Compassion is love in action. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36 NLT We are made for and called to show the compassion Jesus has shown to us. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32 Watch what God does,...
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Count me in on Friendship “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. John 15:9-10 NLT If you love me, you will keep my commandments. John 14:15 ESV This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:12-13 NLT This is my command: Love each other. John 1...
Oct 28, 2018•45 min
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. Psalms 37:5 ESV Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:3 ESV Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 ESV Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. Matthew 16:24 NLT Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the Lord our God, wal...
Oct 21, 2018•43 min
God is able to take down the walls that keep us from the life He wills for us. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy. Psalm 103:2-4 ESV Though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4 ESV Acti...
Oct 14, 2018•50 min
Even the rain that isn’t God’s will, can’t stop the power of God‘s plan. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued t...
Oct 07, 2018•39 min
Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the tr...
Sep 30, 2018•46 min
There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. - Henry Kissinger Never let a good crisis go to waste. - Winston Churchill I walked a mile with pleasure and she chatted me all the way but i was none the wiser for all she had to say I walked a mile with sorrow and ne’er a word said she but oh the things I learned from her when sorrow walked with me. TA: Some of life’s most important lessons can only be learned in the crucible of crisis. God’s presence is often more obvious in the ...
Sep 23, 2018•34 min
After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. Joshua 1:1-2 ESV Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittit...
Sep 09, 2018•50 min
Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.” Mark 12:41-44 NLT Jesus also taught: “Beware...
Sep 02, 2018•45 min
Redemption Story Video - https://vimeo.com/286974627 Stories week 3 - Recipe for Redemption - Recipe’s are made up ingredients. Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!” 1 Kings 17:1 NLT Elijah the protagonist in our story was from the rocky hill country of Gilead where rough, tough, rugged, and perhaps somewhat solemn and stern people l...
Aug 26, 2018•38 min
One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.” “What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” “Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied. And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. Then go into your house with your so...
Aug 19, 2018•43 min
We need wise Godly judgement to make wise Godly choices. Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, was next after Abimelech. He rose to the occasion to save Israel. He was a man of Issachar. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. He judged Israel for twenty-three years and then died and was buried at Shamir. Judges 10:1-2 MSG Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. 1 Chronicles 12:32 ESV Whi...
Aug 12, 2018•47 min
Multiplying Possibilities! There are some incredible things we can do collectively, that we could never do alone. Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. Leviticus 26:8 ESV Partnership multiplies possibilities… Getting together is good; Staying together is better; Working together is God. For we are God's fellow workers. 1 Corinthians 3:9 ESV Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for...
Aug 05, 2018•37 min
This Weeks Notes A relationship with God has multiple ingredients, but none are more critical than prayer. Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2 NLT Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Praise. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you've sinned, you'll be forgiven, healed inside and out. Make this your ...
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