Archive for April, 2024
Tonight and tomorrow (April 12-13) is the Truth Quest Youth Apologetics Conference in Prescott, AZ.
We have about 250 youth present.
Please pray all of us speakers speak well the words of truth, and may all find freedom in Christ!
and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Malachi 4:6, KJV
Christ was sent to renew our hearts and bring us grace and forgiveness, and we know He loves us but will also bring this world to an end. May the Spirit guide us in bringing others to this grace.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world
Titus 2:11-12, KJV
Christ came to us, sent by the Father to teach and redeem us, and by the Holy Spirit we can overcome sin and temptation to live for Him.
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26, KJV
God has sent His Word – Scripture and His Son – so that by the Holy Spirit we may be renewed in heart, soul, and mind. He gives it to us when we believe in Him.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to You. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
1 Chronicles 29:11, HCSB
We know that God is sovereign and all-powerful, so we can trust in Him to care for us and defend us when evil comes our way.
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:18, HCSB
We get through this life and even thrive because we have God’s Word, God’s people, and God’s Spirit guiding, encouraging, and empowering us. May we pray in the Spirit for each other and all of our needs.
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for those traveling to train pastors would arrive safely.
This Sunday at Church: Pray for those traveling to train pastors would arrive safely
Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word.
Ephesians 6:17, HCSB
God’s Word guides us, renews or minds, and guards our souls from attacks and our emotions and thoughts.
In every situation take the shield of faith, and with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:16, HCSB
Since Christ is risen and ascended, we can know that our faith in His faithfulness can help us against attacks from evil. He has overcome!
Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:14-15, HCSB
Knowing Christ is alive, we live in His truth, clothed in His righteousness, having the hope of eternity with Him that we can share with others.
a simple man of God 