John chapter six has some very exciting events that take place in many people’s lives as they come to listen to Jesus’ teachings and witness and experience the miraculous miracles that Jesus performs on their behalf. The crowds were huge. The expectations, as well as skepticism were great. However, the focus was on the temporary rather than the eternal by the vast majority. Not much has changed in so many of our lives. We read or hear Jesus’s teachings, we actually go to

Sometimes in the church world today, we get caught up in believing that to serve God we have to have a ministry or be involved in everything that the church does. THIS IS NOT TRUE…God can and does use everybody if we will let Him. I think of a couple of lines from a Casting Crowns song called “Nobody”, “Moses had stage fright and David brought a rock to a sword fight”. For me, a perfect example of God using ordinary people is Shamgar. This man is only mentioned twice in the B

What are you afraid of? Spiders? Snakes? Heights? A Bully at work? We all are afraid of something. Fear is probably not a stranger to anyone. The dictionary says it is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous. I think I would take it a step further and change the word unpleasant to debilitating. Fear can actually cause a change in metabolic and organ function to ultimately change your behavior. I don’t want to talk about fear, the na

... Beloved; you may perceive Me in the stillness of our communion, but My greatness at work is an awe-inspiring revelation, for indeed I am at work at all times, looking where to perform My grace and mercy, even in the most ordinary and unspectacular hours. My will for you, above all things, is that in peace and love you would walk out your day, pouring filial love in the likeness of your Savior, and no challenging situation would dislodge your secured heart! My Guiding Spir

Four Basic Needs in your life only God can meet: 1. Acceptance 2. Identity 3. Security 4. Purpose God meeting these needs are the basics for your happiness and peace. Jesus makes me fulfilled, at peace and happy. No person can…not being co-dependent. 1. Acceptance – God accepts me for who I am. 2. Identity – God made me in my mother’s womb. (Psalm 139) God knows who you really are! He knows my real name (John 10:3). Only God can tell you who you really are. 3. Security – God