9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, Philippians 1:9-10 ESV Dear friends and family…, Paul … Continue reading →

8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, “Physical training is good” says … Continue reading →

7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. Galatians 4:7 ESV Dear friends and family…, Church at Galatia once all lived like slaves; following strict laws of how one behaves. … Continue reading →

40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ Matthew 25:40 ESV Dear friends and family…, “The least” are the ones that Christ … Continue reading →

35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to … Continue reading →

34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Matthew 25:34 ESV Dear friends and family…, Come “all the nations”, let’s not feel despair; there is … Continue reading →

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from … Continue reading →

38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love … Continue reading →

10 Have you not read this Scripture: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; Mark 12:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, Jesus the carpenter knew how to build; houses and homes and hearts to be faith-filled. He taught and … Continue reading →

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Psalm 100:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, With great “thanks” David blessed God for leading; and for God’s “mercy” so long-time “lasting”. Later Jerusalem started … Continue reading →

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? Romans 10:14 ESV Dear friends and … Continue reading →

13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. John 16:13 … Continue reading →

19 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, Each day we can see, God’s wonderful sun; and stars have beauty, that is ‘next to none’. Then there’s … Continue reading →

29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 ESV Dear friends and family…, Paul tells the … Continue reading →

12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, James the Lord’s … Continue reading →

6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 ESV … Continue reading →

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, in our own way we would try to do right; but we fell short and our … Continue reading →

21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 ESV Dear friends and family…, Joseph knew Mary would soon be mother; planned to stop marriage and humbly leave … Continue reading →

3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. Genesis 2:3 ESV Dear friends and family…, God planned the “seventh day”, to be our … Continue reading →

14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. John 13:14 ESV Dear friends and family…, One would betray and another deny; others would run away and not stay nigh. Yet … Continue reading →

18 “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. … Continue reading →

9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one. Zechariah 14:9 ESV Dear friends and family…, Speak Zechariah, of “Day of the Lord”; Jesus will rule and be honoured, adored. At the Cross he chose … Continue reading →

11 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. Psalm 42:11 ESV Dear friends and family…, Korah and fam’ly … Continue reading →

4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, John says though false prophets get strong support; we … Continue reading →

43 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, … Continue reading →

25 “Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? … Continue reading →

6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 ESV Dear friends and family…, Paul was in prison and still he had “hope”; and … Continue reading →

20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. … Continue reading →

12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, Paul says we can live and … Continue reading →

14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14 ESV Dear friends and family…, Habakkuk shares all his nation’s sad woes; drunkard and proud folks and violent man … Continue reading →