Jonah chapter 4 says: But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. 2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God
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Jonah chapter 1 says: 7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us.
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Ezekiel 47 says: 5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.6 And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?”Then he led me back
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Acts chapter 10 says: 9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. 10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance 11 and saw the heavens opened and
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Exodus 30:16 says: The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves. When it comes to our offerings to the Lord, there are different schools of thought. Some believe that you should give
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Before reading this blog post, click HERE to read 1 Corinthians 14. For many Christians, speaking in tongues is an uncomfortable idea. With all of the suspicion that is present when the topic arises, it makes clarity on what is right and what is wrong very difficult. If you add all of the various interpretations
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James 1:26 says: If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives in his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. If I were to ask you to name five things you have to believe in order to be considered a Christian, what would you say? Jesus is God; we believe
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Mark 1:16-20 says: Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going
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Jesus says in Matthew 16: I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. For generations the church has understood these words of Jesus to mean that it is the responsibility
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This past weekend in worship we talked about how God is attentive to our needs and our prayers. Psalm 139:1-18 gave a great guide as to how God is attentive on the deepest levels. God has made Himself aware of our daily patterns. God’s presence consumes even the places we dare not go. God’s knowledge
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Did God at one time allow unbelievers into Heaven? Acts 17 says: 29 Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere
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Sometimes you know adversity is coming; many times you don’t. Does it make it easier to deal with if you know it’s coming, or is that just more time to worry, agonize, and plan a way out of having to deal with it? Proverbs 24:10 says: If you faint in the day of adversity, your
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How do you think Mary felt to have other people invite other people to peek in on her family right after she gave birth? Luke 2 says: 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
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