Matthew 18:19-20 (NKJV) “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 2For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Have you ever wondered what are the essential elements of success of…
Proverbs 20:4: “Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.” Growth takes work. Have you ever grown a plant before? It takes a shocking amount of effort and attention! Even without tending to an entire field that requires plowing like Solomon is referring to, potted plants take some serious work.…
Proverbs 19:21: “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” I led a missions trip to an orphanage in Bolivia during my sophomore year of college. After six months of planning, training, putting a team together and fundraising, we set off for Bolivia! Four days into the trip, I…
Luke 5:18-20 (NKJV) Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralysed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into…
Luke 5:18-20 (NKJV) Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralysed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into…
Luke 5:18,24-25 (NKJV) Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralysed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him…. But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralysed, “I say to you, arise, take up your…
Luke 5:17-18, 24-25 (NKJV) Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. Then behold, men brought on a bed a man…
Proverbs 18:7: “The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.” The way you speak impacts the way you live. When I was in middle school, I was really excited to go to the orthodontist. All the cool kids had braces, and I wanted some colored brackets on my…
James 5:13,16 (NKJV)Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms…. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Conflicts are inevitable in Christian communities due to the different personalities, cultures, backgrounds, and social standings.…