[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/23/17)[:]

[:en]Solomon in Ecclesiastes wrote that there is a time for everything.  And one of them is a time to be silent and a time to speak. (Eccl. 3:7b)  We are told to learn to silence our thoughts and truly listen to others.  God silence is a listening silence and a humble silence.  It leads to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/23/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/22/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Revelation 2:1-7 Biblical Truth:  The church in Ephesus had good reputation, hardwork, perseverance, endurance, sound doctrines, faithful in His name, intolerant of wickedness.  But they had forsaken their first love.  God wanted them to repent and return to their first love. Personal Application:  Has your ministry become a burden and  a matter of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/22/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/22/17)[:]

[:en]When Jesus and His disciples arrived in the village of Bethany, Martha welcomed them into her home.  She was busy preparing food for their physical needs.  when Martha complained that her sister Mary was not helping, Jesus defended her.  Jesus considered listening to Him more important than serving Him. If you are serving the Lord… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/22/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/22/17)[:]

[:en]When Jesus and His disciples arrived in the village of Bethany, Martha welcomed them into her home.  She was busy preparing food for them alone.  without  When Martha complained that her sis ter Mary was not helping, Jesus defended her.  Jesus considered listening to Him more important than serving Him. If you are now serving… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/22/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/21/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Revelation: 1:9-20 Biblical Truth:  John had suffered his faith in Jesus.  While he was an exile in Patmos, God appeared to him in His glorious splendor and told him to write on a scroll what he saw and send it to the 7 churches (vs. 9-11)  The 7 churches were represented by 7… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/21/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/21/17)[:]

[:en]All of us like to be successful in life.  We want to be recognized by striving to win a medal, obtain an award, or get a  prize.  The competition of the first century athletic games gave their full effort to win the prize. Paul had embraced a new goal to know Christ and the power… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/21/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/20/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Rev. 1:1-8 Biblical Truth:  While John was suffering from the faith as an exile on the island of Patmos, the glorified Jesus appeared to him through an angel and showed him “what will soon take place” through visions and dreams, symbols and figures and fantastic images.  Jesus promises to come again in bodily… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/20/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/20/17)[:]

[:en]Paul preached that salvation is by grace through faith alone.   But some Jewish Christians believe that the Gentiles must be circumcised to be truly saved.  They accused Paul of being a self-appointed apostle and his gospel was never approved by the apostles. (Gal 2:1-10) Despite the pressure, he stood firm to his conviction because he… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/20/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/19/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Psalms 135 Biblical Truth:  Psalms 135 is a joyous and exuberant song to God.  The word “praise” is repeated 11 times.  We praise God for His goodness (v. 3), His  greatness (v. 5), His wisdom (v. 9) and His compassion (v. 14) Personal Application: The Lord  that we worship has the power to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/19/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/19/17)[:]

[:en]Electronics or appliances always have manual or instruction book included in their products for us to follow.  God who made us also has a guide book – the Bible –  to give directions for our life’s journey.   He wants us to follow His  greatest commandment:  “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/19/17)[:]