Encouragements

Immanuel — “KINGDOM-NOW” Encouragement

Immanuel — “KINGDOM-NOW” Encouragement

Greetings Friend,        Speaking of Mary, the Angel of the Lord said to Joseph, “She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name JESUS, for HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS.” (Matthew 1:21)        Now, that’s BIG! We all need to get it settled in …Read More…

You are Justified in Christ — Weekly Encouragement – November 22, 2020

You are Justified in Christ — Weekly Encouragement – November 22, 2020

……………I LOVE this Picture! It shows the reality of every believer!!………….. Greetings Friend,        The theological dictionary definition of “justified” is “declared or made righteous in the sight of God.” In other words, the definition is, “JUST-IF-I’D NEVER SINNED!”        “being JUST-IF-IED AS A GIFT BY HIS GRACE through …Read More…

Holy Spirit Teacher — Weekly Encouragement – November 15, 2020

Holy Spirit Teacher — Weekly Encouragement – November 15, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “As for you, the Anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His Anointing teaches you about all things, and is True and is not a lie, and just as it has …Read More…

Grow in Christ — Weekly Encouragement – November 8, 2020

Grow in Christ — Weekly Encouragement – November 8, 2020

Greetings Friend,        Nothing but Scripture this week – we need God alone and His guiding Word more than anything!        Peter wrote in his second letter, “…be diligent to be found by Him in Peace, spotless and blameless, and regard the patience of our …Read More…

Believing Believers — Weekly Encouragement – October 25, 2020

Believing Believers — Weekly Encouragement – October 25, 2020

Greetings Friend,        Scripture says Jesus first appeared to Mary Magdalene once He arose. “She went and reported to those who had been with Him [His disciples]…When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.” (Mark 16:9-11) Just because they …Read More…

Guard Your Heart — Weekly Encouragement – October 18, 2020

Guard Your Heart — Weekly Encouragement – October 18, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “…’Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.’” (Mark 8:15)        That seems like an appropriate warning for us today – don’t fall for the misguided and unproductive dictates of religion (Pharisees) and especially today, don’t look to politics (Herod) for …Read More…

Gospel of God — Weekly Encouragement – October 11, 2020

Gospel of God — Weekly Encouragement – October 11, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the GOSPEL OF GOD, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; Repent and Believe in the Gospel.’” (Mark 1:14-15)        Then, as Chapter One of Mark explains, …Read More…

Hope in Jesus Alone — Weekly Encouragement – October 4, 2020

Hope in Jesus Alone — Weekly Encouragement – October 4, 2020

Greetings Friend,        My Hope is sure in Jesus – how about you? Did you see any of the “Presidential Debate”? It didn’t seem very Presidential and it certainly wasn’t a debate, but it did demonstrate one of the many reasons my Hope …Read More…

United to God — Weekly Encouragement – September 27, 2020

United to God — Weekly Encouragement – September 27, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “So then, YOU are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and ARE OF GOD’S HOUSEHOLD,” (Ephesians 2:19)        Now, there’s one for you to contemplate!! You have ‘refrigerator rights’ in God’s House!! You’re not a guest, you are in …Read More…

Partake of God’s Grace — Weekly Encouragement – September 20, 2020

Partake of God’s Grace — Weekly Encouragement – September 20, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “…To all the Saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi…” (Philippians 1:1) Paul was writing to the church in Philippi, but he is also writing to us who are Saints in Christ Jesus – is that you?        Look at what Paul is saying …Read More…

Hold Fast — Weekly Encouragement – September 13, 2020

Hold Fast — Weekly Encouragement – September 13, 2020

Greetings Friend,        Let’s talk about Noah’s Faith.        “By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared on ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the Righteousness which …Read More…

Rest in God — Weekly Encouragement – September 6, 2020

Rest in God — Weekly Encouragement – September 6, 2020

Greetings Friend,        Are you a BELIEVING Believer? That’s an important question because Believing Believers enter into a ‘REST’ in God.        “And with whom was He angry for 40 years? Was it not with those who SINNED, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He …Read More…

Call out to Jesus — Weekly Encouragement – August 30, 2020

Call out to Jesus — Weekly Encouragement – August 30, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “…a blind man was sitting by the road begging. Now, hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was. They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.        “And he called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy …Read More…

The Kingdom is a Party — Weekly Encouragement – August 23, 2020

The Kingdom is a Party — Weekly Encouragement – August 23, 2020

Greetings Friend,        Several years ago I heard a sermon by Tony Campolo titled “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” (You can listen to it at this link – https://soundcloud.com/tonycampolo/the-kingdom-of-god-is-a-party — it’s worth your time!)        You probably know the story of the “Loving Father” in …Read More…

Have Real Faith in God — Weekly Encouragement – August 16, 2020

Have Real Faith in God — Weekly Encouragement – August 16, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “Where is your Faith?” (Luke 8:25) That’s what Jesus asked His disciples when they were in a boat in a storm and afraid they were going to die. Are you afraid of things – health (covid), finances, family dynamics, etc.? Where is your Faith? …Read More…

Rejoice Always — Weekly Encouragement – August 9, 2020

Rejoice Always — Weekly Encouragement – August 9, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “Rejoice always;        Pray without ceasing;        In everything Give Thanks;        For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (2Thessalonians 5:16-18)        Paul goes on to say in 2Thessalonians 5:22, “abstain from every form of evil.” But honestly, what kind of evil would you be interested in …Read More…

Be Very Thirsty — Weekly Encouragement – August 2, 2020

Be Very Thirsty — Weekly Encouragement – August 2, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “And He who sits on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things New.’ And He said, ‘Write, for these words are Faithful and True.’ Then He said to me, ‘It is done, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the …Read More…

“ALL-IN” — Weekly Encouragement – July 26, 2020

“ALL-IN” — Weekly Encouragement – July 26, 2020

Greetings Friend,        “…for THE ACCUSER of our brethren has been thrown down…And they OVERCAME HIM because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.” (Revelation 12:10-11)        Did you …Read More…

Jesus is Worthy — Weekly Encouragement – July 19, 2020

Jesus is Worthy — Weekly Encouragement – July 19, 2020

Greetings Friend,        John said, “And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, ‘To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be …Read More…

Repent; Return to your First Love — Weekly Encouragement – July 5, 2020

Repent; Return to your First Love — Weekly Encouragement – July 5, 2020

Greetings Friend, I want us to see how Jesus talked about Repentance — He didn’t talk about it at all like how religious Christians talk about it.       “I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put …Read More…