God Wants to Use You… Are You Ready?
Passage:1 Peter 4:10-12 Key Verse:“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” V.10 (NASB) I was ten years old the first time I started teaching. We will call her Mary. She was our live-in maid. She was only sixteen and had been raised on a farm, the daughter of a poor farmer who had no means to take his children to the nearest school. When I found out she could not read nor write, determination filled my mind - my Continue Reading
Forgetting What Lies Behind… Press On!
Passage:Philippians 3:11-16Key Verses: “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” (vs.13-14)“You had such a difficult year!” “Oh, my, am I glad 2012 is over!”“You must be exhausted!”These are some of the words I have heard from friends and family, and many times have Continue Reading
What Will They Say When You Leave?
Passage:Matthew 5:13-16 Key verse:“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” V. 16 (NASB)The phone calls keep coming. There hardly is a day when she does not receive a call from someone whose life he touched. Someone whom he helped when no one was watching. Countless gestures that even his wife was unaware of. Almost five months have gone by since my brother-in-law’s death and we still hear stories of people he Continue Reading


