God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
There is an unspoken notion afoot that all we have to do is claim belief in God, and then we are saved. Magical powers protect us from then on without needing any more effort on our part. This professed belief assures us of our spot. Still, our hearts are very much in love with ourselves... Continue Reading →
How wonderful it is to ponder God's depths of love, grace, and mercy! How beautiful it is to dwell on His mysterious yet loftier ways! How thrilling to realize His nearness, and to wake up to His presence. Let the miracles begin as we turn to Him, open our hearts, and learn of Him in... Continue Reading →
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude 1:25 NIV “Jesus loves me, this I know.” The children belted out the song that they knew well. They listened to stories and the lesson study. Then, when the... Continue Reading →
Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Jude 1:21 NIV He was a modern-day prodigal son. He and his brothers and sisters had grown up eating at the Father´s table. He had been taught what was right and wrong.... Continue Reading →
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Jude 1:20 NIV They wanted to put a well on the property. They just needed to find the right place to put it. The tribal people had an old way of telling where the water was.... Continue Reading →
These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage. Jude 1:16 NIV A man went on a trip with his two brothers. They drove up to visit relatives in another state. They left their advanced metropolitan society behind them and... Continue Reading →
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. Jude 1:3 NIV The church service ended. All the people rose. The ushers began letting... Continue Reading →
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ: Jude 1:1 NIV He was just a child when it all started. He noticed that there were times when his heart raced too much. Often... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 