Welcome back to our study of the Fruits of the Spirit. Last time we examined Fruits of the Spirit: Joy and how to have the type of joy commanded of us we have to be God-centered and God-focused. This week we examine a fruit of the Spirit desperately needed in this world – peace. But theContinue reading “Fruits of the Spirit: Peace”
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Greatest Rescue Mission
We all love a good rescue story. The more extreme the better. We love to watch people make sacrifices to save others and to have those stories end with happy endings. There is no greater rescue story than God’s plan to rescue us from sin and Satan. It is a relentless rescue. He planned itContinue reading “Greatest Rescue Mission”
Fruits of the Spirit: Joy
Welcome back to the Fruits of the Spirit weekly study. For those who are new to the study be sure to visit Fruits of the Spirit and The Fruits of the Spirit: Love to introduce yourself to our study and to learn about the foundational Fruit of the Spirit – agape LOVE. But the fruit of theContinue reading “Fruits of the Spirit: Joy”
The Father of Lies
Satan is a liar. He whispers lies to you incessantly. Cruel lies. Soft-spoken lies. Seemingly harmless lies. Truth-like lies. He lies to you about God (Genesis 3).He lies to you about your struggles/weaknesses (II Cor. 12: 7).He lies to you about your heartaches and the unfairness of life (Job).He lies to you about sin (1Continue reading “The Father of Lies”
The Fruits of the Spirit: Love
Welcome back to our study of the Fruits of the Spirit. Last week we introduced our study so if you missed Fruits of the Spirit be sure to go review it before we start our deep dives into each trait listed by Paul in Galatians. All of these traits can and will be linked to God’sContinue reading “The Fruits of the Spirit: Love”
Fruits of the Spirit
Welcome, 2023! I hope it’s been a great start for you! Our routines are starting to settle in and we are headed into 2023 with a renewed sense of focus! To start the year, I wanted to focus each week for 11 weeks on the Fruits of the Spirit. #FruitsoftheSpirit I love growing things andContinue reading “Fruits of the Spirit”
The Lord is My Banner
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? – Romans 8:31 In world history, particularly ancient to early modern history, when armies went into battle one of the first things the opposing army would see before the masses of soldiers appeared on the horizon wouldContinue reading “The Lord is My Banner”
The Lord Will Provide
In this modern world, we’ve become (especially in more richly blessed countries like the United States) hyper self–reliant. We see ourselves as providing for our own needs, our families’ needs, our community’s needs, and perhaps even contributing members in providing the world’s needs. Technology, modern medicine, and regular access to food and water have drasticallyContinue reading “The Lord Will Provide”
The Everlasting God
Time is a funny thing. When you are younger, it seems to last forever. As you get older, it begins to speed up. And, finally, when you reach the end of your days it has gone by quickly but each day may feel slow. Humanity has crafted various measurements of time. Our smallest measurement ofContinue reading “The Everlasting God”
The Lord who Heals You
“…Who can heal you?” – Lamentations 2:13 The world is sick. It is full of sickness, disease, physical pain, economic hardships, violence, hunger, and death. On top of physical hardships and pain, deeper emotional sufferings like loneliness, aimlessness, despair, fear, anxiety, and depression pervade society. And yet, beneath both the physical and emotional sicknesses ofContinue reading “The Lord who Heals You”