May 20th 14
“The God of What’s Left” by Jentezen Franklin
Has life taken something from you recently? Jentezen Franklin shares a message that will encourage you and give you hope! Have you lost: your job? desperately needed income — perhaps due to unexpected expenses? a spouse — from divorce, or death, or illness? a loved one? your future — perhaps due to drug addiction or foolish decisions? Using multiple examples from the Bible, Jentezen... read more
May 15th 14
God Still Clothes the Lilies: The Complete Series
God Still Clothes the Lilies is a fifteen-part teaching series. For ease in locating a post, I have included links to all fifteen below: God Still Clothes the Lilies: 10 Lessons for Seasons of Uncertainty (Part 1) God Still Clothes the Lilies, Lesson 1: Rest in God’s Sovereign Rule God Still Clothes the Lilies, Lesson 2: View Your Needs from Heaven’s Higher Perspective God Still Clothes the Lilies,... read more
May 14th 14
Lilies, Bonus Lesson: Tell God How You Feel (Part 2)
Are you angry in the midst of your disappointment and pain? Are you telling God how you feel? Or are you sweeping your true feelings under a rug, painting on a big smile—superficially declaring everything is all right because God is in control? As the previous post stated, there are psalms of darkness (almost as many as there are psalms of praise and thanks) in which the psalmists express their... read more
May 12th 14
Lilies, Bonus Lesson: Tell God How You Feel (Part 1)
In your pain and disappointment, are you telling God how you really feel? Or do you believe it would be improper to do so—perhaps because your emotions include feelings of frustration and anger at God? Bonus Lesson: Tell God How You Feel Have you ever stopped to think that the psalmists talked to God in their dark night of the soul—and when they did, they were real with God? The psalmists... read more
May 6th 14