Prayer is essential to a relationship with God. How can there be a relationship without communication? And we say that praying as a family is also critical. But unfortunately, many people consider praying to be challenging, unsettling and even intimidating. Especially when you add in the in the fact that praying as a family involves an “audience.” We hear parent say things…
Have you ever felt a little nervous when sharing your faith? Did you ever wonder why some people seem to share their faith effortlessly while others struggle with it? That is because the ones that share so easily have the right tools. And when you have the right tools the job is easy! That goes for just about everything. Cooking…
We celebrate Christmas because of Jesus. And we’ve been talking about how significant Christmas is and some of the many reasons we celebrate His arrival. Isaiah 9:6 says For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince…
Every time Christmas time comes my heart is moved. I get excited. And I think the reason I get so excited is because it makes me realize just how much Jesus loves me. He loves us. He SO loves you. And His love is so great it is like when He was on the cross He was saying, “I love you…
Jesus is the real reason for celebrating Christmas. And in this series of posts we are talking about how significant Christmas is. It’s absolutely AMAZING that each year at this time, over 2 Billion people around the world, are going to celebrate the birth of a Baby that was born thousands of years ago. And that number increases every year!! Just think…
Jesus is the real reason for celebrating Christmas. And it is worth celebrating! Think about it. Do you realize how significant Christmas is? It’s absolutely AMAZING that each year at this time, over 2 Billion people around the world, are going to celebrate the birth of a Baby that was born thousands of years ago. And that number increases every…
What we want to do today, is talk to you out of one of the wonderful Old Testament stories because those stories give us these great mental pictures as we read them. And we are going to give you one today from King Jehoshaphat who was the leader over Judah when they were threatened by enemy armies and what he did. And we…
1. Decide why you are fasting. Fasting does not change God. He is the same before, during and after your fast. But fasting will change you. It helps you control your flesh. If you take the time that you would have been spending on the thing you give up and spend it with God, you will actually get closer to…
Have you ever had the thought “Prayer is like fishing”? Well it hadn’t crossed my mind until one night when I was sleeping, in a dream God told me prayer is like fishing. The next day all I kept asking myself was “What in the world does that mean?” In my prayer time, I really focused on how prayer is…
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” -Matthew 19:26 THINK OF YOUR biggest dream, your biggest desire. Attaining this thing that you have in your mind seems almost unimaginable, impossible, doesn’t it? How many times have you discounted your prayers by saying that your request could never happen? Because…