Stewardship Devotional Day 3Experiencing God Reality #3 – God invites you to become involved with Him in His work A key component of stewardship is how God carries out His purposes in the world today. As you study the scriptures, you will find emphasis placed on the ministry of the local church. Everything that…
Stewardship Devotional Day 2Experiencing God Reality #2 – God pursues a continuing love relationship with you. 1 John 4:9-11 is a classic passage of scripture concerning God’s love for us and our need to love one another. “In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only…
There are times in our lives when we reach a point of crisis. Crucial moments and crucial decisions that determine the trajectory of our life. A word of counsel, especially to young people, that is often declared is the simple truth that ‘decisions determined destiny.’ Every decision we make, both small and great, will determine…
Stewardship Devotional Day 1Experiencing God Reality #1 – God is always at work around you. Philippians 2:13 says, “For it is God who works in you both to will and do for His good pleasure.” In the context of this verse Paul encourages the church to ‘work out their salvation.’ Paul did not suggest…
A term that is often heard in church circles is the term ‘backslidden’. Paul wrote to the Corinthian church about this very issue. He called them ‘carnal’ Christians. There are those who believed on the Lord Jesus and at one time may have lived faithfully for the Lord, but now they have fallen into the…
After the feeding of the five thousand we find the multitudes of people not leaving. They stayed through the storm (when Jesus walked on the water) and then the next day got in boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. Once they found Jesus, a discussion begins as Jesus uses the opportunity to teach…
Have you ever heard the saying: ‘you made your bed so you must sleep in it’? Or, ‘what goes around comes around’? Or, you ‘reap what you sow’? Or, ‘you get what’s coming to you’? All of these little ‘sayings’ can be summed up by the simple truth that there are consequences for our sin.…
The account of Jesus walking on the water is certainly intriguing. It is one event that many of us have known since childhood. It is truly an unforgettable story. This remarkable event is also recorded in Mark 6:45-52 and Matthew 14:22-32 with a few variations. Matthew and Mark both state that the disciples at first…
It is discovered in God’s call on Jeremiah’s life that he was called to be the mouthpiece of God. He had a responsibility to preach not whatever comes to his mind or whatever is dear to him; rather, to preach the exact words that God gives him. Verse 1 of Jeremiah 2 declares again that…
One of the most fascinating accounts recorded in the Scriptures is the feeding of the five thousand. The feeding of the five thousand was such an impressive miracle that it is recorded in all four Gospels. As we begin to glean what we can learn from this account, it behooves us to be reminded of…
Pastor Chris Noland 