"Maybe I have been wrong about God for my entire life," I scribbled in my journal late one night. "Is God even real?" I sighed to myself at the beginning of another sleepless night. Don't get me wrong. I loved Jesus. Faith was the foundation of ...

A conscious, intentional decision to abstain for a time from the pleasure of your choice, this fast has been marked by 40 days of repentance, fasting, reflection, and ultimately celebration. ...

Scripture: Luke 131. Were you there when they cru-ci-fied my Lord?(were you there?)2. Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? (to the tree?)3. Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?(in the side?)4. Were you there when the sun re-fused to shine?(were you there?)5. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? (in the tomb?)Chorus….Were you there when they ____(see stanzas)_____...

Now it was the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew ...

At Bethany, Jesus and His disciples were entertained in the home of Simon the Leper when...

Jesus has no official religious training nor does He hold any official religious office. Yet, He’s ...

Scripture: Mark 11:12-19 When He and His disciples came to Jerusalem Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold doves, and He would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple.He was teaching and saying, “Is it not written, ‘My house shal...

Scripture: Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. Matthew 25:13If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two -If He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you'd do.Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room to such an honored Guest,And all the food you'd serve to Him would be the very best.But when you saw Him coming, would you meet Him at the doorWith arms outstretched in we...

Scripture: Psalm 34: 19-22•Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.•Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.Point to Ponder:•In the end, God lifts up those who cho...

Scripture: Psalm 34: 15-18•The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.•The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.•The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.•The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.Po...

Scripture: Psalm 34:8-14•O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.•O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.•Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.•What man is he that desireth life, and lo...

Mordecai heard that the Jews were to be exterminated from the kingdom of Ahasuerus ...

Lesson Objective: HE HEARS . . . A Personal Favorite to ReciteScripture: Psalm 34:4-7•I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.•They looked unto Him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.•This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.•The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth the...

King David committed adultery with Bathsheba, had her husband executed, married her and they had a child. He repented before God, but ...

Some followers brought young children to Jesus, so that He might ...

Object lesson: PRAISE THE LORD - A Personal Favorite to Recite (Over the next 7 days, Ps. 34 will be explored in 5 parts: Praise the Lord, He Hears, God’s Got It!, Omni-Presence, and OmnipotenceScripture: Psalm 34:1-3•I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.•My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.•Magnify the LOR...

Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a humble tax-collector. The Pharisee stood...

God is always with you. Today turn your fears over to God....

We can’t always control our surroundings or situations but we can change our focus. ...

In a world full of uncertainty, with everything constantly changing, God is still the same. Hold on to God’s unchanging hands. ...