\"Wisdom is not just about having an abundance of knowledge but the ability to simplify and effectively apply that knowledge in a meaningful manner. The Book of Proverbs is the guide – GPS – to a better me, to a better you.\"
ZChurch message for April 23, 2022 (full service: https://youtu.be/CW-0EfFS1Io) Pastor Loretta Huggins’ message will encourage your heart. We all may face pressures from the outside but […]
"The Apostle of Grace, Paul, taught grace: he used the word grace more than one hundred times in his epistles. Paul depended on grace, entirely. Paul tells the Corinthians that while in Asia, he faced more trouble than he could handle, even to the point that he despaired of life. And he admits that in desperation, he begged God to relieve him from the attacks of the enemy. And Jesus Christ's response to his prayer is quite interesting..."
"There are many negative voices that will try to convince you and me that we are doomed to blindly go about our lives - living from one crisis to the next crisis. But if we pray the above prayer from Ephesians in faith we will experience a life-changing miracle of believing we are created to live a glorious life."
Interestingly, Jesus changed Peter's name at their initial introduction: "Thou art Simon the son of Jonah: thou shalt be called Cephas…" – Christ gave Peter a new identity (John 1:42). Wow, to have the Creator of all, God the Son, bestow a name upon you....
We delighted in the fact that several Starbucks coffee shops were less than a quarter-mile from our front door in Washington, District of Columbia. And all the different places we have lived – the Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and now the Mediterranean coast – have only convinced me that I am an urbanite.
We stepped into a small elevator. At the controls stood a park ranger. The doors closed. A sudden jolt. We gasped for air. An eerie quietness hovered over us as we began our descent. ..
Much to my surprise...I was...a small thinker trapped by fear. Thank God that He is Perfect and He is Love. Perfect Love casts out all fear! Be a BIG Thinker!