I pray this over you as I claim it for myself. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace As you trust in him, So that you may overflow with hope By the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 Joy and peace plus hope! This is what my “tank” needs!
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Are you holy enough to enter heaven? In both the Old and New Testaments, references to God’s holiness are made. Revelation 4:8 states, “Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” Isaiah 6:3 reads, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole is earth is full of
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Your greatest need What is your greatest need? Lots of money, food, clean water, healing, forgiveness, a job, security, a dog, a pool, a house, a car, this virus to end, that once in a lifetime vacation, a gun, that special somebody, and the list of our potential greatest need goes on and on and
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Jesus will never let go! There are a lot of people struggling right now. Are you one of them? I’m so sorry if you are, but there is hope even in a world riddled with pandemics, death, and despair. The Name of our hope is Jesus Christ. Maybe you’ve never heard of Him, maybe He
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The future looks bright! How’s your future look? You might say forget about the future, what about today? It’s sad to hear about all the sickness, death, and disease today. The COVID-19 virus is putting a damper on life. We are being limited on what we can do, where we can go, and who we
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Can you get to heaven without Jesus In talking to many people about their eternal destiny, a common question of people on the bubble of heaven and hell is: What about people who never heard about Jesus, will they go to heaven or hell? Let’s talk about this question in this week’s blog. What about
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The Master’s Plan As men, we like to fix things. Skinned knees, broken down cars, leaky pipes… we like to roll up our sleeves and shout – let’s get ‘er done! Some problems are harder to fix than a skinned knee or a leaky pipe. Some problems require some deep thought and strategic planning. Some require
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The need to provide for people’s basic needs can be overwhelming , even more so in this pandemic crisis. Nothing is easy. And while I am loving having all my kids and husband in close quarters (most of the time 🙂 ), their needs, the needs of those I love and the needs of the
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By Brian DonahuePlanter/Lead PastorPursuit Friends Church If you’re like me, a church planting pastor who is trying to gain or maintain momentum heading into the Easter season, this whole Corona virus thing is unsettling to say the least. The thought of a smaller congregation not meeting on Sunday mornings for services, even for a few
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We are all feeling disrupted, inconvenienced and tempted to fall into fear. This pandemic has scattered our lives similarly to the early believers, who were forced to leave their homes because of persecution. Philip was one of the early believers scattered. In Acts 8:5-8, we see Philip’s response as he is forced to move. His
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