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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
"KNOWING" CHRIST In today's world of Smart Phones, tablets and instant Internet access, there are many things that we can "know." If someone asks the questions, "how long is the Verrazano Bridge," a nimble person with a 4 G connection and an Iphone can ask Siri, "How long is the Verrazano ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:10
Tags: Jesus Christ, Knowing God
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
WISHING FOR PASCAL'S BRAIN Biblical Education is the process by which Godly character is formed, strength of clear conscious and sound mind is amplified, and understanding is sharpened, as a result of which one can walk in divine wisdom. Someone once approached Blaise Pascal, the famous French ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:1-14
Tags: Attitude General
HOW BIG IS JESUS???????? At the end of a worship service, a little girl came up to her Pastor and asked, "How big is Jesus?" The puzzled pastor pondered and said, "I don’t know, sweetheart. The Bible doesn’t say. He was a carpenter, so I am sure he had big hands and strong shoulders. Maybe ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:21
Tags: Evangelism, Jesus, Missions
INTIMACY: HOW IS YOUR PRAYER LIFE? Eugene Peterson: "She came to see me at the recommendation of a friend. She had been troubled for years, seeing psychiatrists and not getting any better. The consultation had been arranged on the telephone so that when she walked into my study it was as a first ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:6
Tags: Prayer, Intimacy, Biblical Sexuality, Intimacy In Marriage, Intimacy With God (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
TEARING DOWN THE NAME OF JESUS When I was in college at Dallas Baptist University, I drove through Dallas on the way to my classes. I would always see a huge sign of a dynamic church in the area that said, "Lifting Up the Name of Jesus!" It was very impressive. One day while I was driving to ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11
Tags: Discipleship, Hypocrisy, Conviction, Name Of Jesus
Below is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote when asked to share her ’beauty tips.’ It was read at her funeral years later. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:8-9
Tags: Beauty, Hands, Inner Beauty
It was 1985 when Tim Cole was picked out of a lineup for a rape he never committed but would be convicted of and sentenced to serve 25 years. He was near the Texas Tech campus when the rape occurred and as a result was sent to prison because the victim picked the wrong man and the courts sentenced ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:5-9
Tags: Hope Of Justice, Victim, Forgiveness For Others, Continue In Faith
Denomination: United Methodist
I once heard Dr. Robert Jeffress express his advice to those not ’feeling’ thankful. "I have found that it is a lot easier to act yourself into a feeling than it is to feel yourself into an action." From his wise statement I have surmised that the very act of giving thanks or expressing ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7
Tags: Thankfulness, Action, Feelings, Unthankfulness
Denomination: Assembly Of God
M.R. DeHaan- From a beginningless eternity Jesus was the infinite Son of God, one of the three persons of the trinity, equal with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. And then when the time for the payment of redemption’s price came, Jesus left the glories of the Father’s house, laid aside the form ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:6-8
Tags: Incarnation, Virgin Birth, Christ's Incarnation, Christmas Meaning
Cross without the Holy Spirit, you dry-up, Holy Spirit without the Cross, you puff up. With the ...read more
Tags: Puff-Up, Grow-Up
Denomination: *other
How true is this trustworthy saying…more we know God clearly, more we would love Him dearly and more we love Him ...read more
Tags: Clearly
Cross without the Spirit, you dry-up (Psa 106:15), Spirit without the Cross, you puff-up (2 Cor 12:7) With ...read more
Tags: Scripture, Puff-Up, Grow-Up
THE WORLD IS MINE. God allowed the Children of Israel to wander in the wilderness because of a COMPLAINING SPIRIT that was never satisfied with anything from God. God demands that we cast off the complaining spirit in Philippians 2:14 -- "Do all things without murmuring or complaining. Nothing ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:14
Tags: Complaining, Whining, Unthankful, Griping
THE DAILY NEEDS OF ISRAEL IN THE WILDERNESS The 40-year wilderness wandering by Moses and the Israelites must be one of the biggest miracles in the Bible, yet we take it for granted. Think about the metrics of their dire situation: FOOD: God’s people had to be fed daily. Feeding 3 to 3 1/2 ...read more
Tags: Wilderness, Complaining, Unthankfulness, Griping, Faithfulness Of God (view more) (view less)
JESUS, BUDDHA AND MOHAMMED "Buddha never claimed to be God. Moses never claimed to be Jehovah. Mohammed never claimed to be Allah. Yet Jesus Christ claimed to be the true and living God. Buddha simply said, ’I am a teacher in search of the truth.’ Jesus said, ’I am the Truth.’ Confucius said, ’I ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11
Tags: Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, Universalism
Advocate (1 John 2:1) Almighty (Rev. 1:8; Mt. 28:18) Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:13) Amen (Rev. 3:14) Apostle of our Profession (Heb. 3:1) Atoning Sacrifice for our Sins (1 John 2:2) Author of Life (Acts 3:15) Author and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:2) ...read more
Tags: Scripture, Jesus, Salvation, Names Of Jesus
EUODIA AND SYNTYCHE We can’t help wondering what caused disharmony between two women in the church at Philippi, but we will not find the answer--only that Paul urged these women to live in harmony. That’s all we know. Yet until the Lord shall return, Bible-readers everywhere will know there was ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:2-3
Tags: Disagreement, Agree, Argument, Conflict
My father was born in 1911. His older brother, his only sibling, had already died. His father died two years later. In that era no government programs existed to provide for them, so his mother, an Irish immigrant, moved in with his paternal grandparents. His grandfather was a blacksmith, and his ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:3
Tags: Fatherhood, Parenting, Legacy
Long before I became a Dad, I had strong opinions about fathering. Perhaps it’s because I came along quite late in my father’s life. He was 47 years old. To say I was a surprise would be an understatement! But, my Dad rose to the challenge! Like my sister and brother before me, I became his pride ...read more
Tags: Parenting, Legacy, Fatherhood
Lucinda Norman writes of her experience Christmas shopping at the mall. People had been pushing, elbowing and cutting in front of her all day. During a 10 minute extra 10% off special, one woman grabbed a lace table cloth from her hands, looked her in the eye and said, “Mine!” She yanked it back ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9
Tags: Christmas, Stress, Peace, Shopping
Denomination: Methodist
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