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Category Archives: Encouragement
Fear Not
According to what I read somewhere there are over 500 Bible passages that mention the issue of fear. I’ve also read that the specific phrases “Fear not” or “Be not afraid” are used 103 times in the King James translation. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Courage, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Guidance, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, Grace, Needs, Peace, Problems, Scripture, The Bible, The Holy Spirit, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged 2 Timothy 1:7, Bible, christianity, Faith, fear not, god, How many times does the Bible say Fear Not?, how to handle fear, jesus, replacing fear with faith
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When God Tells You to Do Something
I’ve been friends with Beau Thomas for most of my life. We grew up together, attended school together, ran around together, and played a lot of ball together. When each of us became a father, we also coached our share … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Change, Choices, Christ's Miracles, Commitment, Complaining, Courage, Decisions, Disobedience, Doing Good, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Will, God's Work, Individuality, Ministry, Money, Obedience, Perseverance, Personal, Problems, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Submission, Talents, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged a good coaching principle, coaching youth sports, doing what God tells you to do, God's commandments are His enablements, Jesus calming the storm, Moses making his excuses, O ye of little faith
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John Wesley & the Robber
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. (Galatians 6:9, N.K.J.V.) John Wesley was the father of the Methodist denomination. It is estimated that over the … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Character, Comfort, Commitment, Depression, Disappointment, Doing Good, Encouragement, Evangelism, Faithfulness, God's Timing, God's Work, Impatience, Influence, Ministry, Obedience, Patience, Perseverance, Reward, Service, Sowing and Reaping, Waiting, Witnessing
Tagged God's promise to the sower, John Wesley getting robbed, John Wesley horseback, John Wesley's travels, perseverance is required in reaping, reaping in due season, The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from all sin
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“This Is Good!”
A king in Africa had a close friend who had a habit of looking at any situation and proclaiming, “This is good!” One day, as the two were hunting, the friend had the job of loading the king’s gun. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Balance, Comfort, Complaining, Contentment, Death, Decisions, Depression, Disappointment, Discernment, Divorce, Divorce & Remarriage, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, Friendship, God's Foreknowledge, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Grace, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Restoration, Sickness, Suffering, Thankfulness, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Can God use bad things?, Faith, God bringing good out of the bad, God's Sovereignty, story about everything being good
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“Christian Verses” Podcast: Psalm 42:5
The verse for this week’s “Christian Verses” podcast is Psalm 42:5, and the discussion centers around the topic of depression. Millions of people suffer from depression. This past week alone two famous people — fashion designer Kate Spade and chef/author/television … Continue reading
Go Get Your Ark
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. (2 Samuel 6:15, N.K.J.V.) David had a God-approved plan to make the city of Jerusalem not … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Desires, Disappointment, Encouragement, Faith, God's Timing, God's Will, Impatience, Patience, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Restoration, Trusting In God
Tagged David bringing the Ark to Jerusalem, moving the Ark of the Covenant, pursuing your God-given goal, the Ark at Abinadab's house, the Ark at Obed-Edom's house, the family of Kohath, uzzah, Uzzah struck dead
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“Christian Verses” Podcast: Romans 15:4
The latest podcast is the second in the series on the word of God. For this one, Malcolm Woody and I use Romans 15:4 to discuss how simply reading the Bible can provide the Christian with endurance, encouragement, and hope. … Continue reading
Failed Lately?
When Tonya and I were raising our two sons, we didn’t want either of them to have any problems in life. We wanted them to enjoy perfect health. We wanted them to be the most popular kids at their schools. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Business, Character, Children, Disappointment, Divorce, Divorce & Remarriage, Encouragement, God's Work, Humility, Individuality, Ministry, Perseverance, Personal, Pride, Problems, Prosperity, Service, Trials
Tagged Bible characters who failed, Curtis Hutson, failure, how failure can lead to success, resilience, Thomas Edison failing to invent the light bulb, Thomas Edison quote about failure
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Lessons from Habakkuk
The Old Testament book of the prophet Habakkuk isn’t one that often gets preached. But that doesn’t mean that it won’t “preach.” This is evidenced by the fact that it is quoted multiple times in the New Testament. The apostle … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Backsliding, Belief, Coming Judgment, Complaining, Disappointment, Disobedience, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Chastening, God's Omnipotence, God's Timing, God's Judgment, God's Sovereignty, Impatience, Patience, Persecution, Perseverance, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged God using the Babylonians to judge Judah, habakkuk, Habakkuk criticizing God, lessons from the book of Habakkuk, the just shall live by faith
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When You Can’t See God Working
In his book Looking On the Heart, Dale Ralph Davis relays the story of a B-17 bombing run over a German city during World War II. As one plane approached the city, it was struck by Nazi anti-aircraft flak. The … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Belief, Comfort, Depression, Disappointment, Doing Good, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Love, God's Omnipresence, God's Timing, God's Provision, God's Will, God's Work, Grace, Impatience, Needs, Patience, Perseverance, Prayer Requests, Problems, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting, Worry
Tagged Czechs forced to work for the Nazis, Dale Ralph Davis, Looking on the Heart, Nazi anti-aircraft flak, plane struck by flak doesn't explode, This is all we can do for you now story, unexploded shells in bomber, world-war-2
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The Disciple's Road 