Scripture:  I Chronicles 16:11 - Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face evermore!Psalms 119:10 - With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!Isaiah 55:6-11 - Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. 7  Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on...  Read More

Scripture:  II Timothy 3:16-17 - All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.I Thessalonians 5:17 – pray without ceasing,Hebrews 13:15 - Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the...  Read More

Title:  Heart of Compassion    Scripture:  Matthew 9:35-38 - Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He sai...  Read More

Title:  The Mirror of the Word         Scripture:  James 1:22-25 - But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and conti...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 139:13-17 - For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. and in ...  Read More

Scripture:  John 15:11 – These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.Joy and happiness are so different.  Happiness is from happenings.  For example, you are happy when you purchase a car or house, when you get a promotion or when someone gives you a gift.  Joy is from the Holy Spirit as we sense His presence.  When good things happen to you, you...  Read More

Scripture:  John 13:12-15 - So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you...  Read More

Scripture:  Romans 5:1-5 – Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have  peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope....  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 42:1-2a - As the deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.  My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God.Psalms 63:1 - O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.Matthew 6:19-21 - Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and ru...  Read More

Scripture:  II Timothy 2:21 – If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.To be used by God, a personal relationship through Jesus Christ (Romans 10:9) must take place.  Once we are saved, it is so important to keep a short account of our sins (for fellowship purposes). I John 1:9 says “I...  Read More

Title:  Seeking After Lost PeopleScripture:  Luke 19:10 - For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.Jesus called us as born-again believers to follow His example in reaching out to lost souls/people.  Some Christians like the comfort zone of the four walls of their church.  While lost souls are dying all around us and going to hell without Jesus Christ in their lives, we ...  Read More

Scripture:  I Corinthians 1:18 -  For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.The message of the cross is more than just the speaking of impressive words or wearing a nice piece of jewelry around your neck.  The real message/power of the cross is that Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross -- where all of our sins we...  Read More