Spend an hour in prayer with these couples each week, no matter the distance that separates you. – Jeff Williams In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, […]
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What if …?
‘My purpose in life is simply to glorify God. We have to be careful that we don’t let the pursuit of our life’s goals, no matter how important they may seem, cause us to lose sight of our purpose. I coach football. But the good I can do to glorify God along the way is […]
On My Knees
“I get on my knees. There I am before the Love that changes me. See, I don’t know how, but there’s power when I’m on my knees.” – lyrics from song “On My Knees” Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, (Philippians 2:5) Where does servant leadership start? The 14 […]
Serving My Wife
You will fulfill your mission by serving your wife! – Holy Spirit Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. (Philippians 2:3-4) What […]
Living Free of Unforgiveness
The best way to become forgiving is to pray for the person you need to forgive. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice, And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. (Ephesians 4:31-32) Who do […]
An Encounter With God – by Steve Burke
The desert is the place of testing, preparation and growth! One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. (Psalm 27:4) Are you […]
Because I Am Thankful
Thanksgiving leads to giving! “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep […]
Preaching With Passion
Only what happens to us can happen through us! “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” (John 12:21b) Do you share Jesus with passion and the power of God? If not, what can you do to facilitate that? Yesterday, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie came to Culpeper and shared power-packed messages on two separate occasions. From Noon […]
The Road to Beijing Runs Through New York
“Champions are made not born.” Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him (Proverbs 8:30) In what area has God designed you to be a champion? What easy things can you do each day to compound and make you a champion for Christ? In […]
Briana Qualifies for Olympic Trials
“Champions know that success is inevitable; that there is no such thing as failure, only feedback. They know that the best way to forecast the future is to create it.” – Michael J. Gelb I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. (Psalm […]