anticipating? What has you joyously anxious while waiting for it to happen? Planning for the future can beContinue reading “Looking Forward”
A Voice Cries Out
Have you ever been in a wilderness? Have you walked through a forest? Have you walked in a jungle? Have you been in a desert? Have you been in a densely populated city? Do you view your entire world as a wilderness? Do you think you should? Why or why not? When we a wilderness,Continue reading “A Voice Cries Out”
Composure When Criticized
Have you experienced criticism? Have you been unduly criticized for doing something you knew to be right? How did you feel? Were you able to defend yourself? Were you able to convince those who criticized you that you were right in doing what you did? Being criticized by others can make us feel small, inadequate,Continue reading “Composure When Criticized”
Lord of Life
How is your relationship with Jesus? How do you view yourself with regards to Jesus? Do you view yourself as only slightly less than Him? Do you view yourself as unworthy of Him? Do you see Him as your Savior? Do you see Him as the King of kings and Lord of lords? We canContinue reading “Lord of Life”
Right Time, Right Place
Being in the right place at the right time is important. We can make all our plans and still not accomplish it. We may consider it to be luck that puts there. We may believe it is fate. Yet, there is another reason for us to be in the right place at the right time.Continue reading “Right Time, Right Place”
Be Like John
What do you know about John the Baptist? Have you ever thought what his life might have been like? How do you think he grew into an adult? What kind of teaching did he receive? What did his mother and father think of him? Why did he go into the wilderness? John’s father was aContinue reading “Be Like John”
Marty Pressey 