You’ve probably read in Matthew about Jesus being in the boat with the disciples, falling asleep and staying asleep during a ferocious storm. Have you ever gone through a frightening trial in your life, feeling alone and abandoned? I have, but after a while Jesus was there to calm the storm. We panic. We wait, …
We have great hope this morning! “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;” (John 12:25)“I know the resurrection is a fact, and Watergate proved it to me. How? Because 12 men testified they had seen Jesus raised from the …
Good Friday represents the greatest act of love and sacrifice in the history of the world. “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13) Over 700 years before Christ, Isaiah prophesied this:“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment …
Go to Jesus with your problems, no matter how large or small. Ask friends to pray for you, but go to Jesus first. Oswald Chambers has said, “The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.” Jesus wants us to bring our burdens to Him. “And my God will meet all …
It’s easy to get anxious about whether you are going to “make it” in life. Wise people find joy in the journey towards success, not in the destination. Take life one step at a time. Ask God to walk with you. Each step has the potential to bring a measure of joy and peace if …
MOUND VISIT “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”(Romans 5:8) Jesus went to the cross for sinners. In order for us to know and follow Him, we don’t need to go to “Christian Boot Camp,” or earn any type of diploma, we simply …
Many people distance themselves from God because they feel they don’t measure up, they are not worthy to have a relationship with a perfect, holy God. I have good news! Jesus has offered His righteousness to us so that we can approach a holy God with gratitude and boldness. “Let Christ’s righteousness and grace, not …
I just noticed that I sent the wrong “MOUND VISIT” this morning. I sent one that I had used only a couple of weeks or so ago. Perhaps God wanted someone to read it twice! Since I’m “bugging” you twice in one day, I will use this opportunity to let you know how rewarding it …
Earlier this week a young friend was tragically killed in an automobile accident. A man held up a Chic-Fil-A in Atlanta and while making his getaway he ran a light and crashed into Richie’s car. Richie Wells was 26 years old. I don’t understand why he was taken at such a young age, but I …
Our faith is important to other people. In the story both Mark and Luke tell about the four men carrying a paralyzed friend on a mat so that he could be healed, this happened: “When Jesus saw THEIR faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”(Luke 5:20…emphasis mine) The faith of the men carrying the …