And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children. Deuteronomy 6:6-7a ESV As the song began to …
How much of that kind of persistent faith will the Son of Man find on the earth when he returns? Luke 18:8 MSG Seeing the following tragedies play out on the news these past months has been very disheartening. July 2012 – Aurora, Colorado Theater shooting October 2012 …
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus. Mark 10:51-52 NIV The other day, I came across these Colgate …
The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Isaiah 35:1 (I rarely post my sermons on the Better Off Read website. But today is an exception. The following are excerpts taken from Blossoms of Life, a sermon given at Life in Christ Cen …
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Matthew 28:6 The story is told about a store manager who overheard his clerk tell a customer, “No, ma’am, we haven’t had any for a while, and it doesn’t look as if we’ll be getting any soon.” …
But the time is coming—and is here!—when true worshippers will worship in spirit and truth. The Father looks for those who worship him this way. John 4:23 CEB Our church has been doing a sermon series entitled, Body Language: Sitting—Not the Only Way to Worship! Yes …
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 I have recently come to the undeniable and somewhat painful conclusion that there is a positive correlation between one’s age and the amount of time spent looking for lost objects. Today, this was abs …
For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:13-14 NLT If you have been on the Better Off Read website before, you may have noticed the BURNING BUSH SIGHTING …
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘freedom’? For some it might be the lyrics in our national anthem—“Land of t …
