And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5 A friend called me...
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew...
From Henry Neufeld: The angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing ...
From Henry Neufeld: Matthew 14:22-33 (CEV) <http://www.biblegateway.com/bible/version=CEV&passage=Matthew+14:22-33> I've heard preachers and teachers use this...
Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods...
Yesterday, we looked at the story of Job and how God allowed satan to strike at Job by killing all his children and destroying all that he stewarded. Let's...
For those of you who have been in this group from the beginning, you may recognize this series. God has brought it back to me this week and I haven't been...
How does God use even satan? Yesterday we read that God uses satan to refine the believers. God also uses satan to WAKE UP the sleeping! 1 Corinthians 5:4-5 ...
How does God use satan? First, God uses satan to refine the believers. He also uses satan to wake up the sleeping. Finally, God uses satan to teach the...
So… do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel [the Good News], by the power of...
Luke 7:36-39 <http://www.biblegateway.com/bible/?version=NIV&passage=Luke+7:36-39> "what kind of woman she is…" What kind of woman (or man) am I? Are you? ...
Wednesday 7.19.06 Devotion From www.energion.com <http://www.energion.com/> and Henry Neufeld: In God's economy, there is never prosperity without mission. ...
From Henry Neufeld: Acts 16:6-10 (CEV) <http://www.biblegateway.com/bible/?version=CEV&passage=Acts+16:6-10> I really admire the way the apostle Paul went...
From Henry Neufeld: Stop being proud! Don't you know how a little yeast can spread through the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast! Then you...
God may kill me, but still I will trust him and offer my defense. Job 13:15 (CEV) Job's words are very familiar to us. Job's children are dead and he has lost...
And YHWH spoke to the fish, and it spit Jonah up on dry land. Then YHWH's word came to Jonah a second time, saying, "Get up! Go to Nineveh! . . . " Jonah...
From Henry Neufeld: Again, apologies for the prior blank message. My fingers that slipped and hit "Enter" before I'd pasted the message in here! Jesus then...
1 Peter 3:15-16 <http://www.biblegateway.com/bible/?version=NIV&passage=1+Peter+3:15-16> But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. What does that mean to...
(14) Now after John was handed over, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the good news about God (15) and saying," The time has been fulfilled, and the kingdom...
1Again he began to teach beside the sea, and a substantial crowd gathered around him, so that he got into a boat that was in the sea, and all the people were...
... 3Listen! A farmer went out to plant seeds. 4And as he was spreading the seed, some fell beside the path, and the birds came and ate it. 5Other seed fell in...
From Henry Neufeld: 16Now other are like the seed that fell in rocky ground. Whenever they hear the word, they receive it immediately and joyfully, 17but they ...
From Henry Neufeld: 18Others are like the seed that fell among the thorns. They are the ones who hear the word 19and the worries of this life and the deception...
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1 As Henry shared on Friday, I have been praying and seeking...
30And he said, "What can I say God's kingdom is like? What parable can I use to present it? 31It's like a mustard seed, which when it's planted is the smallest...
10When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve began to ask him about the parables. 11And he told them, "The mystery of the kingdom of...
Confronting Evil I: Believing the Gospel Message 1And he went to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. 2Right when he got out of the...
Confronting Evil II: The Example of Jesus 1And he went to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. 2Right when he got out of the boat, he...