[:en]PUT DOWN YOUR BURDENS While driving his pickup truck on a country track, he saw a woman carrying a heavy load. He stopped and offered her a lift. The woman climbed into the back of the truck and sat on the vehicle. A moment later, the man noticed the woman was still holding her heavy… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/8/19)[:]
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[:en]OUR SOURCE OF PROVISION In August, 2010, thirty three miners were trapped 2,300 ft. underground. Rescuers came to dig a hole establishing delivery path for water, food and medicine. The miners depended those provision to survive. The last miner being resuced was on the 69th day. There is also a pathway for us to reach… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/7/19)[:]
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[:en]SOMEONE TO CELEBRATE When the magi went to visit Jesus, he was no longer in the manger in a stable at the inn but in a house. They presented him with gifts of gold, frankinsense and myrrh”. When we celebrated Christmas, Jesus is no longer a child but in heaven sitteth at the right hand… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/6/19)[:]
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[:en]LISTENING TO GOD Adam and Eve used to hear God’s voice in the Garden in Eden. But when God called them after they have eaten the forbidden fruit, they hid themselves from Him. They were afraid to face God because they have disobeyed what God had told them not to do. While God’s word included… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/5/19)[:]
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[:en]A MULTIPLIED LOVE A woman from Karen’s Church was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). This cruel disease affects nerves and muscles, eventually leading to paralysis. The family’s insurance could not cover home care, and the stricken woman’s husband could not bear the thought of putting her in a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/4/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/3/19)[:]
[:en]NOT WHAT IT SEEMS The king of Aram told his men to find out where Elisha was because the king wanted to capture him. When he knew Elisha was in Dothan, the king sent horses and chariots and a strong force there. They surrounded the city at night. When the servant of Elisha got up… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/3/19)[:]
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[:en]THE PERFECT GIFT Christmas is the time when we give gifts and we receive gifts. How can we know what gifts to buy? How can we choose the perfect gift to the one whom we are giving? Jesus gave us Himself as the most precious and perfect gift. What gifts are you going to give… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/2/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 5[:]
[:en]ADVICE ABOUT WIDOWS, ELDERS AND SLAVES (vs. 1-25) “Do not rebuke older man harshly but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers and younger women as sisters with absolute purity. (vs. 1-2) Proper recognition must be given to those widows who were really in need. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 4[:]
[:en]INSTRUCTIONS TO TIMOTHY (vs. 1-15) There were false teachers who were hypocritical liars giving stringent rules forbidding people to marry or to eat certain foods. This strict discipline for the body made them appear to be self-righteous. “For everything God created is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 3[:]
[:en]OVERSSERS AND DEACONS (vs. 1-16) Overseers are pastors, church leaders or elders. Qualifications of an overseer : (vs. 2-7) Above reproach Husband of one wife Temperate, self-controlled, respectable, able to teach Not given to drunkenness Not violent, but gentle Not quarreling, not a lover of money Must manage his own family well and see that… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 3[:]