Solid rock or shifting sand ∙

Solid rock or shifting sand ∙ Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. – Matthew 7:24 Matthew 7:24-27  24 Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house onContinue reading “Solid rock or shifting sand ∙”

The love of many will grow cold

The love of many will grow cold Because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. – Matthew 24:12 2 Timothy 3:1-5  1 You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times.  2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will beContinue reading “The love of many will grow cold”

We were once dead ∙∙

We were once dead ∙∙ Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. – Ephesians 2:1 Ephesians 2:1-10  1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins.  4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,  5 that even though we were dead because ofContinue reading “We were once dead ∙∙”

The God of all comfort ∙

The God of all comfort ∙ God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. – 2 Corinthians 1:3 Romans 15:1-7  2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.  4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the ScripturesContinue reading “The God of all comfort ∙”

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  22 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there,Continue reading “We can only receive what God gives ∙”