Church Blog (Page 267)

Church Blog (Page 267)

The Unchanging God

The Unchanging God By Billy Graham   •   January 10, 2017 From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. —Psalm 90:2 Have you ever thought about the collapse of time? From the days of the Lord Jesus Christ until about 1830, man could not travel any faster than a horse. In 1960, a man went into space and traveled at a speed of 18,000 miles an hour. Look how far we have come in so short a time! Sometimes when I read…

Verse of the Day – 2 Timothy 1:9 KJV

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.

Get in the Word

Get in the Word By Billy Graham   •   January 9, 2017 Despise God’s Word and find yourself in trouble. Obey it and succeed. —Proverbs 13:13 (TLB) As Christians, we have the Spirit of God in us. But ours is the responsibility to keep sin out of our lives so that the Spirit can produce His fruit in us. Become grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God. Abraham Lincoln in a…

He Hears Us

He Hears Us By Billy Graham   •   January 8, 2017 What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe . . . —Mark 11:24 We are to pray in times of adversity, lest we become faithless and unbelieving. We are to pray in times of prosperity, lest we become boastful and proud. We are to pray in times of danger, lest we become fearful and doubting. We need to pray in times of security, lest we become self-sufficient. Sinners, pray…

Verse of the Day – 1 Peter 2:9 KJV

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

Angels Have Charge Over Us

Angels Have Charge Over Us By Billy Graham   •   January 7, 2017 He is my refuge . . . —Psalm 91:2 Modern psychiatrists say that one of the basic needs of man is security. In the 91st Psalm we are assured that in God we have the greatest of security, “There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”…

Verse of the Day – John 15:5 KJV

I am the vine, ye are the branches:  He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Wait a minute! Did I just miss a blessing?

Wait a minute!  Did I just miss a blessing? Well did everyone see the snow today?  I did, I was out in it, driving to Wally-World to pick up a few groceries.  As I was approaching the intersection of the southbound I-75 off ramp and 321 I noticed a dark haired, bearded man walking over the bridge.  A Hitchhiker, I assumed as he had a backpack on.  But what really caught my eye was that in the midst of the…

He Is Coming Back

He Is Coming Back By Billy Graham   •   January 6, 2017 Keep a sharp lookout! For you do not know when I will come. . . Watch for my return! —Mark 13:35, 36 (TLB) The great Dwight L. Moody used to say, “I never preached a sermon without thinking that possibly the Lord may come before I preach another.” Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, the distinguished British clergy-man, said, “I never begin my work in the morning without thinking that perhaps…

Verse of the Day – Ephesians 5:1-2

¹ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;  ²  And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. 

The Home

The Home By Billy Graham   •   January 5, 2017 Love never faileth . . . —1 Corinthians 13:8 The first essential for a happy Christian home is that love must be practiced. Homes that are built on animal attraction and lust are destined to crumble and fall. Love is the cohesive force that holds the family together. True love contains an element of spiritual mystery. It embodies loyalty, reverence, and understanding. Love imposes a tremendous responsibility on all members of…