To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. Isa 61:3 (NLT) The New Way – Part 2 Go to PART 1 Yesterday we looked at the parable of the new wine skins. Jesus was...
Jesus told them, “When you’re celebrating a wedding, you don’t skimp on the cake and wine. You feast. Later you may need to pull in your belt, but not now. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. This is Kingdom Come!” – Matt 9:15 (MSG) The New Way...
Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. Ecc 3:11 (NLT) Ecc 3:11 – PART ONE This scripture follows Ecc 3:1 “To...
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (NIV) In John 16, Jesus is explaining to His disciples that He must leave soon, but when He does, the ‘Advocate’...
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood… Eph 6:12 (NIV) I was discussing a book with a friend recently, and when I told them who the author was, they immediately shut down. I asked them about it and they replied with a level of indignation and disgust...
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18 (NKJV) PRACTICE LOVE – PART 2 Go to PART 1 >> Yesterday we talked about the neuroscience of practice and how repetition helps us deepen neural pathways and form...
Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed. John 20:29 (NIV) Thomas, born a Jew in Galilee, was a disciple. He was willing to follow Jesus even under the threat of death, and he questioned Jesus about what...
And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him. Heb 11:6 (NLT) When you first become friends with someone, you don’t immediately know them completely. It...
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Cor 13:13 (NIV) Three Things – Part 2 – Hope Go to PART 1 >> “Faith” Like we spoke of faith yesterday, hope has an intrinsically eternal nature to it. Hope is the...
When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions… Lam 3:28-29 (MSG) We are all for questioning. Asking questions gets you clearer answers, it solidifies your faith and grows your wisdom and...
