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Understanding what God has afforded us in Jesus!

I believe that a life spent in God’s praise would in itself be a missionary life. That matronly sister who never delivered a sermon, or even a lecture, in all her days has lived a quiet, happy, useful, loving life, and her family has learned from her to trust the Lord. Even when she shall have passed…

When I was visiting one of our sick friends he uttered a sentence that stuck to me. He said, “I have had some education for heaven in attending the Metropolitan Tabernacle.” “How is that?” “Because I have been used to worship with a great company of godly people, used to join in the songs of great multitudes,…

In some of the houses not far from here, I noticed some linnets in cages, in which there were tufts of grass or small branches of trees as perches for the poor prisoners; yet they were singing away right merrily. I suppose that grass and those fragments of trees were meant to remind them, in this great,…

I might illustrate the willfulness of many a supplication by that of a little boy who was very diligent in saying his prayers, but was at the same time disobedient, ill-tempered, and the pest of the house. His mother told him that she thought it was mere hypocrisy for him to pretend to pray. He replied,…

CCLI Song Number 7119315 Author(s): Jonathan David HelserMelissa HelserMolly SkaggsJake Stevens Recorded by: The Martin Family

While protests filled the streets of many cities in the United States, a peaceful movement began on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee centering on prayer and worship. The initiative began when 1,000 churches partnered for thirty days of prayer and fasting for the city. Organizers had a vision of bringing…

In Argentina, bars have been allowed to reopen while churches are still limited to just 10 people. One Argentine pastor decided he would turn his church, The Comunidad Redentor evangelical church in San Lorenzo into a bar. Pastors will carry around trays with Bibles to replicate the actions of waiters.…

In the book, The God Who Knows Your Name Max Lucado writes, “Worship is when you’re aware that what you’ve been given is far greater than what you can give. Worship is the awareness that were it not for his touch, you’d still be hobbling and hurting, bitter and broken. Worship is the half-glazed expression…

Mass fainting by rock-concert audiences is a well-recognized phenomenon, seen since the time of Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Research done on the why of this phenomenon points to hyperventilation – deep or rapid breathing – when overcome with emotion and reduced blood flow from the effects of prolonged…

When he was in college, Britton Colquitt developed an alcohol problem. Several alcohol-related incidents led to his arrest and multiple suspensions from the University of Tennessee. Eventually the football coach yanked his scholarship, suspended him for the first five games of his senior season, and…

Before Michael Jackson’s death, he went on the Oprah Winfrey show to do an interview. As part of the interview, Oprah showed Jackson video clips of how people responded to him during his concerts all over the world. In his book, The Air I Breath, Louie Giglio wrote, “In multiple cultures, mobs of people…

In his book, Thanks: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make you Happier, Robert Emmons writes, “A longitudinal study of college students found that happiness levels in college predicted income sixteen years later. The most cheerful students earned $25,000 lore per year than their more dour classmates.” —Jim…

Wu Hsia had an important decision to make. He and his girlfriend Rong Tsao had arranged to meet a former girlfriend, Jun Tang at a riverside park. Their intent was to tell the ex to stop trying to break them up. But Jun, trying to prove that Wu still loved her, jumped into the river and screamed for…

In an attempt to attract more women, the regional authorities in southern Taiwan have built a church in the shape of a massive high-heeled shoe. The shape of the building is a poor excuse for going to church. Further investigation discovers it is a government building designed to bring brides to the…

You could cut the tension with a knife. It was universal. Not a face in the town square didn’t contort with the furrow of fear. It was palpable. Everyone seemed worried except . . . except the king. That was strange because, while others may be left with their lives once the invaders breached the wall,…

God being God, Annie Dillard playfully suggested that along with our Bibles and vestments we should wear crash helmets when we worship.

Worship songwriter, Brian Doerksen writes, The gathering of the church is meant to be a number of things: a hospital to heal the sick and wounded; a family where everyone is accepted; a school where we are taught the Word of God; and an army that engages and defeats the Enemy to see the kingdom of God…

After a huge fire destroyed his home near Colorado Springs, Ted Robertson went to inspect the damage with the hope of finding one very special small item. Robertson didn’t expect to find much when he saw that the fire had stripped the pine trees of their needles and colored them black and only the brick…

Folks, I have to tell you that you should feel sorry for my wife. I know, I know, you’re saying, “Huh! Not telling us anything we didn’t already know. We do feel sorry for her!” Well, I’d just say, That’s good because she married an introvert. She didn’t really know what she was getting into when she…

On October 13, 2012 Los Angeles experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity. It was the space shuttle Endeavor transported southbound on Crenshaw Blvd and then eastbound on Martin Luther King Blvd. The crowds were enormous and people came from miles around. Many slept in their cars overnight to experience…

After a fire broke out in the engine room of the cruise ship, Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, 400-plus passengers and crew endured several days of hardship before the ship could be towed back to port. Joseph and Cecilia Alvarez were among the passengers on that cruise. On the morning the fire broke out,…