Pressing in
Read Luke 5:1-3 “On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on Him to hear the word of God…” We are constantly “pressing in” (making things priorities). Some will “press in” by waiting in line at Best Buy to get the [...]
If you want to…
Read Luke 5:12-13 In Luke 5:12-13 we find the story of a man with the skin disease, leprosy. In the eyes of most, this made him “unclean” and a social outcast. Aware of this, the leper approached Jesus, fell on his face, [...]
Pushing out into the Deep
Read Luke 5 Have you ever worked really hard on something only for it to fall through? Maybe you studied really hard for a test and failed, or perhaps there is a friendship that you have put a lot of effort into [...]
God Will Continue the Work
Read Isaiah 40:26-31 This has been an incredible time of seeing God at work. Wouldn’t you agree? Each evening more and more of us were able to report “God Sightings.” Soon you will depart for home, and we fully expect you to [...]
Let’s get our hands dirty!
Read Luke 10:25-37 Ah…for the days gone by of heroes and mud-pies! That’s what being a kid was all about, being a hero or making mud pies, sometimes at the same time! Have you read a good hero story lately? How about [...]
Be Not Ashamed
Read Romans 1:1-17 A young man got up to give his testimony for Christ in an open-air meeting. Not being accustomed to speaking in public, he stammered a good deal. An atheist who came by shouted at him, “You ought to be [...]
Corn? No, Pumpkins!
Read Galatians 6:7-10 If you put pumpkin seeds in the ground, what will sprout a few weeks later? Corn – right? Wrong, pumpkins! Common sense tells us that whatever we sow is what will grow. This is the ‘Law of the Harvest.’ [...]
The Prince and the Pauper
Read Matthew 25:31-46 Have you ever heard the story of “The Prince and the Pauper?” It’s an old story about two boys who decide to switch places because they look alike. The prince begins to live the life of a regular ordinary [...]
Strength, Courage, and History
Read Joshua 1:1-9 It seems like “history” might not belong with the above title words. We can see how the other two words are related and how they relate to Joshua 1:1-9. After reading the Bible verses jot down a few things [...]
Back to the Future
Read Matthew 28:18-20 Remember the movie series “Back to the Future?” The star, Michael J. Fox, finds himself living in some other moment in time through the invention of a crazy scientist. This so-called “time machine” manages to transport people into the [...]