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A Saving Faith
Today’s Scripture Reading 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the worldRead More …
What Did He Say?
What Did He Say? When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” (Mark 2:5) Unable to get to Jesus, the paralyzed man’s friends are emboldened. The crowd is too thick to get close to Jesus by going in on the ground floor.Read More …
Mark 2:5
5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” MARK.2.5
2 Timothy 3:1-5
1As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. 2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. 3But the Lord is faithful,Read More …
How to Pray for Your Community or City
How to Pray for Your Community or City As prayer leaders today often seek God for “city transformation,” urging faith to seek God for a whole city, what may guide our intercession? In 1 John 5:14-15, we read that if we ask anything according to God’s will, we can haveRead More …
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 ForRead More …
Belittled
Belittled Trapped like a firefly in a mason jar. Stifled, I peered out, watching others’ dreams, hopes and joys twinkle and fly by my stagnant ones. My own desires sat dusty in my valley of pain. Extinguished. Exhausted. Expectant no longer. “I’m so sorry your dreams are dashed,” my friendRead More …
Job 2:12-13
12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads. 13Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him,Read More …
With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These *Think of the last time you tried to comfort someone who was hurting. What did you do right? What did you do wrong? *What will you do differently next time? One way God comforts hurting people is to put caring friends in their lives. And ifRead More …
Tending Each Other’s Wounds
Tending Each Other’s Wounds The book of Hebrews was written to Christians who were facing persecution. Though evidently none of them had as yet been martyred because of their faith (see Hebrews 12:4), a number had been jailed or had their property confiscated (see Hebrews 10:34). Most of the believersRead More …
D5 Creation