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Category Archives: Trusting In God
Don’t Be Fooled by Those South Winds
The main point of today’s post takes a little bit of time to set up, so I hope you’ll bear with me as I lay all the groundwork. That groundwork involves a brief overview of Acts chapter 27. In that … Continue reading
What’s Got You Afraid?
A boy took a shortcut across a certain field after dark. He was leery about the trip because his mother had warned him not to try to cross that field in the darkness. But on this occasion he was so … Continue reading
Life on the Island
In his book 1000 Illustrations for Preaching & Teaching, G. Curtis Jones tells a story from the life of Methodist pastor Roy L. Smith. As the story goes, Smith had a deep concern for an elderly couple who lived by … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Aging, Children, Christ's Death, Christ's Resurrection, Comfort, Family, Fatherhood, God's Love, God's Omniscience, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Priorities, Problems, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged elderly couple living on an island, G. Curtis Jones, God's omniscience, Roy L. Smith
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Three Factors in Determining God’s Will
Like a lot of preachers, I have an extensive collection of file folders where I keep illustrations. For example, in my “A” files I have folders for: “Abortion,” “Alcoholism,” “America,” “Angels,” “Animal Rights,” “Astrology,” and “Atheism.” Next, the “B” files … Continue reading
Ducking Those Spears & Arrows
In The Making of a Man of God: Studies in the Life of David, Alan Redpath gives us a wonderful quote concerning the man of God in relation to the people of the world. He writes: It is impossible for … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Commitment, Courage, Criticism, Disappointment, Doing Good, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, God's Provision, God's Work, Ministry, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Alan Redpath, Joseph and Potiphar, Joseph and Potiphar's wife, Joseph and the chief butler, Joseph sold into slavery, Psalm 23:5, Saul throwing a spear at David, The archers have bitterly grieved him, Thou preparest a table before me
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The Need for Faith when Engaged in Spiritual Warfare
A boxer was getting absolutely pummeled in a title fight. His trainer knew how bad things were going, but he felt that it was his job to keep his fighter encouraged. So, when the boxer staggered back to the corner … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Demons, Discipleship, Doubt, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Omnipotence, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil, Trusting In God
Tagged Faith, fiery darts and flaming arrows, powers, principalities, spiritual hosts of wickedness, spiritual warfare, the whole armor of God
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Bread & Stone
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Complaining, Desires, Disappointment, Family, Fatherhood, God's Love, God's Omniscience, God's Will, God's Work, Husbands, Marriage, Ministry, Parenting, Pastors, Personal, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Priorities, Service, Trusting In God
Tagged babysitting, God's denials, Parenting, preacher's kids, refused prayer requests, stones and bread, taking your requests to God, when God says no
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Do Your Building with God
Psalm 127:1 is one of my favorite verses from the book of Psalms. The first part of that verse reads: Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it… (K.J.V.) The Bible’s best illustration of these … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Disobedience, God's Will, Obedience, Priorities, Prosperity, Temptation, Trusting In God, Work
Tagged do your building with God, Genesis 11:1-9, Nimrod, Psalm 127:1, seeking God's will, the tower of Babel, What was wrong with the tower of Babel?
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