Church Blog (Page 261)

Church Blog (Page 261)

The Mystery of His Love

The Mystery of His Love By Billy Graham  •   February 14, 2017 I have loved thee with an everlasting love . . . —Jeremiah 31:3 No human experience can fully illustrate the imputed righteousness of God, as conceived by His infinite love. It is a mystery-incomprehensible and inexplicable. Like the mystery of the sun’s heat and light, we cannot measure it or explain it, and yet we could not live without it. Writing of the mystery of completed righteousness, Paul…

Chosen by God

Chosen by God By Billy Graham   •   February 13, 2017  . . . you have been chosen by God who has given you this new kind of life . . . —Colossians 3:12 (TLB) Modern writers depict the pessimism of our time and many of them throw up their hands in despair and say, “There is no answer to man’s dilemma.” Hemingway once said, “I live in a vacuum that is as lonely as a radio tube when the batteries…

Feeling the Hurts of Others

Feeling the Hurts of Others By Billy Graham   •   February 12, 2017 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light . . . —1 John 2:10 This age in which we live could hardly be described as conducive to a sensitiveness of the needs of others. We have developed a veneer of sophistication and hardness. Abraham Lincoln once said, characteristically, “I am sorry for the man who can’t feel the whip when it is laid on the other man’s…

His Timing Is Perfect

His Timing Is Perfect By Billy Graham   •   February 11, 2017 . . . that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. —Romans 12:2 God has a plan for the life of every Christian. Every circumstance, every turn of destiny, is for your good. It is working together for completeness. His plan for you is being perfected. All things working together for your good and for His glory. As a young Christian, Ruth,…

God Made You

God Made You By Billy Graham   •   February 10, 2017 Our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. —1 John 1:3 God made you! You were fashioned in His own image! You were made in the image and likeness of the Creator. God had a purpose in making you. His primary purpose is that you would have fellowship with Him. If man does not have fellowship with God, he is lost, confused, and bewildered. Since he does…

Life Changing Power

Life Changing Power By Billy Graham   •   February 9, 2017 I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. —Galatians 2:20 One day, by a simple act of faith, I decided to take Jesus Christ at His word. I could not come by way of the intellect alone; no one can. That does not mean that we reject reason. God has given us minds and the ability to reason wherever reason…