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Didn’t Get Credit?
Didn’t Get Credit? From Our Daily Bread – July 23, 2017 Read: Colossians 4:7–18 Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 Hollywood musicals were wildly popular during the 1950s and 1960s, and three actresses in particular—Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, and Deborah Kerr—thrilled viewers with their compelling performances. But a huge part of the appeal of these actresses was the breathtaking singing that enhanced their acting. In fact, the…
Here to Serve
Here to Serve From Our Daily Bread – June 24, 2017 Read: John 13:3–17 [Jesus] poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet.—John 13:5 It was time for our church to commission a new group of leaders. To symbolize their roles as servant-leaders, the church elders participated in a memorable foot-washing ceremony. Each of the leaders—including the pastor—washed each other’s feet as the congregation observed them. What they did that day was modeled for us by…
Playing in Concert
Playing in Concert From Our Daily Bread – June 23, 2017 Read: Romans 12:3–8 So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.—Romans 12:5-6 During our granddaughter’s school band concert, I was impressed by how well this group of 11- and 12-year-olds played together. If each of them had wanted to be a solo performer, they could not have…
Faith Produces Works
Faith Produces Works By Billy Graham • May 17, 2017 . . . doing service as to the Lord . . . —Ephesians 6:7 A true sacrament is not a mere creed, or ordinance, or form, but it is a life of service to God and to man. The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless. The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the…
Joy in Sharing
Joy in SharingBy Billy Graham • April 25, 2017 We . . . offer our sacrifice of praise to God by telling others of the glory of his name. —Hebrews 13:15 (TLB) Jesus knew that one of the real tests of our yieldedness to God is our willingness to share with others. If we have no mercy toward others, that is one proof that we have never experienced God’s mercy. Emerson must have been reading the gauge of human mercy…
Love in Action
Love in Action By Billy Graham • April 21, 2017 Be full of love for others, following the example of Christ . . . —Ephesians 5:2 (TLB) There is no doubt that we need social reform. If success is ever to be realized, our generations must work together and listen to each other, which is one of the first requirements of cooperation. At this point, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is relevant as the great reconciler. The Apostle John, in…
Meeting Spiritual Needs
Meeting Spiritual Needs By Billy Graham • January 24, 2017 Go and make disciples in all the nations . . . —Matthew 28:19 (TLB) Christian missions is unique in the aggressive movements of history. Christianity in its pure form has no “axe to grind,” no system to foster, and no profit motivation. Its job is simply to “seek and to save that which is lost.” Nothing more, nothing less. The words “apostle” and “missionary” mean the same thing: “One who…
The First Missionary
The First MissionaryBy Billy Graham • September 1, 2016 Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. —Matthew 4:19 Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by passively and let those who happened to be interested in His teaching come to Him. He went out where the sick, the sorrowing, and the sad were, and expounded His message of joy, healing, and salvation. Even at a tender age, He went to the Temple and “taught”…
Daily Devotional – The Hands of Jesus
The Hands of Jesus By Billy Graham • June 29, 2016 . . . I was hungry, [and] you gave me food . . . —Matthew 25:35 (NEB) During the war a church in Strasburg, Germany, was totally destroyed; but a statue of Christ which stood by the altar was almost unharmed. Only the hands of the statue were missing. When the church was rebuilt, a famous sculptor offered to make new hands; but, after considering the matter, the members…
Practice Good Stewardship By Billy Graham • June 15, 2016 Redeeming the time . . . —Ephesians 5:16 We are stewards of our time. God has given each one of us a little “chunk of eternity” called time. These golden moments of opportunity are doled out to us for our benefit and for God’s glory. If we use them wisely, they are woven by God’s omnipotent hand into the fabric of eternity. Henry Thoreau cautioned, “You cannot kill time without…
Daily Devotional – No Regrets
No Regrets – from Billygraham.org June 2, 2016 If we are living now by the Holy Spirit’s power, let us follow the Holy Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. —Galatians 5:25 (TLB) When Bill Borden, son of the wealthy Bordens, went out to China as a missionary, many of his friends thought he was foolish to “waste his life,” as they put it, trying to convert a few heathens to Christianity. But Bill loved Christ and he loved…
Letters from Roscoe – Doing Things for the Right Reason
Doing things for the Right Reason … Lately things have been pretty hard around here. Cindy’s mom passed away, and she is still there in Florida trying to deal with her Mom’s estate. My wife is a strong woman, she is a woman of even stronger faith and I know she will get through this and be the stronger for it. Things have also been quiet too. Ever since the day her Mom passed, I haven’t felt the Lord urging…
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