Posts with the category “living-for-god”

Covered By His Banner
November 16th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger11/16/2023Song of Solomon 2:4 - “He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.”Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic photograph captured duri...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Turning Point
November 15th, 2023
by Bro. Craig Amenell11/15/2023Exodus 3:2-4 - “And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
A Hard Lesson
November 14th, 2023
by Dr. J.C. House11/14/2023John 3:30 - “He must increase, but I must decrease.”John had been a very popular person in his early ministry, had earned a wonderful reputation, and was constantly in the l...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Peace Represented By The Lily
November 13th, 2023
by Bro. Duane Marshall11/13/2023Matthew 6:25-28 - “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is n...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Not Very Far
October 30th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/30/2023Acts 17:27 - “That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:” When children travel ...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Real Reason To Tell The Truth
October 27th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/27/2023Romans 13:5-6 - “A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wick...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Backslider
October 26th, 2023
by Dr. J.C. House10/26/2023Proverbs 14:14 - “The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;”Some statements in the Bible cause a Christian to pause in their reading and think about what is...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Impossible To Please?
October 24th, 2023
by Bro. Craig Amenell10/24/2023Hebrews 11:6 - “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently se...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
A Godly Example
October 23rd, 2023
by Bro. Duane Marshall10/23/2023John 15:16 - “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoeve...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Hymenaeus Infection
October 22nd, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/22/20232 Timothy 2:16-18 - "But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hyme...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Will You Do It For Jesus?
October 20th, 2023
by Bro. Craig Amenell10/20/2023Mark 16:15 - “And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”I have found that no one likes being told what to do, myself incl...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
You're Never Considered A Nobody
October 19th, 2023
by Bro. Duane Marshall10/19/2023Romans 6:13 - “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your ...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Joy Unspeakable
October 17th, 2023
by Dr. J.C. House10/17/2023John 15:11 - ‘‘These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.’’ I have found the joy no tongue can tell, How its wave...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Diligent Treasure Seeker
October 15th, 2023
by Bro. Craig Amenell10/15/2023Proverbs 2:1-5 - “My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to underst...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Looking For Jesus
October 14th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/14/2023Jude 21 – “Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”In the great Christian classic “Pilgrim’s Progre...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Aspirin Tablet
October 13th, 2023
by Bro. Duane Marshall10/13/2023Isaiah 55:9 - "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."Someone once said life can be div...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Answer To Life's Toughest Question
October 11th, 2023
by Bro. Charlie Heath10/11/2023Exodus 4:21 - “And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Early And Latter Rain
October 7th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/07/2023James 5:7-8 – “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long pat...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Search For Life's Meaning
October 2nd, 2023
by Dr. J.C. House10/02/2023Ecclesiastes 1:2 - “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”Solomon came to a time in his life when nothing made sense. Many are just like...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
A Yoke That Fits
October 1st, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/01/2023Matthew 11:28-30 - “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and low...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Unpleasant Circumstances
September 30th, 2023
by Bro. Duane Marshall09/30/2023Genesis 40:14-15 - “But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of t...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Wise Fool Or Foolish Wise Man
September 29th, 2023
by Bro. Craig Amenell09/29/2023Proverbs 17:28 - “Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”I used to work with a man th...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
No Pressure
September 28th, 2023
by Bro. Shaun Ogdie09/28/2023Deuteronomy 11:19 – “And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and ...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
I Need To Know Which Way To Go
September 27th, 2023
by Dr. J.C. House09/27/2023Jeremiah 10:23 - “O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”The Bible makes it clear; that we need guidance. W...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
More Than Your Mother Made You
September 26th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger09/26/20231 Chronicles 4:10 - “And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be wit...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Behold The Man
September 24th, 2023
by Bro. Craig Amenell09/24/2023John 19:5 - “Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!”I will never forget the time that I met...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Being Sorry
September 23rd, 2023
by Bro. James Scott09/23/20232 Corinthians 7:9-10 - “Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive ...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Be An Example
September 22nd, 2023
by Bro. Charlie Heath09/22/20231 Timothy 4:12 - “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”We all hav...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
IF
September 21st, 2023
by Dr. J.C. House09/21/2023Mark 9:22-23 - “And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but IF thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus s...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
A Little Fatherly Advice
September 20th, 2023
by Dr. Gene Wolfenbarger09/20/2023Proverbs 4:20-23 - “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from mine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Real Humility
September 19th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger09/19/20232 Corinthians 12:10 - “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am w...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Deception Of Proximity
September 15th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger09/15/2023Luke 15:25 - “Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.”Luke 15:28 - “And he was angry, and wou...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
The Blessings I Get From Going To Church
September 14th, 2023
by Dr. J.C. House09/14/2023John 20:19-22 - “Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus ...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Is Your Faith Real?
September 13th, 2023
by Bro. Charlie Heath09/13/20232 Timothy 1:5 - “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded tha...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Working Together
September 12th, 2023
by Bro. James Scott09/12/2023Matthew 9:37-38 - “Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will sen...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Examine Yourselves
September 11th, 2023
by Dr. Gene Wolfenbarger09/11/20232 Corinthians 13:5 - “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye b...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Indestructible Love
September 10th, 2023
by Bro. Duane Marshall09/10/2023Romans 5:8 - “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”Oswald Chambers said, “God makes us pure by His sovereign g...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Be Careful What You Say
September 9th, 2023
by Bro. Brian Archer09/09/2023Suggested Reading: James 3:3-10James 3:5 - “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”On August...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
An Invitation To Worship
September 8th, 2023
by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger09/08/2023Psalm 95:6-7 - “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the she...  Read More
by Amanda Heath
Growing Old Cheerfully
September 7th, 2023
by Dr. J.C. House09/07/20232 Corinthians 4:16-18 - “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but fo...  Read More
by Amanda Heath