Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1) As we turn the corner around Thanksgiving, it is time to begin focusing our minds and hearts on the upcoming Christmas season. This is a wonderful time to focus on the gifts that Christ gave us …
A Day to Give Thanks
This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) Enjoy this day with friends and family. Be thankful in everything that the Lord has brought your way. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ONE AND ALL! Until tomorrow…. Peace and Blessings… Johnny
How To Say Thank You
I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. (Psalm 9:1) Our next verse of thanksgiving is one from David that challenges us to action. There are different ways we can let someone know how thankful we are for what they mean to us. One …
Thanksgiving Focus
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. (Colossians 4:2) Our next verse for Thanksgiving is in the book of Colossians. This verse gives us three things to keep as our focus each day. These three things are very important for us to look at as we continue to grow in our relationship with God. …
Thanksgiving Part 1
Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 106:1) We begin our week of Thanksgiving with the words from David in Psalm 106. David gives us two simple reasons we are to give thanks. First, we are to give thanks to God because He is good. …
An Obvious Change
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17) This is how true and sincere Christianity appears. When someone accepts Christ, their lives will change. They may look the same on the outside, but on the inside, things are indeed different. The …
Always Hopeful
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. (2 Corinthians 4:8-9) There is always hope. I have taught this to young people and have preached this from the pulpit. As long as there is God, there is hope. Life …
Victory Over Death
Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:55) Trust me when I tell you there are worse things in life than death. This is especially true for the Christian. For the Christian, our faith and hope is in a life of eternity spent with friends and loved ones …
We Are Who We Are
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. (1 Corinthians 15:10) I really appreciate these words of Paul to the church of Corinth. If you know Paul’s story, then you know why he says he is what he is because of the grace …
The Greatest of These Is Love
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) This is one of the most well known verses of scripture in 1 Corinthians. This verse basically says that in life, when it comes to living for Christ, there are three areas we need to be …
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