Church Blog (Page 259)

Church Blog (Page 259)

He Can Use Anyone

He Can Use Anyone By Billy Graham   •   January 31, 2017 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. —Philippians 1:21 Helen Keller, who is a classic example of handling life’s handicaps, said, “I thank God for my handicaps, for through them I have found myself, my work, and my God.” Some people with handicaps drown themselves in self-pity, and thus limit their usefulness and service to mankind and to God. The Apostle Paul knew the…

Use Your Time Wisely

Use Your Time Wisely By Billy Graham   •   January 30, 2017 For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. —James 4:14 Nothing takes God by surprise. Everything is moving according to a plan, and God wants you in that plan. The devil also has a plan for the world. God has a plan and the devil has a plan, and you will have to decide which plan you…

Share What He Has Done

Share What He Has Done By Billy Graham   •   January 29, 2017 I will declare thy name unto my brethren . . . —Psalm 22:22 There are those near you in your own community who need the regenerating power of Christ. You can call them by name. I suggest that you make a list and begin by spending time in prayer for them. Ask God to show you how to witness to them and how to win them. Their lives…

Verse of the Day – Psalms 121:1-8 KJV

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.  My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.  He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:  He that keepeth thee will not slumber.  Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.  The Lord is thy keeper:  the Lord is thy shade upon the right hand.  The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.  The Lord…

Jesus Is Our Comforter

Jesus Is Our Comforter By Billy Graham   •   January 28, 2017 . . . our Lord Jesus Christ . . . which hath loved us . . . comfort your hearts . . . —2 Thessalonians 2:16,17 Christ is the answer to sorrow. When Harry Lauder, the great Scottish comedian, received word that his son had been killed in France, he said, “In a time like this, there are three courses open to man: He may give way to despair…

Verse of the Day – Romans 10:9-10 KJV

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Responsibility of Family

Responsibility of Family By Billy Graham   •   January 27, 2017 Bless me and my family forever! —2 Samuel 7:29 (TLB) Apart from religious influence, the family is the most important unit of society. It would be good if every home were Christian, but we know that it is not so. The family and the home can never exert their proper influence while ignoring the biblical standard. The Bible calls for discipline and a recognition of authority. If children do not…

Plan for Suffering

Plan for Suffering By Billy Graham   •   January 26, 2016  We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe it, for our hope is in the living God who died for all . . . —1 Timothy 4:9,10 (TLB) Our life has its beginning in suffering. Life’s span is marked by pain and tragedy, and our lives terminate with the enemy called death. The person who expects to escape the pangs of suffering and disappointment simply has…