"In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ according to the purpose of his own will," Ephesians 1:7 "In the beginning" God was a Father. Before He said, "Let there be light," He desired light. No one can put out that light because it was...
"To every thing ........ a season." "A time to be born" ......... A time to know. "A time to die"........ And then to grow. To sense the touch of the Gardener's hand. With His strength and love ....... to stand, And feel the rain upon our face; To live in the...
Do you pay your children to work, or do you give them an allowance and teach them how to use what you give them? After bringing up two children, caring for and helping train four granddaughters, I have become an advocate for the system of allowances. I base my...
"So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy." Romans 9:16 ESV As deists, Voltaire and Diderot attacked Christianity---"their primary weapon aimed at the church was 'truth'." (Dr. Bruce Shelley, Church History in Plain Language*) "We...
"Come unto me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 Everyone, in this life, carries a burden on his/her shoulders, and a beam in the eye. These come with the territory. Since the Fall this earthly kingdom still has its...
"According to the riches of his grace; wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence, according to the good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself." Ephesians 1:7-9 This morning, before I could think "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,"...
What is central is central, and everything else revolves around it. (Revelation 4) As I am writing "Worship That Springs From the Heart of God---a Sheep's View" it is with a heart fervently searching for this "true worship" that Jesus teaches in John 4:24; the meaning...
It has only been in the last ten years that I have heard and come to understand the term, "covenant of grace." This term scares a lot of Baptists, who know this to be one of the main teachings of the Presbyterian faith. But more and more Baptists are coming to...
"May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence." 2 Peter 1:2-3 ESV...