Suffering Has Benefits: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Vance Havner, a twentieth century preacher and writer, once reported that, of the 318 delegates who attended the Nicene Council (an important church meeting of the fourth century), fewer than twelve had no visible evidence of persecution or torture. One had a missing eye, another a crippled hand, and yet [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Verses: Acts 9:1-31 God often chooses those we least expect. He chooses the unexpected to show us His power and glory.(Ex. Moses, David, Saul) Saul was a murderer and persecutor of Christians and the image of Christ. The story of ’ conversion is a fabulous story. Jesus showed himself to Saul and blinded him. Then the Lord sent [...]
What does it mean to Own your Faith? If you’re like me, you have grown up in a christian home, went to church, and was surrounded by God wherever you went. When I was growing up, I didn’t know anything different from Christianity. I knew all of the stories of the Bible, and I knew that [...]
Matthew 4:19-20 “Come, follow, me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. When Jesus was calling his first disciples(Peter and Andrew) he gave them a command. Not proposition, not a suggestion, a command. He told Peter and Andrew to follow Him. They were [...]
