Secret ‘reward’
“3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” … Continue reading
“3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” … Continue reading
“And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:2 ESV Dear friends and family…, gifts … Continue reading
“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.” Nahum 1:7 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘the Lord is good’ when troubles surround; faithful, caring, we won’t run aground. See … Continue reading
“8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV Dear friends … Continue reading
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37 ESV Dear friends and family…, when we’re to face the worst kind of pain; ask our Lord God to take up the strain. … Continue reading
“”Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;” Luke 6:37 ESV Dear friends and family…, all ‘what we sow’ we will surely ‘reap’; quick forgiveness will … Continue reading
“For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” Romans 10:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, if we confess that ‘Jesus is Lord’; we believe that for us His blood poured. … Continue reading
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘fret not’ when bad times seem to gain ground; be faithful and strong, ‘our Rock’ still is sound. … Continue reading
“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” Jeremiah 33:3 ESV Dear friends and family…, Jeremiah, behind prison door; ‘great…hidden things’ the prophet saw. ‘Peace’ and ‘fortunes’ … Continue reading
“For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” Psalms 100:5 ESV Dear friends and family…, we’ve found a Friend who is ‘Faithful and True’; ‘steadfast love’, ‘mercy’ with us He’ll pursue. David … Continue reading
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” … Continue reading
“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”” John 8:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘he who has not sinned … Continue reading
“5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus … Continue reading
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” Psalms 100:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, thank God His love ‘never fails’; where there are storms, winds or gales. See on the … Continue reading
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” Psalms 9:1 ESV” Dear friends and family…, let’s be an “I will” with our ‘whole heart’; ‘I will’ praise God’s ‘deeds’, … Continue reading
“O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.” Isaiah 25:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘a refuge…a shelter….a shade…and a … Continue reading
“3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 4 So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.” Psalms 63:3-4 ESV Dear friends and … Continue reading
“But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” Psalms 3:3 ESV Dear friends and family…, when “worst worries” come, no ‘help’ in sight; then ask of the Lord, trust in His … Continue reading
“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!” 2 Corinthians 9:15 ESV Dear friends and family…, there is no other deserves more praise; than ‘Jesus, God’s Son’… ‘whom God did raise’. There’s none can compare to His good ways; His … Continue reading
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV Dear friends and family…, when we feel broken, lost and alone; bring to ‘the Rock’, pain, tears and groan. There on … Continue reading
“And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.” 1 Chronicles 29:13 ESV Dear friends and family…, be of ‘good courage’ and let’s ‘be strong’: keep up the ‘good work’ all our lifelong. David gave ‘glory’ with … Continue reading
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” … Continue reading
“But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace … Continue reading
“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 … Continue reading
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” 3 John 1:2 ESV Dear friends and family…, our church Anniversary is today; ‘no greater … Continue reading
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, let’s ‘live by faith’, not merely ‘by sight’; ‘certain’ and ‘sure’ God’s promise is right. See Abraham, his … Continue reading
“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 ESV Dear friends and family…, when we’re in danger of letting faith slip; talk to a friend to restore fellowship. Jesus our ‘great High Priest’ gives a prayer tip; “talk … Continue reading
“Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.” 2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, our ‘Father’ has called us ‘daughters’ … Continue reading
“so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.” Hebrews 9:28 ESV Dear friends and family…, let’s … Continue reading
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 ESV Dear friends and family…, Lord Jesus bridged the … Continue reading