Mary Jones Story Mary Jones was a poor girl. She had great named Mary Jones has a great interest in the word of God. She would memorize and repeat large portions of Scriptures. Bibles were scarce in those days. The nearest person who owned a copy lived two miles from […]
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isa 26:3-4 Kept in Perfect Peace When King Charles II ascended the throne in 1660, He arrested Archibald Campbell, the […]
There are “friends” who pretend to be friends but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Prov 18:24 Closer than a Friend Cockleburrs are flowering plants that produce hundreds of football shaped burrs. On average, each plant produces 150 burs. These burrs are covered with stiff […]
Hope in the Darkness On that day: The deaf will hear the words of a scroll and, freed from dimness and darkness, the eyes of the blind will see. The poor will again find joy in the Lord, and the neediest of people will rejoice in the holy one of Israel. Is 29:18-19 […]
Baptism a Way of Life Don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we […]
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Gal 5:22,23) When I was young, my parents advised me to pray for receiving the Power of the Holy Spirit including speaking in tongues. Many of church pastors, elders and mentors […]
Ps 90:12 says, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” What are we planning? In personal development seminars or workshops, the one commonly addressed topic is “Goal Setting.” In other words – What is your goal in life? Or What do you plan […]
Hold me up, and I shall be safe, and I shall observe Your statutes continually. Ps 119:117 Lord Radstock was a celebrated British preacher and a Christian. One day he preached so long that he nearly missed his train. He barely had time to jump on board before the conductor […]
If any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ (Holy Spirit), he is not his. Rom 8:9 (WEB) Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood God person. Holy Spirit has often been considered “Advanced Christianity” by many and not preached much. When I was a young believer, I had many questions […]
A Life of Testimony If someone asked me the names of all the nations of the world, I could name a maximum of 30 countries and not more than that. You may do better than I did. Many of us can easily remember the powerful and developed nations such as […]