Ps 12:1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Matt 14:30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
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Have you ever taken note that some of the greatest prayers in the Bible are very short. I wonder how many times in his life David cried out “Help Lord” or Peter repeated that prayer “Lord save me.” […]
Daily Devotions
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Daily Devotions
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Daily Devotions
1 Tim 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
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Taking this somewhat out of context I want to say thank you once again for all the prayers that went up for our VBS last week as well as to all of those teachers and helpers, those who decorated the church, those who got the crafts together for the children, those who provided and served snacks and […] -
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Neh 8:18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
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The above verse because this is our last day of VBS and the week has been a real blessing. The way our church is decorated this year allows a hidden picture of the pastor to […] -
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Isa 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
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This verse today because it is amazing even what the youngest of children will learn at VBS when they are given the Word of God each day. We have a question time built into our opening and ask the children questions from […] -
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Phil 3:17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
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There was poem that hung on the wall by our dining room table at home when I was growing up titled “Children learn what they see” and I am reminded of that as I watch the children in VBS begin to bond with their teachers and other leaders through the week and even beginning from Monday to Tuesday. […] -
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1 Tim 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
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Our VBS is off to a good start and we ask for continued prayer throughout the week. I have chosen the above verse because I want to thank the Lord for the amount of young people from our church who have steeped into the roles of others who were so […] -
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Mark 10:14-16 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
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Little children brought to […] -
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Matt 19:13-14 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
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Children in America today seem to be throw away items as so many grow up in broken homes, in abusive situations, and many aborted before they see the light of day. […] -
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John 6:37-38 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
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I was listening recently to something about rejection and the effects that rejection can have on an individual for years to come. That took me to the times that Jesus was rejected in […] -
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2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
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Ever had someone make a promise and you know they are not going to keep it? Many are so quick to make promises that they never stop and think about what it will take to keep them and they are quickly broken. Not so […]