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RUN THE RACE – WITH ENDURANCE (PATIENCE)

“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” John 12:24 You can tell the size of a Christian by what it takes to stop him. Hebrews 12:1 says we are to “run with … Continue reading

RUN THE RACE / FINISH THE COURSE

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 When Jesus came to the end of His life, He said, “I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.” (John 17:4). He stayed on the track, and so … Continue reading

RUN THE RACE – TO WIN THE PRIZE!

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” 1 Corinthians 9:24 Runners not only need to untangle themselves from weights that slow them down, but they need to also remove things from the track that … Continue reading

I AM (HE SAID)

“God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:14 Have you ever noticed that the title God chose to describe Himself is an incomplete sentence? Now, most people would finish that sentence, “I am…” but not … Continue reading

DON’T STOP PRAYING – BE PATIENT

“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!.” Isaiah 30:18 Many times the Lord will deliberately delay so that He may be gracious to us. When Lazarus fell sick, his … Continue reading

TROUBLED? JESUS PRAYS FOR BELIEVERS

“Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” Hebrews 7:25 Do you ever feel you are all alone when a struggle hits your life? Tell yourself, “I am graced by His prayers.” Jesus is watching over you and He is praying … Continue reading

TROUBLES – PART OF GOD’S PLAN FOR YOU?

“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 42:5 Here’s a thought to have during the storms of life: “I am growing through His plan.” What is God’s plan for you? He wants to enlarge … Continue reading

JESUS – A FACT OF HISTORY

“We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.” John 6:69 Jesus Christ is a fact of history. Many secular historians will admit that, regardless of what they believe about Him, Jesus lived! There’s no way to explain that the Christian Church exists apart from the fact that … Continue reading

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION

“He is not here: for He is risen.”  Matthew 28:6 It is a truth that Jesus Christ literally came out of the grave. You just can’t be neutral about the resurrection. You have to face the fact of the resurrection. Either it is true or it is not true. Either He came out of that … Continue reading

THE LIGHT – HAVE YOU SEEN IT?

“For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.” Psalm 36:9 Jesus had a life that the grave could not keep. While He carried your sins to the grave and left them there, Jesus came out of that grave living, risen, and victorious! When Jesus rose, you rose with Him. … Continue reading