My internal voice said, “She needs somebody to talk to.”
She sat at the end of the aisle with a blank stare. Church was over. The pastor had blessed us and dismissed us. But she just sat there. . . .
Read MoreMy internal voice said, “She needs somebody to talk to.”
She sat at the end of the aisle with a blank stare. Church was over. The pastor had blessed us and dismissed us. But she just sat there. . . .
Read MoreI pray this prayer from Ephesians over my family often. However, I didn’t know until today that it is called an Apostolic prayer. All the prayers recorded in the New Testament are apostolic because they were spoken either by Jesus, our Apostle and High Priest (Heb. 3:1), or His apostles.
This past Sunday, my Pastor highlighted some common themes in these apostolic prayers and suggested . . .
Read MoreThe oil lamp is a beautiful picture of our relationship with the Holy Spirit. God’s Spirit supplies all our needs from His riches in glory (Phil. 4:19). However, we are responsible to fill our lamp with oil (the Holy Spirit) and to light the wick. Shining for Jesus is an intimate partnership with the Spirit of the living God.
This begs the question, “How do you buy oil?” . . . .
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