But, Pentecost was not just a one-time event. You know, an event that happened just in the distant past, in Bible times, never to be repeated. No!Whenever anyone believes on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, a Pentecost happens! The Holy Spirit blows through that person, that beloved...
At the end of our day we moved in to a Lutheran Guest house also on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. We gathered for worship and Holy Communion and I was given the privilege to be the preacher. The lessons for this Sunday included a bit of the Sermon on the Mount. Our Lord teach...
Why would they want to launch themselves into a period solemnity? But on the other hand, I desired for this congregation to withhold their praise and shouts of victory in order to rightfully claim it at the end of the Lenten season. In doing this, they would truly walk with their ...
And at the end of this day, remind me to thank You for every blessing You have given me. May I always take delight in every small or large blessing from You God. In your name, I pray Jesus. Amen. (Carrie Lowrance)Thank You for This Day...
To quote author Stephen Covey, the first Sunday of Advent is a day we begin with the end in mind. The church mothers and fathers have an intentional purpose for us. They want us to look at the second advent first. This refers to the second coming of God on the first Sunday of our ...
to pray. Prayer makes the heart large enough until it can contain God's gift of Himself." ~ Mother Teresa * Prayer is a way in which we talk to God, and a way to ask for his assistance in giving us the strength, healing and guidance to overcome obstacles ...
The Blessed Virgin Mary and her Rosary are the keys to Heaven. This site will lead you to a true devotion to Our Lady with St. Louis de Montfort's method.
What is the last prayer of the Bible and why should we embrace it? O.S. Hawkins: At the end of his life, John, the disciple Jesus loved, is in exile on Patmos. He receives the vision we know as Revelation and faithfully records the wondrous imagery he has seen to the b...
Luke: And that’s the story of Pentecost! THE END! Child: Hey! Wait a second! I wanna know what happened next! Did the friends of Jesus stop being afraid? Luke: Well… you’re all friends of Jesus, aren’t you? Everyone: Yes, we are!
The summer after Aretha had her barbecue, Mayor John Street announced his Task Force on Homelessness had created a ten-year plan to end homelessness in the City of Philadelphia [1]. This garnered quite a bit of positive press. At a City Hall news conference, the Mayor spoke of “a mor...