Are you jealous of what others have or their talents? Do you rejoice with someone who can do something you cannot? Do you ask God to give other’s gifts so they may better serve him and his plan? Do your praise God for blessing others? Do you think it is important? Jealousy often rules ourContinue reading “Rejoice In God’s Gifts”
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Power of the Holy Spirit
Have you ever spent time thinking about the Holy Spirit? Have you thought about what it would be like to prophecy? Would you be willing to share some of the Spirit? What if you didn’t share it, you wouldn’t be able to keep it? Would you strive to share only the minimum to keep asContinue reading “Power of the Holy Spirit”
Full Control
Have you made an emphatic declaration? What did you declare? Did you face opposition? How did you respond to the opposition? Did you respond even more emphatically? Did whomever opposed you cease their opposition? Did they walk away? Were you satisfied? Making declarations may include facing opposition, depending on what we are declaring and whoContinue reading “Full Control”
Despised and Vindicated
How do you feel when others disgrace you? How do you feel when you are humiliated by others? What if they despise you? What is you are ostracized? Do you continue to have faith in the One who has redeemed you? Do you continue to set your face toward obedience? Being humiliated, disgraced, despised, andContinue reading “Despised and Vindicated”
Prophet and Prophecy
What comes to mind when you hear the word prophecy? Do you immediately think of foretelling the future? Do you think of prophets from the Old Testament? Have you considered there are New Testament prophets? Have you considered there may be prophets today? If we are regular readers of God’s Word, we likely have someContinue reading “Prophet and Prophecy”
God’s Expectations, Pt. 3
The prophet Isaiah wrote his prophecies more than seven-hundred years before Jesus came into this world. So, when Jesus speaks of what God expects of his people, He isn’t stating something new. Jesus is reiterating and rejuvenating God’s Word. God provides a list of things he wants us to do, but it is not aContinue reading “God’s Expectations, Pt. 3”
Baptism Emotions
Have you wished there was a sign that indicated the right person? Have you ever flown into an airport and had someone pick you up? Did you have search for the person giving you a ride? Did you mistakenly think the wrong vehicle was theirs? Did you become frustrated? Having flown more times for businessContinue reading “Baptism Emotions”
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”
Marty Pressey 