Church Blog (Page 289)

Church Blog (Page 289)

The Beginning of Wisdom

The Beginning of Wisdom By Billy Graham   •   August 14, 2016 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom . . . —1 Corinthians 1:30 I believe we ought to get all the education we can, but we dare not make it our god. John Dewey once defined education as the systematic, purposeful reconstruction of experience; but so much of modern education leaves out God. What we are actually doing is reconstructing…

Life Changing Power

Life-Changing Power By Billy Graham   •   August 13, 2016  Christ died and rose again . . . so that he can be our Lord both while we live and when we die. —Romans 14:9 (TLB) With a frequency that is amazing, the Bible affirms the fact of the bodily resurrection of Christ. Perhaps the most direct of all its statements is Luke’s account in the book of Acts, where he reports, “To whom also he shewed himself alive after his…

Verse of the Day – Deuteronomy 6:6-7 KJV

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:  And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Poverty of Soul

Poverty of Soul By Billy Graham   •   August 12, 2016 For my people [are] foolish, they have not known me . . . —Jeremiah 4:22 No man is more pathetic than he who is in great need and is not aware of it. Remember Samson? Standing there in the valley of Sorek, surrounded by the lords of the Philistines, ” . . . he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.” It has been truly said, “No man…

Verse of the Day – Psalm 103:17-18 KJV

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;  To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

The Unmerited Favor of God

The Unmerited Favor of God By Billy Graham   •   August 11, 2016 For by grace are ye saved . . . —Ephesians 2:8 “Grace,” according to the dictionary, is the unmerited favor of God toward mankind. The word “grace” is used over 170 times in the New Testament alone. Grace is not bought. It is a free gift of almighty God to needy mankind. When I picture Jesus Christ dying on the cross, I see the free gift of God’s…

Verse of the Day – 1 Peter 3:12-13

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers:  but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.  ¹³And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

A New World

A New World By Billy Graham   •   August 10, 2016 Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. —1 Corinthians 2:9 At the close of the Bible we encounter these words, “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away.” A new world is coming! Each time we pray in…

Verse of the Day – Ephesians 4:31-32 KJV

³¹  Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: ³²  And be ye kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

The Eternal Fact

The Eternal Fact By Billy Graham   •   August 9, 2016 And all who trust him—God’s Son—to save them have eternal life . . . —John 3:36 (TLB) Currently, Christianity is being compared with other religions as never before. Some so-called Christian leaders even advocate the working out of a system of morals, ethics, and religion that would bring together all the religions of the world. It cannot be done. Jesus Christ is unique. Why insist on the uniqueness of Christ?…

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.