Ministering well
I met a gifted lady this afternoon. I watched as she entered in and out of the ministry she has. I was amazed at her patience and love that was shown in every kind word and each tender touch. I saw her struggle to find her place and meet her own needs all the while […]
Shower Thoughts
Shower Thought: The “walking the extra mile” wasn’t for the benefit of the Romans, it was for the working of humility of the doer. So many times we get in danger of letting our fleshly pride getting in the way of the work of the Lord. Learning the mirrored face of Christ’s righteousness is […]
From the Cross flows – John Flavel
Out of this fountain [the cross] flow all the blessings that believers either have or hope for. Had it not been for this, there had been no such thing as justification, adoption, salvation, peace with God and hope of glory, pardon of sin, and divine acceptance: these and all our best mercies had never been. […]
The Death and Excellency of Christ
The Death and Excellency of Christ. Isa. 13. 12 1 The things on earth which men esteem, And of their richness boast, In value less or greater seem, Proportioned to their cost. 2 [The diamond, that’s for thousands sold, Our admiration draws; For dust men seldom part with […]
How do we reflect that which we do not see?
“The turning of the mind upward is half the battle. We cannot expect it to reflect that toward which it does not turn.” — Charles H. Spurgeon Thinking this morning on Colossians 3 about keeping our focus on God. It is so hard in this world of entertainment and escapism to find a focus that keeps […]
Psalm 1 speaking the heart
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MNj3N9F3F4[/embedyt] Speaking to … …to the heart of the Child of God. …to the state of the heart of the wicked.
Caring for our city
Rev. Stephen Bowie and Rev. Julane Nease were at City Hall today (Thursday) to present a check for $500 from Northwest Neighbors, Inc. to go toward the purchase of body-worn cameras for the police department. The Mayor and two Deputy Assistant Chiefs were present. The goal of Northwest Neighbors, Inc. is to create a […]
Compassion – AllRockford.org
There are five “finish lines” in the All.America program. This is the finish line of Compassion that at a preliminary meeting of MissionHOPE and AllRockford.org
Revival
I was recently musing over a request in a pastors forum for books on Revival. I never did quite determine if it was a history of revivals that the pastor was looking for but what happened as people started listing titles and Authors… and then I noticed something. Almost all the titles being offered were […]
Quotations October 2019
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