Two Faiths “Daughter, your faith has made you well.” Mark 5:34a “Don’t be afraid, just have faith.” Mark 5:36b My Takeaways Something Old Something New pistis. (piss tis) a conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of…
Benefits Of The Storm So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). Mark 4:36 My Takeaways Something Old Sometimes our obedience can take us directly into the path of a storm. The disciples obeyed God when He told them sail to the other…
Keep Sowing Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. Mark 4:3 My Takeaways Something Old Something New It’s really important we don’t overthink our role as “farmers” to the world. The farmer wasn’t responsible for: The elements surrounding the sowing. The birds who ate the seed and the weather were…
God Knows When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said Luke 7:13 My Takeaways Something Old God knows our heart. We don’t have to say a word. The mother did not ask for healing. Jesus spoke only to the dead man. Only Jesus can give life to…
And When You Pray “When you pray, don’t pray like the hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5a My Takeaways Something Old “Prayer is not to get something, but to get to know Someone.” ~ David Platt Something New Hypocrite: a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions don’t match their stated beliefs. Pray honestly; not pretending Pray privately; not publicly. Pray with value;…
Does God still heal? Does He still touch and heal disease as He did in the New Testament? Listen to Lisa’s story. Lisa is a friend of mine from church. She is a lover of the Word (I guess that’s one reason we are friends.) Our sons are friends. And she experienced something that rocked…