Behold, the Lamb

o The Lord will have His rightful place, the first (the only) place. He is my first love. o To live by faith o To pursue others with faithfu...

Joshua 1:8 "Do not let this book of the Law depart from your mouth. Meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do ever...

". . .I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concer...

Light penetrates darkness.

"Some wish to live within the sound of church or chapel bell, I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell." - C.T. Studd Abb...

I want to lay my life down for others. But I have noticed that I get in the way. When I strive to lay my life down, I get all jumbled and so...

If you concentrate on the depth of your ministry, God will take care of the breadth. --John McArthur

My pastor was told a story about lady who for years prayed "Lord, help me find You." She was frustrated because she never felt any...

My pastor read an ancient description of Paul, “a man small of stature, with a bald head and crooked legs, in a good state of body, with eye...

A while back my pastor was talking about ministering and presenting truth. He asked the question, "Are you more focused on teaching, th...

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. -- Psalm 73:26

At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its...

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. --Psalm 34:4

But for you, O L ORD , do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. --Psalm 38:15

If you teach them "rules", then they have something to rebel against. If you teach them life and truth, then they have something t...

written December 9, 2006 I apologize for writing so much, but school has slowed down at least a little, so you will have to put up with th...

I don't know where Mother Teressa was on her stance on the Gospel (I have not heard her say), but I do know she is correct here.

I have fallen and failed on so many levels in my life, lately. I hope those around me can forgive me. Where is pride? I have nothing I can b...

I have been reading and listening to arguments that are made to defend the allowing of women to have authority or over men,. I did this to...

“. . . The temptation to want to have signs and wanders, the temptation to want to have gifts of healings are gifts of miracles because they...

I. The Gospel is for the sinner Day 1 1 John 1:8 "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." I w...

Day 2: the Gospel is for the sinner, pt 2 I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you." I asked yesterda...

II. The Cross of Christ must become bigger Day 3 God calls us to live in righteousness. The scripture clearly says that as a Christian you m...

III. The Romance/ God’s pursuit of us Day 4 pt 1 a. The Covenant of Faith 1 Corinthians 1:30-31 " 30But by His doing you are in Christ ...

Day 5: The Romance/ God’s pursuit of us, pt 2 a. Washing with the Word/Sanctification Ephesians 5:25-27 "25Husbands, love you...

IV. Its effect on our lives Day 6 We have seen that Christ saves us and sanctifies us. So how do we respond?. . . By faith. Psalm 121 "...

Day 7: Its effect on our lives, pt 2 a. By faith we turn away from the world and behold Christ. John cried out, “Behold, the Lamb.” That is...

Day 8: Its effect on our lives, pt 3 a. By faith we are washed by His word. 2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is breathed out by God and p...

Day 9: Its effect on our lives, pt 4 a. And by faith we fight the Good fight of the faith Psalm 144:1,2 "Blessed be the LORD, my rock,...

V. To Him alone be the glory Day 10: Revelation 4 "9And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on th...

I was talking with a friend of mine at church, who has a cousin who goes to the church I used to attend. He told me of how much he has seen ...

I don't believe that God choses the second best plan. And He has more than earned my trust. And so I can let go of my dreams for His.

never, ever, ever, ever ,erver, ever stop preaching the Gospel.

This can be applied to men as well (and this is a general principle. I know each case can be different. And this is meant to only be a quick...

Quote by Randy Alcorn in Dominion "You knows the words of the gospel, boy. But you's missin' the music."

I was talking with a friend the other day, who had invited a girl to a group event. She is one of those girls that most of the guys find att...

My sister is fighting for her marriage. Her husband told her that he wants a divorce. What do you tell those women who choose to fight for a...

Quote from my pastor "Some believe that when you become a Christian that sin ends. But that is when the war on sin begins. War on sin i...

As I grow older I have learned adventure is not always found where adventure is; I have found that adventure is found in faithfulness, and t...

I love the sound of thunder. Thunder, especially the really loud, deep, house shaking, heart shaking THUNDER, fills me with so much peace. F...

Written Saturday April 16, 2005 The original church had to deal with Plato's philosophy infiltrating and corrupting church doctrine, now...

Written Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Sexual immorality was used to defeat Israel through Balaam, sexual immorality has crippled the men of the ...

I want my life to be spent in this one thing. The cry, "Behold, the Lamb of God"

Many years ago I watched this movie and one of the scenes stuck with me. The man had drawn a portrait of the woman he loved. When he drew th...

written 2007 In Proverbs 31, King Lemuel sets down to write as he recalls “the utterance which his mother taught him”. These are the words t...

Devotional Readings: Day 1: The Gospel is for the sinner Day 2: The Gospel for the sinner, pt 2 Day 3: The Cross must become bigger...

Two of my sisters had babies over the Summer, a boy and a girl. Recently, I went to go see my new niece for the first time. That sister alre...

In my glimpse on how fleeting life is recently, the hardest thing for me in it was that if I were to die soon, I don't feel like I have ...

10And not only this, but there was Rebekah also, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; 11for though the twins were not ...

Because of some circumstances, I have been thinking what would happen if I had a serious illness that could end in death and how I'd wan...

I am finding that as I let go of doing great things for the Lord and learn to become less, that the fruit that God produces is more and does...

If the Holy Spirit is deposited in you as security for salvation, you will be conformed into the image of Christ. If you are not being confo...

I have been in a place where in some since I have had to look at death and how fleeting our life is. And in it I have looked at what I reall...

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For thos...

A letter written to a friend You alluded to the verse "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for t...

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