Grace and peace to you. In my devotional 31 Ways to be A “One Another” Christian: Loving Others with the Love of Jesus, today’s Scripture is from 1 John 1:7 — “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from …
We, humans, have faith in a lot of things. We have faith in our work ethic, that it will stay active for a long time. We have faith in our sports teams, that they will win every game. We have faith in the stock market, that our money will be invested wisely. Most importantly, however, is our faith in God. …
Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will reap a crop of my love; plow the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower salvation upon you.Hosea 10:12 (TLB) Protests. Civil Unrest. Riots. These words have been part of my vocabulary since I was a little kid. …
Grace and peace to you. This Sunday celebrates the Jewish festival called the Feast of Weeks or the Feast of Harvest. The Feast of Weeks is the celebration of the early harvest (May-June). The final harvest is celebrated in the fall. The Feast of Weeks comes fifty days after the celebration of First Fruits. This is a total of seven …
Grace and peace to you. According to the Jewish calendar, to day is the 25th day of the month of Iyar — also called Ziv. This marks the 40th day since Jesus rose from the grave. The resurrection took place on the day after the first Sabbath following the Passover Feast. This day is known as the Feast of First …
Grace and peace to you. Dr. David Jeremiah is the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in San Diego. He is the founder of Turning Point Ministries, and he has authored more than fifty books. One of his books, Overcomer, uses Ephesians 6:10-18 to show us how we can overcome Satan’s attacks by “putting on the armor of God.” …
This morning I was reading from a book that Brother Clark gave me titled Imagine Church: Releasing Whole-Life Disciples. Much of what the book discusses goes right along with our focus on transitioning from an attractional church (inward focused) to a missional church (outward focused). In a chapter discussing changes that need to happen with church leadership, there is a …
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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declared the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future…” Yes, we have probably all heard the famous verse Jeremiah 29:11 many times before. It is one of those popular verses that people will list if you ask them to tell …
1 Peter 4:10“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” This bible verse perfectly exemplifies the person I will be profiling. What this person has done in this time of uncertainty and these times that we are afraid speaks volumes. This person is our own …
Hello Hillside Family! My name is Marco Milani, or Msquared, and this is one of many articles I will be writing for the Hillside Herald Newsletter. This section will be all about my Christian walk, and the things I go through and struggle with, centered around one bible verse. In this issue, I will begin my series of articles with …