Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God. (Psalm 146:5) Pastor Randy Alcorn states: The happiest people in the world have a deep, gratitude-drenched relationship with Christ. We don’t pretend all is well. But knowing God’s commands to rejoice in Him through His all-sufficient power, we meditate on His word …
Christ: His Wonderful Names (Part 2)
From “Christ is Everything to His Followers” at Christ EPC; Belhaven University (OT & NT Survey); Bible in 90 Days; other teaching, mentoring, counseling. If you missed it, you can go back and read Christ: His Wonderful Names (Part 1) Quick Review: The whole Bible is filled with the names and titles of our Lord Jesus to tell us all …
Christ: His Wonderful Names (Part 1)
From “Christ is Everything to His Followers” at Christ EPC; Belhaven University (OT & NT Survey); Bible in 90 Days; other teaching, mentoring, counseling. Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven, to His feet your tribute bring; Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like me, His praise should sing?…Praise the everlasting King! (from hymn by Henry Lyte) Jesus heaps up His …
Christ: The Lifter of My Head
You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. (Psalm 3:3, NKJ) Why do we need Jesus to lift us up? One magazine surveyed readers about grief and nearly 10,000 people responded. Many had lost a loved one years ago, but still felt a continual sense of misery. Many still dreamed …
Christ Will Not Forget You (Part 2)
Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me. Christ says: Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. (Isaiah 49:14-16) Used in prison ministry and …
Christ Will Not Forget You (Part 1)
Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me. Christ says: Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. (Isaiah 49:14-16) Excerpts from class notes also …
Jesus’ Fireworks
It may be at midday, it may be at twilight, It may be that the blackness of midnight, Will burst into light in the blaze of His glory, When Jesus receives “His own.” (From the hymn “Christ Returneth” by H. L. Turner) This July Fourth, Americans will spend millions of dollars on fireworks. Children wave sparklers, grown men set off …
Christ is Everything to His Followers
Recent class at Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Houston Jesus Christ is God’s only Son and our Lord and Savior. He became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He who is true God became true man, united in one Person forever. Jesus died on the cross an atoning sacrifice for our sins according …
Jesus is Quiet Over You in His Love
The LORD your God…will be quiet over you in His love…. (Zephaniah 3:17, my translation1) From Christ is Everything to His Followers; Belhaven University (OT & NT Survey); Bible in 90 Days; other teaching, training, counseling, and prison work. An Illustration of Quiet Love Imagine a surgeon named Dolan, telling of a young woman he operated on. After she awakes …
Rejoicing in Christ’s Providence
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your love, O LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul….The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD. (Psalm 94:18-19; Job 1:21) John Allen was an Irish farmer who owned a fine mare and one day the …