Thought for the week

Habit is an acquired behavioral pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. It is a dominant or regular disposition or tendency; a prevailing character or quality; while lifestyle is the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, etc, that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.…

And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” …Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of…

“Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.” (Acts 2:44, 45 NKJV) Sometimes, we are too familiar with some words such that we lose their intended meaning when we use them.…

“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.  Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.  Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days”.  (Joel 2:28 -29) “……..Do…

“Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.” (Acts 2:44, 45 NKJV) Sometimes, we are too familiar with some words such that we lose their intended meaning when we use them.…

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God. (1 Corinthians 4:5) The Oxford Dictionary defines emotions as a “strong feeling deriving from…

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armour of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this…

“Beware, lest you say in your heart, my power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth. You shall remember the LORD your God, for, it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm His covenant that he swore to your fathers,…

“Beware, lest you say in your heart, my power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth. You shall remember the LORD your God, for, it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm His covenant that he swore to your fathers,…

“Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last - salvation and power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth- the one who accuses them…

“But everything exposed by the light becomes visible and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.  This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you”  (Ephesians 5: 13 & 14) INTRODUCTION Light was the first thing God created in Genesis…

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will bear even more fruitful. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch…

The cornerstone of Biblical doctrine and Christianity is the doctrine of God.  Who is God?  What is His nature?  How does He manifest Himself to us, and how does He work?    The eternal power and deity of God are manifest in creation, as shown to us in the revealed Word…

“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Holy Spirit gave them utterances” (Acts 2: 4). Today Christians the world over celebrate “Pentecost” in remembrance of the out-pouring of the Holy Spirit on the early disciples more than 2000 years…

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say   -  ”If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, When men rose up against us,  Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us!  (Psalm…

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they…

"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die" John 11:25. If we would just stop for a moment to ponder, we realize in life we have a negative to every positive or a positive to…

“They said to them, ‘Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!” (Luke 24:5b -6a NKJV) The central message of Easter is the resurrection. It comes with celebration. Why do we celebrate? We celebrate because, Jesus is Alive. What do we celebrate?…

“They said to them, ‘Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!” (Luke 24:5b -6a NKJV) The central message of Easter is the resurrection. It comes with celebration. Why do we celebrate? We celebrate because, Jesus is Alive. What do we celebrate?…

“For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be…

Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. John 12:24 Jesus told His disciples on that eventful night that He was betrayed, “Greater love has no one than this, than…