Giving Tuesday
Today is a special day! It’s Giving Tuesday, across the world. If you believe in the work that we do to partner with God in advancing His kingdom, would you consider helping us continue to spread the Gospel of Jesus on this Giving Tuesday, and making your tax deductible donation to HeartVision Church? Thank you […]
We Love the Lord
As a friend of mine Rick likes to say “I Love You Lord, I Love You Lord, I Love You Lord”. This expresses our sentiments exactly. We are in love with God, the whole package. How can we say or feel any other way? Last week, we looked at the story of David and Bathsheba. […]
Overcoming Sin? David and Bathsheba
This is a familiar story to many of us. This is a story of King David’s sin when he slept with Bathsheba who was the wife of Uriah the Hittite. He then attempting to cover up his sin, ordered his military General to have Uriah the Hittite killed. King David married Bathsheba and they had […]
God Looks at the Heart
What is the heart? The heart is very important. In medical terms the heart pumps blood through our bodies. But the Bible describes the heart as the part of us that makes spiritual decisions. The heart is where we decide to believe God. In the book of 1 Samuel, we see that God looks at […]
Is God Afraid of our Mistakes?
In the book of 1 Samuel, we are introduced to a woman crying out in agony to God with a broken, desperate spirit. Her name was Hannah. She was married to Elkanah, a priest, but she was not able to give him a son. Childless, she was taunted by Elkanah’s other wife. Hannah went before […]
Your Answer is Near
Have you ever been in a tough situation? Our lesson today describes how God brought Naomi and Ruth through tough times. The Story Bible does an excellent job showing us how God restored Naomi and Ruth. “In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So, a man from Bethlehem […]
The Two Paths
Scripture warns us in the very first Psalm, “not to follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.” It tells us to “delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night (Psalm 1:2 NLT).” It is not complicated but we have so many […]
Be Strong and Courageous
It is late summer afternoon in the park, and we suddenly hear the familiar sound of the Ice Cream truck. Lots of people love Ice Cream. Doesn’t matter who you are, Ice Cream is good. We see in our book, The Story Bible, that the Children of Israel are preparing to enter the promised land. […]
God’s Grace in Tough Times
Friday evening in the summertime. We witness this scene. The live band, a trio with an acoustic guitar and a tambourine is singing “Respect”, the children are running around. Someone produces a beachball. In the sky over our heads, a corporate jet is gaining altitude. Business at the speed of Business. Some might look at this scene and […]
God Always Goes Before Us
We are continuing our study in the Story Bible. We come to the account of Moses sending twelve spies into the Promised land. The twelve spies return with one cluster of grapes that was so big that it took two men to carry it. You would think that their report would say let’s go and […]