Strength for Today Devotional – Faithful Steward Ministries and FSM Women's Outreach

Friday Feature Quote – “Sola Gratia” – 01/03/2025

January 3, 2025

Unfathomable oceans of grace are in Christ for you. Dive and dive again — you will never come to the bottom of these depths! Short, pithy gems from Robert Murray McCheyne, 1813-1843 https://www.gracegems.org/ Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,Freely bestowed on all who believe!All who are longing to see His face,Will you this moment His grace receive? Verse 3, … More Friday Feature Quote – “Sola Gratia” – 01/03/2025

Devotional Thought – “The Visible God” – 12/27/2024

December 27, 2024

The title of this devotional is “The Visible God,” but the image above (from the Hymn we all sing) claims God is invisible. Are we quoting the Bible wrong? Have we found a contradiction in it? Or maybe our Theology is weak? Actually, none of the above, as our devotional will note God in His … More Devotional Thought – “The Visible God” – 12/27/2024

Sunday Sermon Series – “LORDSHIP OF CHRIST” – 12/22/2024

December 22, 2024

INTRODUCTION Defining Christianity CHRISTIANITY The beliefs, practices, and socio-cultural expressions of the Jesus community and the wider Christian religion and culture. The key phenomenon of Christianity emerged from the early beginnings of the Jesus movement to the subsequent formation of Eastern and Western Christendom and its broader impacts on society and culture. This article discusses … More Sunday Sermon Series – “LORDSHIP OF CHRIST” – 12/22/2024

Sunday Sermon Series – “Wisdom” – 11/10/2024

November 11, 2024

You know you are getting old when you forget to hit send 🙃😒🙃 DEVOTIONAL Knowing the Right Answers 2024-11-09 08:00 UTC by letters@gty.org (Grace to You) “Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” (1 Corinthians 1:20). Knowing Christ makes the believer wiser than the world. Lawrence Toombs, in his 1955 article “O.T. … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Wisdom” – 11/10/2024

Devotional – “Dare to Be a Daniel” – 08/21/2024

August 21, 2024

1 Chronicles 29 1 Chronicles 29:11 1 Chronicles 29:12 CONTEXT/STUDY CHAP. 29 THIS chapter relates how largely and liberally David, besides what he had before done, and his princes, offered towards defraying the expenses of building the temple, ver. 1–8 and the joy and thankfulness that he and his people expressed on that account, attended … More Devotional – “Dare to Be a Daniel” – 08/21/2024

Devotional Thoughts – Worldly Things – 08/06/2024

August 6, 2024

In this age of hyper-consumerism folks live for themselves more than ever before in history. I do not believe the Bible teaches against having “world” possessions as some say. It clearly states however that a ravenous desire for material things is unholy. The illustration below while comical makes the point that we need to build … More Devotional Thoughts – Worldly Things – 08/06/2024

Devotional Thoughts – Discernment; Knowledge; Self-Control – 07/24-2024

July 24, 2024

WISE, WISDOM—a moral rather than an intellectual quality. To be “foolish” is to be godless (Ps. 14:1; comp. Judg. 19:23; 2 Sam. 13:13). True wisdom is a gift from God to those who ask it (Job 28:12–28; Prov. 3:13–18; Rom. 1:22; 16:27; 1 Cor. 1:17–21; 2:6–8; James 1:5). “Wisdom” in Prov. 1:20; 8:1; 9:1–5 may … More Devotional Thoughts – Discernment; Knowledge; Self-Control – 07/24-2024

Devotional – Rejection of the World – 07/13/2024

July 13, 2024

If I had to choose one word as a theme for this section of scripture it would be “FOCUS.” Where is our focus as Christians? Here the apostle John gives a clear and simple choice to all who would read or hear this Holy Word: John presents only two alternatives in verse 15: A person … More Devotional – Rejection of the World – 07/13/2024

Devotional Thought – “Assurance” – 07/02/2024

July 2, 2024

Yesterday’s posts included one from Todd Linn, entitled, Grace: Common And Effectual. The theme was soteriology, the study of the doctrine of salvation. As I have noted before some 231 million Americans claim to be “Christian” and therefore saved by Grace. The question is are they assured of that Salvation? 2 Corinthians 13 2 Corinthians … More Devotional Thought – “Assurance” – 07/02/2024

Devotional Thought “Integrity” and ‘My Faith Votes’ – 06/11/2024

June 11, 2024

The idea of voting in general and especially voting Biblically, should be a matter of personal integrity to all who claim the title “Christian.” . Earlier proverbs in this collection (Proverbs 25:1) noted a similar idea (Proverbs 28: 12, 15, 28). Godly leadership in a nation generally leads to good outcomes (Proverbs 11:10; 14:34; 20:26; 25:5). Oppressive rulers who ignore … More Devotional Thought “Integrity” and ‘My Faith Votes’ – 06/11/2024