What is grace? Its depth exceeds the ocean which means the average believer (talking about myself here) doesn’t fully understand it. Some days, I’m not sure I have even scratched the surface of the awesomeness that is God’s amazing grace. Learn more about it in this post based on sermons from Pastor Jeff Harlan.
Help! God Is Listening
The psalms of David evoke many emotions, but one of the most common is the utter helplessness the poet feel and his assurance God is listening. Even more wonderful, he knows God will help him.
Troubles? God’s Word Can Help
The Longest Psalm at mid-week Bible study. If you're having trouble with anything in life, God's Word can help.
What’s Your Favorite Psalm?
Do you have a favorite Psalm? I love Psalm 103. Check out my reasons and share YOUR favorite Psalm.
Do You Doubt
Until recently, I thought doubt signaled weak faith. Am I alone in doubting God’s presence? I don’t doubt His Word is true, but sometimes I think he might decide delivering me isn’t worth it. Then came the Sunday our pastor preached “John Doubts.” You can listen to the sermon here or here. Blessed is he, …
God Knows How You Feel
Lord all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee Psalm 38:9 “You don’t know how I feel!” We’ve all said it. We’ve heard other people say it. And many times, it’s true. But it is never true that God doesn’t know how we feel. God made us. Every emotion …
Jesus’ Magnifying Glass
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together Psalm 34:3 KJV As a child, I was stumped by verses like this that talked about magnifying God. How does a human magnify someone with God’s largess? Then I got older. And I needed reading glasses. Did you know they are nothing …
God is Teaching Me
Show me thy ways O Lord; teach me thy paths Psalm 25:4 KJV Things are rough everywhere. In our digital age, the problems of the world loom larger because the globe gets smaller. Yes, it’s the same size as it’s always been, but with Internet and smart phones and immediate access to video from nearly …
Words Matter
What we say matters. Believe it or not, what we think matters nearly as much. In Psalm 19, the Lord makes it clear why this is true. The saying goes, “You are what you think you are.” There’s even a Proverb that confirms this isn’t a manmade adage. For as he thinketh in his heart, …
When No One Seems to Hear
I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me… Psalm 3:4 KJV Sometimes it feels like we’re invisible. No one can see us, and our voice must be muffled because people aren’t listening. It’s even worse when it feels like God has stopped listening to us. Have you been there? During the …
Jesus Models Friendship
“There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother” Proverbs 18:24b KJV Tons of song lyrics come to mind from the title of this blog: “No one ever cared for me like Jesus, there’s no other friend as kind as He.”“O what a wonderful friend is Jesus, I am so glad he came. Never …
