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Add To Your Faith “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.” 2 Peter 1:5-7, NKJV These verses encourage us to add some things to our faith as we “grow” along in our spiritual walk with the Lord. Though the emphasis of these verses...

Don’t Be Hardheaded “Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, but he who regards a rebuke will be honored.” Proverbs 13:18, NKJV Many a person, including myself, has rejected wise counsel and good advice because of a hard head and a stiff neck. The Apostle Paul referred to the people he was writing to, at one point, as “a stiff necked people”, meaning they were hard headed in their rejection of the good news...

Don’t Get So Busy You Can’t Give Jesus Some Praise “……To offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:5, NKJV. “Praise the Lord” is a common expression today. Some see it as a catchy slogan while others have tried to commercialize it. Praising the Lord remains the believer’s expression of love and gratitude to a God who has been abundantly gracious to him. When someone famous is...

Hey! Christians: “Stand Fast” “Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.” Philippians 4:1, NKJV These are trying and troubling times in our nation and this next year may even be more trying and troubling. The Christian community around the world needs to awake from their long sleep. If we Christians choose not to stand up for what we believe, the world will...

Some Things To Remember “I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.” Psalm 119:16, NKJV It’s not enough to hear God’s Word, to read it, or to meditate on it. We must be willing to do the Word of God. Those who are willing to obey God’s Word are going to be the ones who are most clearly and directly impacted by God’s Word. They have set their minds and hearts to know God’s Word. They read God’s Word with the...

The Lord Showed Up For The Pippen Family “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26, NKJV We can attempt to go through the troubles we face in this life by ourselves or we can invite the Lord into our problems. The scripture for today is part of the story of the...