God Delivers Israel
My friend Mike the DJ shared the classic Wilson Pickett tune “Knock on Wood” with me yesterday. You may remember this song “It’s like Thunder, and Lightning…”. Mike then pointed out that when the classic R&B songs came out, we didn’t realize that we would be listening and enjoying these songs this many years later. […]
Obedience in Hard Times
Our small group is continuing our study in the “Story” Bible. We are in chapter 4 which describes the story of Joseph. As you may remember, Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers, and wound up as a slave in the household of Potiphar who was the captain of Pharaoh’s army. An important man. […]
God Believes in Us
We see in the book of Genesis that Jacob had come to a place in his life that he could go no further with his acts of deception. He had been living with his uncle Laban, but that situation ended in a dispute between Jacob and Laban. So, the Lord instructed Jacob to go back […]
Unqualified but Willing Servants
We see in the book of Genesis that Abraham was a willing servant of God’s will, but he didn’t seem to have any of the qualifications that we might expect from someone who was to become a “Father of Nations”. Abraham and Sarah were well beyond child bearing when God called them to leave their […]
God Gives Wisdom
Don’t Be Misled “This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith […]
Don’t Miss the Spring, God is Speaking
Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him. Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp. Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy. For the word of […]