Kenya School Update – Dec 2014
Yesterday’s message “Our Spiritual Walls” talked about the time when Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls. In the process he realized the great need to also mend and strengthen the spiritual walls of the people. This is the perfect message to lead us into an update on our work in Kenya. Two […]
Our Spiritual Walls
Nehemiah lived in the days following the Israelite captivity in Babylon. The first captives had been allowed to return to Jerusalem and reconstruct the temple. However, those who returned had left the walls of the city in great disrepair. When Nehemiah heard this discouraging report, he asked permission of the king to return to Jerusalem […]
What The Lord Has Provided
As a young teenage boy, David showed a deep understanding of God’s strength as he prepared to fight Goliath; “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine” (1 Samuel 17:37). The understanding that God was fighting the […]
Remember The Eternal
Heavenly Father, we pray for comfort and peace for those directly affected by the tragic events this week. For those who lost loved ones, we pray that You would become their refuge and source of strength. For the children who lost a parent, we pray their hearts would remain tender and receptive to Your Word. […]
Heart Full of Passion
In the message “A God of Convenience” we were encouraged to be true worshipers who walk with God every day and refuse to put Him “on the shelf.” We must never become people who worship with our lips, but have hearts which are far from God (Isaiah 29:13). We need to be careful not to […]
A God of Convenience
Paul had been arrested and sent to Caesarea to stand trial before Governor Felix. During his trial, Paul spoke of his worship of God and belief in His Word. Felix kept Paul in prison but often talked with him about his faith. Acts 24:24-25 “He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke […]
The Sin of Arrogance
In the message “Give Him All The Glory” we considered how Joseph recognized his ability to interpret dreams was only by God’s grace; “God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires” (Genesis 41:16). We were also reminded of Paul’s words to the Corinthians, “What do you have that you did not receive?” (1 Corinthians 4:7), […]
So The World May Know
In the message “The Mind of Christ” we considered our call to walk according to the new life we have already been given. We then looked at several aspects of the life of Christ as our solid example to follow. We saw His walk of humility as well as His desire to serve and glorify […]
The Mind of Christ
In the message “Stand Our Ground” we began with a statement that our Christian walk involves a process of renewing our mind. Paul wrote to the Romans about this renewal as an on-going process of transformation (Romans 12:2). He also wrote about a renewed mind as something which has already occurred; “But we have the […]
Stand Our Ground
Our Christian walk of growing closer to God and becoming more like His Son involves a process of “renewing our mind” (Romans 12:2). Our mind is renewed as we begin to consider things of eternal value rather than the fading things of the world. But no matter how far we mature in our walk, distractions […]
Live Above The Noise
[Note: This message was originally sent out in 2009 when our family was traveling in a camper trailer through the northern and western United States. However, I recognize this as a message I need to hear again and again!] Today is day thirty-two of our traveling “journey.” I put journey in quotes because I’m not […]
Give Him All The Glory
Joseph had some difficult times in his early years. His brothers tried to kill him and then sold him to the Midianites. The Midianites, in turn, sold him as a slave to Potiphar who was one of Pharaoh’s officials. Joseph was then falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife and thrown in prison where he sat for […]