Getting a Checkup

Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:14  And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.   Devotion In this section where Paul is closing his letter to the Thessalonians, he...

So That They May Be Saved

VERSE: 1Thessalonians 2:14-16  For you, brothers, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus.  You suffered from your own countrymen the same things those churches suffered from the Jews,  (15) who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and...

Heap Coals on His Head

Verse: Proverbs 25:21-22 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you. Devotion How many of you have read this scripture in Proverbs or...

It’s Time to Plow

Verse: Proverbs 20: 4 A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing. Devotion Recently there has been a lot of really good sporting events on TV (the Olympic trials, the NBA finals, the PGA Open, Wimbledon) and I am always amazed at...

Influencers

Verse: Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Devotion I am sure that those of us with kids have talked to them about this very practical thought that you are influenced by your friends. That is why we get to know...