When one of our loved ones passes away, we usually have a funeral, a wake, a memorial or some other means of remembering the one who has passed away.  Each section of society has their own special traditions for how they deal with death.  If the deceased is truly loved, the family will mourn the […]

Jesus was getting ready to be crucified, to be resurrected, and to return to the Father.  While His apostles didn’t understand what was really going to happen, they understood enough to be anxious.  So, Jesus reassured them.  John 14:1-6 “’Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  In My […]

The Bible tells us about the Israelite nation suffering as slaves in Egypt under Pharaoh.  God then performed mighty miracles through Moses to finally convince Pharaoh to let them go.  Exodus 13:17-18 “Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land […]

Before time began, God made a plan.  He planned to create the world and all that is in the world.  He also planned to create mankind.  But He knew that we would all sin and be lost.  So He purposed, before time began, that He would demonstrate His grace by sending Christ Jesus to the […]

Matthew 22:35-38 “Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, ‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’  Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’  This is the first and great […]

At the end of the letter by James, he listed some encouragements for specific situations.  James 5:13-15 “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.  Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with […]

Jesus told us that He is the true vine.  John 15:1-8 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.   You are already clean because of the […]

A very important scripture is found in Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”  Without faith it is impossible to please God.  You can try to be a […]

James instructs us in James 4:17 “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.”  The context of this passage is boasting about tomorrow.  James 4:13-16 “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year […]

One of the most beloved psalms is Psalm 23 written by King David.  “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.  He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.  Yea, […]