God Fights for Us.

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 9-12   As we study the account of the plagues of Egypt, keep in mind the purposes God was fulfilling through these momentous events. First of all, He was manifesting His power to Pharaoh and his officials and proving to them that He alone is the true and living God.…

Love One Another.

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Corinthians 13-14   It was Jonathan Swift, the author of Gulliver’s Travels, who said, “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” Spiritual gifts, no matter how exciting and wonderful, are useless and even destructive if they are not ministered…

Learning from the Past.

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Job 29-30 Saturday: Jeremiah 12-16 Sunday: Mark 9-10   I love this illustration that I read. Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor, suffered a devastating loss one night in December 1914. His laboratory and facility were damaged by fire. Most of his projects were destroyed. Almost one million dollars’ worth of…

Defeating Discouragement.

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 42-44   William Cowper, although not real popular, was one of the church’s greatest hymn writers, a person mightily used by God. However, this gifted composer was not without frequent bouts of deep discouragement, even depression. The first attacks of despair struck him when he was a young man. He…