God is taking me into a new, more passionate season of prayer. As a Christian, I have always prayed, even as a small child. But during most of our lifetimes, we have never encountered as powerful an enemy as the Corona Virus. We can’t see it, we can’t smell it, or hear it. It is an invisible enemy until you contract it.…
One of the most-repeated commands in the Bible is to “fear not.” Jesus told us in the Sermon on the Mount not to worry about tomorrow. And Paul assured the Philippian Christians, Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,…
“This people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.” Mark 7:6-7 We often don’t see worship as eternally significant. But God says to us, “We can either worship Him with great joy or harden our hearts and perish”. Psalm 95 urges us…
I was blessed to have Christian parents and to be raised in a Christian home where God was honored. My mother was a real prayer warrior and encouraged us to pray about everything–nothing was too big or small to carry to the throne room of God. Our best example of the power of prayer was Jesus himself. Even though he was the…
Often as Christ followers, we are concerned about our own walk with God. We focus on our quiet time, our prayer time, and how we can best live like Christ in today’s world. But the author of Hebrews lays down a challenge to all believers: “… let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works” (Hebrews 10:24.)…
….to our leadership, staff, and helpers who made the Love One Another Banquet so enjoyable. The room was decorated beautifully, the food was delicious and the games had me laughing the whole time. We missed those who couldn’t attend. You missed a real treat. In an atmosphere like we had, it gave us an opportunity to have conversations with those who we…
When writing to the church in Rome, Paul says, “For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse” –…
I don’t know if you have noticed, as I have, how many deaths we’ve experienced here at Three Point in the last few months. Some are deaths of our members and some are the deaths of our family members or friends. I have used up my box of sympathy cards and need to purchase another. I don’t know if the cards have…
O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. Psalm 30:3 If you’re like me, there are times when we are spiritually hot. We have a hunger to read His word. We have a spring in our step as we face each day and the things the…
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! Psalm 51:1-2 If you are like me, we have made some terrible decisions in our lives. I mean, some were probably harmless in the end – just teaching us never…