What are things that frustrate you? What are things that happen over and over again that continually frustrate you? What is frustration, and why does it make us angry? Anger occurs when someone or something is blocking us from getting or keeping something we believe we need. Why is it important for us to not…
Matt 6:9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead…
courage (n.) c.1300, from Old French corage (12c., Modern French courage) “heart, innermost feelings; temper,” from Vulgar Latin *coraticum (source of Italian coraggio, Spanish coraje), from Latin cor “heart” (see heart) which remains a common metaphor for inner strength. To be encouraged means to have courage poured into us, have our hearts strengthened, so we can keep going to eventually receive what we have been…
What Does Love Have to Do With Faith and Hope? Two weeks ago, we talked about how having faith allows us to say, as in 2 Timothy 1:12 – I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day. Our faith…
Hope is eager expectation of something good. 1) Hope is inseparable from faith. Hebrews 11:1 (KJ21) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2) Our hope is never in a situation, a person or even in ourselves. It is always in God Himself, His character, His qualities, His…
What Does Walking By Faith Look Like? 2 Cor 4: 16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,…
Proverbs 3:5 ESV Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Jeremiah 17:5-10 5 This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will…
James 5:13 – 20 13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person…
Rom 14:7-12 7 For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 Christ died and came to life for this:that He…
The Call When we think of God’s call, we think of people who say “I’m called to preach”. We think of callings as a position or a vocation. But God’s call is simpler than that. It doesn’t just happen once in your life, but God continually calls you to respond to Him so He…