Restore To Me…

Restore-me-to-the-joySummer is quickly fading away. With it are the fresh memories of vacation, revival, fun times, and church camp.

I had stated that this year’s church camp was the best ever. But this year’s church camp was over a month and a half ago. Continue reading

Share the Good News!

shout good newsIt was a desperate time for the city. An enemy army had surrounded it on all sides and no one in the city could leave.
At first, things were okay. They had plenty of food stored up and the water supply was abundant.
That all began to change as the weeks went by. Continue reading

Who is Jesus to you?

Who-is-Jesus-Christ-1024x780Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?” Mark 8:27
That’s a good question. Answers can be very different and, yet, all correct.
Someone may answer, “He is Lord” and that is right. Continue reading

Yom Teruah – Day of Shouting

yom teruahIt’s Yom Teruah – the Feast of Trumpets!
Well almost!

It’s no big secret that I believe Yom Teruah will be the day Jesus returns. Yom Teruah means Day of Shouting, though teruah actually means great noise and this could include the noise made by trumpet blasts. Continue reading

Fulfilling the Feast – What is next?

Passover-LambThe following excerpt is from the booklet A Christian Love Story by Zola Levitt.

Now when Jesus actually went to the cross, we might think His Father had special mercy on Him. It normally took three days for a person to die by crucifixion. Continue reading

The Great Marriage

great weddingToday’s Morning Thought is something I found a few years ago. It involves the teaching of Zola Levitt, a Messianic Hebrew with a great understanding of Hebrew scripture and customs as related to the fulfillment of Messiah Yeshua. Continue reading

Keep Watch – Keep Alert

Watch-and-Pray-LionessKeep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Mark 14:38

I don’t want to sin against God!
That is my spirit talking. My spirit is strong in the decision not to sin against God, my wife, my family, my church, or anyone else. Continue reading

Overcoming Temptation

baked_bread-thumbNow 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

The Strength to Endure

endureYesterdays 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

Be The Spark

be the sparkI was texting with some of the youth from church the other day about getting more involved in the service, mission, and work of the church.
Sometimes all anyone needs is a nudge in the right direction – that goes for church family or the lost.
Suddenly I recalled a song we would sing at college devotion time. Continue reading