The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" (Luke 17:5) Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, " I believe; help my unbelief!" (Mar 9:24) Recently, while studying and preparing lessons from Hebrews, I spent some time thinking about what the Hebrew writer refers to as the "sin which clings so … Continue reading Increase My Faith
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Why Baptism Isn’t Something You Do
In Acts 2:37 the people interrupt the preacher (Peter) and ask a simple question. Simple yet profound, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Those gathered on that day, after hearing the Apostles speaking in each audience member's own languages (BTW there were more dialects and languages than there were apostles), and after being reminded of their … Continue reading Why Baptism Isn’t Something You Do
The Victory of Faith pt 3
Today we conclude our look at victorious faith. If you missed the first two posts here are Part One and Part Two. 1Pe 3:12 God hears us when we pray. When we come in need – He hears. As we seek to do His will – He provides. In the times when our hearts are broken – … Continue reading The Victory of Faith pt 3
The Victory of Faith pt 2
Yesterday we began a look at victorious faith. You can see that post HERE. We continue our thoughts this morning as we turn to the Old Testament Nehemiah and company returned from Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem’s wall and found themselves surrounded by an enemy bent on keeping them from completing their task. Without the wall they were … Continue reading The Victory of Faith pt 2
The Victory of Faith
Faith is the Victory, the old standard hymn repeats that phrase. In all honesty, I like that song and have for as long as I can remember. Maybe because you cannot sing a song of victory and stay sad. Afterall, there is no such thing as a sore-winner (A poor-sport, yes, but I have never heard anyone … Continue reading The Victory of Faith
Teaching the Next Generaton
Saturday, thanks to a friend, I had two tickets to the Home Opener at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Andrew was in town for the weekend do we had a father and son day as we watched Alabama take on Middle Tennessee. We were not the only father-son duo there. Sitting a row behind us was a dad … Continue reading Teaching the Next Generaton
Summertime
The school year is almost over. I can hear the students and teachers sigh relief and I think I heard some shouts of joyful celebration. As you look for things to do this summer, as you take vacations, don't forget about God. As a child of God remember that Christ is your life (Colossians 3:1-4) … Continue reading Summertime
Prayer, Power, and God
In last week's post on prayer I quoted this statement, "I do not believe in the poser of prayer, I believe in the power of God who answers prayer." People of faith pray. They pray because they love and trust God. A person of prayer prays as if everything depends upon God and works for … Continue reading Prayer, Power, and God
Proving You Are a Christian
Many years ago I read a story from the 1200's during the time of the Inquisition. Misguided religious people joined with other Crusaders believing they were to eliminated all "heretics" not by converting them to Christ, but by putting them to death. If an Inquisitor came to your place of business or home, you had … Continue reading Proving You Are a Christian
When Tragedy Strikes: How Can I Survive?
In this series we noticed that: Bad Happens Because we Live in a World Cursed by Sin. Bad Things Happen Because of Satan's Continued Activity in the World. But what do we do when tragedy strikes? How can we survive what are seemingly catastrophic events? Jesus will tell us that how we build our life … Continue reading When Tragedy Strikes: How Can I Survive?
Driving Thought 