“For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability” – 2 Cor 8:3 (NIV). In his mission to proclaim the Good news of Jesus Christ Paul set up Churches in Galatia, Philippi, Thessalonika, Corinth and Ephesus and lots more. He always felt
“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent” – Revelation 3:19 (NIV). Karen grew up in a home where at the snap of her finger she would get whatever she wanted. She had a room full of toys, which cost her parents, a fortune, and
“I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever” – Psalm 86:12 (NIV). The story is told that once Jesus met ten lepers. They had been bitten with one of the most feared disease around- an infection caused by a slow-growing bacteria.
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” – Ephesians 4: 29 (NIV). The Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the believers in the city of Ephesus
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” – 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV). Children know quite early in life not to play with fire. Fire hurts. However, a child who is naive may think he can figure
“If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it?..” – Proverbs 24:12 (NIV). A long time ago there was a belief that to make a leader you had to fit a certain
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” – I Thessalonians 5:11). There are many things that occurred during the 1992 Olympics in Spain, Barcelona, which no one ever recalls. However, there is an event that has lived through memory. In the course of
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well” – Psalm 139:14 (NIV). The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how life could all of a sudden be snapped away. Just as it were there is also the ever present monster of motor accidents which
“God, your God, will restore everything you lost; he’ll have compassion on you; he’ll come back and pick up the pieces from all the places where you were scattered” – Deuteronomy 30:3 (NIV). Two women had a claim over one baby. They all insisted it was theirs. But a baby
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” – 1 Thessalonians 5: 17-18 (NIV). A pessimist has been described as a “person who sees the worst side of things because they believe the worst will happen”! Instead of seeing the
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