Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” Matt 4:3
The temptation of Jesus is proof that you have the ability to overcome anything thrown at you by the tempter. It must be done as He did it. Continue reading
Yesterdays Morning Thought was about the courage to stand in the face of temptation.
Today I want to continue along those lines.
First, a word of caution from God’s word Continue reading
While at church camp I ran into Joe and family one day. As we were talking Joe said, “Well like he said in The Shootist…” and then he said a quote from that movie.
I thought that funny because one of the lessons would ask questions about quotes from your favorite movie.
Joe looked at his wife and said, “What is my favorite movie?” Continue reading
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Eph 2:8-9
One of the harder subjects to understand in the Bible is grace. I believe part of the reason lies in the curse in Genesis Continue reading
A bit more on the freedom you have in Jesus when you trust Him as Lord and Savior of your life.
It takes more than just belief, though believing is important. Continue reading
On the last Thought I shared verses that say under the Law there was a remembrance of sin year after year and therefore there was sacrifice for sin year after year.
But Jesus came once for all time because He does what the blood of bulls and goats cannot do – cleanse all sin from your life. Continue reading
Continuing with yesterday’s thought on the sacrificial death of Jesus and the forgiveness of your sins.
I quoted 1 John 1:9 at the end of the blog – If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness.
The word “all” only means one thing to me and that is ALL! Continue reading
I’ve thought about the birthday’s that I can remember throughout my lifetime.
I can remember the 50th and the 40th pretty easily.
The 18th and the 21st were milestones. Continue reading
I’ve heard many use the word “never” over the years.
I’ll never leave this church. I’ll never stop loving you. I’ll never do that again.
The word “never” is one that should be reserved for only God to use because only He can truly keep a promise.
Even the apostle had problems with people leaving him. Continue reading
Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia. None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke. Acts 6:8-10 Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 