Tag: Love

Commitment Beyond Distractions

Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received…

By JEFF May 20, 2024 Off

The Fullness of Grace

And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried saying, This is he of whom I spake, He cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before…

By JEFF April 20, 2024 Off

Common Service

And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. John 10:41 An excerpt from Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman, Perhaps you are very dissatisfied with yourself. You are not a genius, have no distinctive gifts, and are inconspicuous when it…

By JEFF February 25, 2024 Off

The Greatest of These is Love

We love him, because he first loved us. 1 John 5:13 Love! It is the most basic building block of Christian discipleship. It is both the simplest concept and the most difficult to actually practice, in its truest form. The Bible itself is based upon love as being the root of its message. At the…

By JEFF February 19, 2024 Off

Virtual Bible Study

November 30, 2023 @ 7PM Please join us for a virtual bible study that will explore God’s word and how to apply it in this day and age. If you wish to participate, please forward your email address and I will send the Zoom link. This is an opportunity to receive the Word in a…

By JEFF November 13, 2023 Off

Confronting Church Trauma: Time to Break the Chains!

Read John 9: 1-38 The definition of trauma can be summed up in the following: A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. It can also be expressed by the following: An emotional response to a terrible event. Trauma in the World The word “trauma,” derived from its Greek origin meaning “wound,” sets the stage for a…

By JEFF October 30, 2023 Off

Taking A Stand

Wherefore let him that thinkers he standers take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12 We live in a day where people in society are taking stands for a variety of reasons. Most recently those stands tend to be associated with politics. People are very free to take political stands on both sides of whatever…

By JEFF May 23, 2022 Off

Never Surrender

We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds,…

By JEFF December 22, 2021 Off

Resistance

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4: 7 There is much talk in religious circles concerning whether a Christian can live a consistent victorious life; A life that overcomes and conquers the practice of sin. This blog post will address one reason why some that confess…

By JEFF December 12, 2021 Off