Tag Archives: encouragement

Are You Offended With Jesus?

Matthew 11:2-3 -Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? are-you-offended-with-jesus_.mp3 This morning I was reminded of a passage in the Bible and I decided to blog about it.Continue reading “Are You Offended With Jesus?”

Give Me Liberty

John 8:36- “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed!” This week I have been enjoying a time of vacationing with my family in Virginia. Ironically, on Independence Day we were actually visiting the sites of colonial Virginia. One of those sites was the battlefield in Yorktown. And as we walkedContinue reading “Give Me Liberty”

Shipwrecked Faith

1 Timothy 1:18-19- “Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to faith.” I thoughtContinue reading “Shipwrecked Faith”

Love for the Saints!

Ephesians 1:15 -Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, I find it interesting that when Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus that he mentions their faith in the Lord Jesus and love to all the saints. And yet, not! I’ve done someContinue reading “Love for the Saints!”

Worshipper, Warrior, and King!

1 Samuel 13:14 -But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. David gets a bad rap amongst Christians today. He’s actually aContinue reading “Worshipper, Warrior, and King!”

When the Odds Are Against You!

  2 Chronicles 13:3 -And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. This is a wonderful passage of scripture that encourages meContinue reading “When the Odds Are Against You!”

What Are You Saying?

Psalm 107:2 – Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; I have to be honest and admit, that everything I am saying lately is not godly. Let me explain. When I think of the above verse, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,Continue reading “What Are You Saying?”

The Great Deliverer

  Psalm 34:19 -Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. In the Baker Encyclopedia of Bible, affliction is defined as: “Anything causing pain or distress; suffering; calamity…” If ever there was an individual who experienced many afflictions, the apostle Paul, was the man: *He was beatenContinue reading “The Great Deliverer”

There’s Another Way!

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.-1 Samuel 30:6 Whenever I feel a need for encouragement I think of this scripture. David isContinue reading “There’s Another Way!”