Church Blog (Page 270)

Church Blog (Page 270)

Lord, please take me from the Middle.

Lord, please take me from the Middle. I was born the third child of five.  I am in the middle. I am the only boy among four sisters.  I am in the middle. All of my life, I have been the moderate.  I have hardly ever taken the hard line, be it ‘Left’ or be it ‘Right’.  I have always been pulled to one side and then the other.  I am in the middle.  The other day I was beginning…

Realities of Life

Realities of Life By Billy Graham   •   November 27, 2016 Casting down imaginations . . . and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:5 Thousands of people have made plans to escape from the realities of life. A new word has come into common usage the last few years. That word is “escapism.” The dictionary defines it as “a retreat from reality into an imaginary world.” The escape of imagination. Solomon spoke of the…

Verse of the Day – Malachi 3:1 KJV

¹  Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me:  and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:  behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

Enjoy Life

Enjoy Life By Billy Graham   •   November 26, 2016 Now you are happy with the inexpressible joy that comes from heaven itself. —1 Peter 1:8 (TLB) Christians are to enjoy life and enjoy one another. When children see no joy in their home, no joy in your Christianity, they will not be attracted by it. When they see you excited about going to a ball game, or watching television, and then dragging around to do spiritual things, they will soon…

Whose Son Is He?

Whose Son Is He? By Billy Graham   •   November 25, 2016 To us there is but one God, the Father . . . and one Lord Jesus Christ . . . —1 Corinthians 8:6 Ultimately, in one way or another, or at one time or another, we shall be faced with this question: What think ye of Christ? Whose Son is He? If Jesus Christ is not who He claimed to be, He is a deceiver, or an egomaniac. We…

Word and Deed

Word and Deed By Billy Graham   •   November 24, 2016 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. —Psalm 118:1 This year as we observe our season of thanksgiving, let us be grateful not only in word but also in deed. Let our gratitude find expression in a resolve to live a life more unselfish and more consecrated to Jesus Christ. When we sit around our tables laden with sumptuous delicacies, let…

The Abundant Life

The Abundant Life By Billy Graham   •   November 23, 2016 He that eateth, eateth to the Lord; for he giveth God thanks . . . —Romans 14:6 Do you think that God would have bothered to send His Son to the world, if man had been able to face life and eternity alone? Christ’s coming to the world proved that God was not happy with man’s unhappiness. He sent Him not only that we might have eternal life but that…