This article is directed to those in the ministry but wise words for everyone. Also, see A PATTERN OF PRAYER — PART 2 and the comments I left. PREACHING TRUTH Expository Preaching: Sermons, Thoughts, and Resources of Todd Linn Pastoral discouragement takes on many forms: personal struggles, family challenges, and painful ministry disappointments, to name a … More Dealing With Discouragement
We don’t have to achieve racial reconciliation, it exists. It is a reality that we must walk in, but it has already been accomplished in Christ. In this session, Voddie Baucham unpacks Ephesians 2: 10-11 to show the sufficiency of Christ’s death on the cross to bring us near to perfect reconciliation. In recent years we … More Racial Reconciliation
With the recent “Truckers for Freedom Convoy 2022” making news across Canada and the US, I was amazed at the “tilt” or “spin” the socialist government on both sides of the border put on the event. President Trudeau of Canada called them a “fringe element and racists” this was of course repeated ad nauseam by … More FEAR!
A new ad playing on Ohio radio stations is part of what’s being called the “Stop the Stigma” campaign. In the ad, game show contestants are asked about the biggest risk factor for substance addiction. One guesses “making bad choices,” but gets the buzzer. Another guesses “hanging out with the wrong people,” and is also wrong. The right … More In Defense of Stigma
Question: “What does the Bible say about stress?” Answer: The dictionary defines stress as “physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension.” Some stress is necessary and even good—such as the physical strain we put on our muscles in order to make them stronger. But when we talk about “stress,” we are usually referring to excessive or negative mental … More What does the Bible say about stress?
Former President Donald Trump told thousands of parishioners and supporters during a Christmas message at the Pastor Robert Jeffress-led First Baptist Dallas in Texas that America “needs a Savior right now” but that Savior isn’t him… READ MORE > > >
Sometimes when folks are converted they get a perverted idea that it means they are no longer the same person physically as well as spiritually. They rely upon 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.{or creature] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (ESV). They assume somehow … More As a Christian, is it ok to not be ok?
Recently, the Economist reported that “In any given year one person in six is afflicted by a mental illness… [yet] two-thirds of people with a mental health problem do not receive any treatment for it. In poor countries, hardly any do. And almost everywhere, psychiatrists and clinical psychologists are scarce.” READ MORE > > >
.png "Overplaying the pandemic?")
The coronavirus has at least been a factor in the deaths of more than 700,000 people in the United States. Some 43.7 million Americans have had and recovered from the virus, whose mortality rate is about 1.6% — a more likely outcome for people with comorbidities and a less likely one for those who are … More Overplaying the pandemic?
Joel 2 CONTEXT: The book of Joel was the telling of God’s judgment upon His chosen people (Israel), the pagan nations that surrounded them, and the eventual outpouring of the Holy Spirit (restoration of God’s people) Acts 2. Matthew Henry breaks chapter 2 down as follows: God’s judgments. (1-14) Exhortations to fasting and prayer; blessings … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/01/21
Faithful Steward Ministries and FSM Women's Outreach 
You must be logged in to post a comment.