AFRAID
Why are you afraid? Jesus asked His disciples in Mk 4:40, and then He answered the question why do you have so little faith? Did they not realize who Jesus was, sleeping in the same boat? We are often afraid [fearful] of many things in our lives, and like the disciples, we are afraid of death [(Matthew 8:25) And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing!" (NAS95) There is a long… |
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"FEEL GOOD" PREACHING
(Larry Ray Hafley)Our heavenly Father is "the God of all comfort" (2 Cor. 1:3). At times, God instructed his prophets to "speak comfortably" to his people (Isa. 40:1, 2). Indeed, we must take the word of God and "comfort one another" (1 Thess. 4:18). When one is fainthearted, he needs words of encouragement (1 Thess. 5:14). When one is bowed down with sorrow and shame for sin, we must comfort him with love and forgiveness (2 Cor. 2:7, 8).
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Why Does He Keep Saying “Yes” ?
Genesis 1, 3, 9
Go and be fruitful and multiply and have dominion over all the earth. The
encouragement and blessing, wrapping a blanket of abundance around His
beloved images, gifted as a promise, two times. First to the man and woman in
the garden and then to the only eight left, after the desperately needed water
cleansing of God’s creation. As Adam and Eve consume the fruit that promises to
give them something they already had in incomparable abundance, as Ham
disgraces his father so profoundly that the details are left mostly unsaid,… -
A Working Faith - Rahab
In Joshua 2, the children of Israel begin their military push across the Jordan
River to take over and occupy the promised land of Canaan. Joshua sent out two
spies to view the land and city of Jericho. Once entering the city, the spies lodged
at the house of a woman who came both an ally for the army of Israel and an
example of faith for Christians.
The story of Rahab in a fascinating one and I find it interesting how God will use
people from all walks of life in a multitude of different…
