by lijadmin | Nov 17, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
In September of this year, our young adult class started a new study on The Beatitudes in Matthew chapter 5. Jesus had just begun to preach repentance and call his disciples to follow him as He went about all of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the...
by lijadmin | Nov 10, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
A question was asked of Jesus in Matthew 22:36: “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus responded, “You should love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And...
by lijadmin | Nov 3, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
The JOY of the Lord is My Strength I recently completed an online quiz that gave insight into the type of “devotional formula” that is best for me. As it turns out, I was classified as a Word Nerd. This means that I delight in taking a word from Scripture...
by lijadmin | Oct 27, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
In 1960, I was born into a Christian family. My Dad answered the call to preach when I was one year old. A few years later, he answered the call to pastor. He had surrendered his life to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He loved the Lord his God with all his heart. In...
by lijadmin | Oct 20, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Every single day, we make decisions that affect our lives and the lives of others. Some decisions are quite easy. For instance, should we rob a bank or not? Of course not! But some decisions are quite difficult, and some decisions we make are difficult because we do...
