We Can Only Receive What God Gives

We Can Only Receive What God Gives God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. – John 1:6-7 John 3:22-30 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.Continue reading “We Can Only Receive What God Gives”

Hidden dangers

Hidden dangers This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the entire batch of dough. – Galatians 5:9 1 Corinthians 5:6-8  6 Do you not know that a bit of leaven leavens the whole lump?  7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really areContinue reading “Hidden dangers”

Envy and “The Whack” ∙∙

Envy and “The Whack” ∙∙ Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. – Galatians 6:4 Genesis 4:2-9  2 When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.  3 WhenContinue reading “Envy and “The Whack” ∙∙”

Amend the soil of your hearts ∙

Amend the soil of your hearts ∙ The seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted! – Mark 4:20 Mark 4:3-9  3 Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed.Continue reading “Amend the soil of your hearts ∙”

Envy and the whack ∙∙

Envy and the whack ∙∙ Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. – Galatians 6:4 Genesis 4:2-9  2 When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.  3 WhenContinue reading “Envy and the whack ∙∙”