PRAY FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING CHURCHES AND PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS MARCH 2024 – Prayer Focus Update is a monthly information bulletin with up-to-date news on the persecuted Church to help Christians pray for their suffering brothers and sisters. You can use this for prayer groups, your own information, and for inclusion in church magazines. It is … More Pray for the Persecuted Church – March 2024
In our main text for today, we have Jesus following up on His response to Nicodemus in v.3. I can imagine Nicodemus looking at Jesus, remember he had just acknowledged/exalted Him as a great teacher (Rabbi), with a confused (human) intellect. Jesus completely disregards Nicodemus’s salutation and immediately addresses the “heart” of the matter. Nicodemus … More Devotional Thought – “Born Again” – 03/06/2024
If you are old enough to remember black and white televisions you may recall the contrast knob on many sets. It was there to help us see the picture clearer. When thinking about God, I always want to see the clearest picture. Yet, I usually do not put His “Glory” and His “Wrath” in the … More Devotional Thought “Contrast” – 02/28/2024
Prayer. The activity of bringing all our desires and thanksgiving to God with full humility and submission to his will, confident that God will hear and respond. Understood in this way, prayer is directed to God through Christ and by the Spirit, rather than through confession to priests or prayers to *saints. There is a … More Friday’s Feature Quote and Devotional- “Prayer” – 02-23/2024
In movies today, a “prepper” is seen as someone who is stockpiling for the coming zombie apocalypse. While I know nothing about zombies, I do know the Bible is very specific about prepping. Jesus in Matthew 25 lays out the case for prepping for His return as does Peter in our main text today. 2 … More Devotional Thought – “Preppers” – 02/22/2024
*Internet issues again so delayed posting As everyone who reads these posts or knows me personally, I am a H U G E advocate of CONTEXT is everything, especially when one is showcasing scripture. You also know I had no interest in the Super Bowl or most professional sports at all. So when a friend … More Devotional Thought – “Jesus did/said What😕?” – 02/13/2024
David Kaywood / Bible . You are a new Christian. Or someone that you know is a new Christian. You (or they) want to start reading the Bible. Where should you begin? In other words, what’s the best book of the Bible for new believers? . Continued @ Source: The Best Book of the Bible … More The Best Book of the Bible for New Believers
Last weekend we had the pleasure of visiting with Pastor Cary Kimbrell and the folks at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Laurel, MS. During their Sunday school they discussed Psalm 23 specifically verses 4-5. While most folks are quite familiar with the Psalm at least the first few verses most kinda glance over the remainder for … More Sunday Sermon Series – 02/11/2024
The best defense is a good offense is an oft-heard quote in military circles that originated or at least is attributed to Jack Dempsey the prizefighter from the 1910s – 1920s. While this sounds good, the fact remains that sometimes offenses stall and other times there is a need for strong defensive fortifications. In the … More Saturday’s Soldiers Devotional – “Best Defense” – 02/10/2024
Endowment – 2. That which is given or bestowed on the person or mind by the creator; gift of nature; any quality or faculty bestowed by the creator. The natural activity of limbs is an endowment of the body; the natural vigor of intellect is an endowment of the mind. Chatham and Burke, in Great … More FRIDAY’S FEATURE QUOTE – PLUS – “Gifts and Grace”- 02/02/2024
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