Tag Archives: Purpose

1 Samuel 12:22 Grace At Work

1 Samuel 12:22 For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own. If you haven’t noticed lately, leaders let us down! They are just not as consistent as we think they should be. They talk out of both sides ofContinue reading “1 Samuel 12:22 Grace At Work”

Exodus 13:8-9 Teaching Tool

Exodus 13:8-9 On that day tell your son, ‘I do this because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that this law of the LORD is to be on your lips.Continue reading “Exodus 13:8-9 Teaching Tool”

John 20:30-31 Spoiler Alert!

John 20:30-31 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. “Spoiler Alert!” We see these words inContinue reading “John 20:30-31 Spoiler Alert!”

Errors in the System – Jude 4 

Jude 4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of God into a license for immortality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. There are two areas in life that seem to trip up so manyContinue reading “Errors in the System – Jude 4 “

Artwork – Ephesians 2:10

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. There has been some news coverage of the son of an important government official selling his art work. His handiwork, seemingly talentless works, are being offered for sale at greatly inflatedContinue reading “Artwork – Ephesians 2:10”

Suffering Comes Knocking – Romans 5:3-4

Romans 5:3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. One of the goals of all modern societies is to reduce suffering. We don’t have to walk miles down to the stream to gather water. We simply turn the faucet. WeContinue reading “Suffering Comes Knocking – Romans 5:3-4”

Life Syllabus – John 13:3

John 13:3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; Every college or university course has a syllabus, an outline of the course of study with specific goals and objectives that should be accomplished during the course of study.Continue reading “Life Syllabus – John 13:3”

A Place to Call Home

2 Kings 25:21b So Judah went into captivity, away from her land. It is amazing when you have a place that you call home. It can be very unsettling when you don’t have a place of your own. As someone who has moved repeatedly throughout life, I think I have lived in over thirty differentContinue reading “A Place to Call Home”

Authority’s Purpose

Mark 4:35       Do you ever feel that you or someone you know is just drifting through life without a real purpose or direction? When a plan turns off course unexpectedly, those who track the plans wonder what is happening. Or maybe someone is drifting across the lane lines while they are driving. Are theyContinue reading “Authority’s Purpose”