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  In the prayer Jesus taught us as his disciples to pray (Matt. 6:9-13), two of the six petitions concern the will of God.  In the first: “May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” we ask God to subdue everyone and everything on earth to His will and...

  “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but  a spirit of power and of love and of sound judgement and personal discipline (abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self- control).” (2 Timothy 1:7) Paul encourages...

  Sometimes, in life, Abba Father God says “No” to our prayerful requests. It is difficult when we cannot get what we want or what we think we need. Sometimes our Lord, in His infinite wisdom, removes something from us that He knows is not good for us, but we...

  I am teaching a series of Revelation in our church, which has been quite a challenge, yet it has encouraged me greatly, that Christ will always remain victorious, and we need not fear the future when we LOOK UP to Him in prayer and trusting faith. In Luke 21...

  All over the world people of every culture and race are facing difficulties, hardships, fear, persecution, loss, hunger, wars, insecurities and distress. Yet the words of Jesus encourage us in John 16:33 - “…in Me you have perfect peace and confidence. In the...

  Busyness is productive. It requires creativity and it produces fruits. But being too busy robs us of our peace and calmness. How do we know the difference between being too busy and being productive? Martha was a do-er who did not want her guests to go hungry....

  In Matt. 17 we read how Jesus was transfigured on a high mountain, and when he and Peter, James and John came down from the mountain; they approached a crowd of people. Verses 17 – 21 state – ““And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and,...

  Paul wrote in 2 Cor. 6:4-10 – “… as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and difficulties… We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and...

  To recap: God is love. Because He is love, He decided to make us, so that He can express His love. In love, He prepared all we would ever need to live and love as He loves. This included removing sin and the consequences of sin, so that nothing will ever...

  The Greek word in the Bible translated as “forgiveness” means “to let go”, as when a person does not demand payment for a debt. In the Old Testament the cost of forgiveness to the sinner was prominent.  In Leviticus 4 & 5 Moses taught the Israelites God’s...

  Having faith in an eternal, almighty, loving and merciful, but righteous God is a difficult concept for many.  How can a black cow eat green grass and produce white milk from which we make yellow butter?  We don’t understand the metaphysics and chemistry behind...

  V 7 – 8 - “The LORD will keep you from all harm - He will watch over your life; (The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.) The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” At the beginning of August, I attended...

The theme of the Lord watching over us and keeping us safe, continues… ” The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.” If God is your keeper, He becomes “your shade on your right hand,”...