Scripture:  Ephesians 4:30-32 – And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.Matthew 6:12 - And forgive us our debts, as...  Read More

God’s Driving School (Our Blueprint for Success)Scripture:   Exodus 14In 1972, the year I graduated from Eastern High School, I recall how excited I was to get my driver’s license!  To make sure I passed the driver’s test, I went to the Easy Method Driving School.  I had eight lessons at $18.00 per lesson.  I read through the manual several times so that when I drove the Easy Method car, I could a...  Read More

Scripture:  II Corinthians 4:6-10 - For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.  This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from our...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalm 51:1-10 - Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight—that You may be found ...  Read More

Scripture:  Galatians 5:22-23 -   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.A definition of self control is to grab, hold, strength, mastery.  It is the ability to restrain passions and appetites. When you invited Jesus Christ into your life, you received the Holy Spirit and the fruit ...  Read More

Scripture:  I Peter 1:18-19 – For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot:Colossians 1:19-20 - For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20 And, having made peace through the bl...  Read More

Scripture:  Exodus  18:14-26 - And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? 15 And Moses said unto his father in law, because the people come unto me to enquire of God: 16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge betw...  Read More

Scripture:  Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.In this competitive, cut throat, aggressive, every  person for himself, and lawless society today, the world “gentleness seems out of place in many instances.  That’s because the idea of gentleness is wrongly associated w...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 37:1-7 - Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy...  Read More

Scripture:  Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.    I Corinthians 5:7 - For we walk by faith, not by sight.I remember when I finally invited Jesus Christ into my life (in August of 1978)!  Burdens were lifted from me.  I had peace with God through Jesus Christ!  “Therefore, being justified...  Read More

Scripture:  Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.    I Corinthians 5:7 - For we walk by faith, not by sight.I remember when I finally invited Jesus Christ into my life (in August of 1978)!  Burdens were lifted from me.  I had peace with God through Jesus Christ!  “Therefore, being justified...  Read More

Scripture:  Ephesians 5:19 (NKJV) – “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord.”Romans 10:17  - “So then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”As we worship the Lord, we hear God’s word proclaimed.  When we hear the word of God, faith is elevated in our hearts.  “So then faith comes by hearing, and heari...  Read More