Church Blog (Page 268)

Church Blog (Page 268)

Verse of the Day – 1 John 4:11-12 KJV

¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.  ¹² No man hath seen God at any time.  If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Assurance of His Love

Assurance of His Love By Billy Graham   •   January 4, 2017 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? —Psalm 27:1 Today many people are living in the bondage of fear. In a recent study a psychiatrist said that the greatest problem facing his patients was fear. Fear of going insane, committing suicide, being alone, or fear of heart disease, cancer, disaster, or death. We are becoming a nation of fearful people. Down through the centuries…

Verse of the Day – 1 Peter 5:10 KJV

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

A Simple Message

A Simple Message By Billy Graham   •   January 3, 2017 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. —John 15:9 The great Swiss theologian, Dr. Karl Barth, was probably in his generation the greatest theologian in the world, and a great philosopher as well. I did not always agree with him, but he was my friend and I respected him. While he was in this country, a student at one of the…

The Secret of Real Living

The Secret of Real Living By Billy Graham   •   January 2, 2017 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee; my soul thirsteth for thee . . . —Psalm 63:1 Some Christians have learned little of a daily devotional life. Some time ago a policeman asked me what the secret of victorious living was. I told him that there is no magic formula that can be pronounced. If any word could describe it, I would say surrender.…

Verse of the Day – John 14:27 KJV

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you:  not as the world giveth, give I unto you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Filled With Christ

Filled With Christ By Billy Graham   •   January 1, 2017 . . . Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. —Philippians 3:13 (TLB) As we flick the calendar to a new year, we come face to face with the fact that our days on earth are numbered. As the Psalmist wrote, “Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” No thoughtful person can approach New Year’s Day without some introspection. We…

God Loves You!

God Loves You! By Billy Graham   •   December 31, 2016 We know how much God loves us because we have felt his love . . . —1 John 4:16 (TLB) Never question God’s great love, for it is as unchangeable a part of God as is His holiness. Were it not for the love of God, none of us would ever have a chance in the future life. But God is love! And His love for us is everlasting. The…

Why We Have the Bible

Why We Have the Bible By Billy Graham   •   December 30, 2016 These are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God . . . —John 20:31 God caused the Bible to be written for the express purpose of revealing to us God’s plan for His redemption. God caused the Book to be written that He might make His everlasting laws clear to His children, and that they might have His great wisdom to…