Thu, Jan 31st - 8:10PM

How can we be saved ?

  If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. _Romans 10:9-10  nlt

Wed, Jan 30th - 4:08PM

Tempted, Tested and Tried by the devil ...

THEN JESUS was led  (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into  the wilderness (desert) to be tempted  (tested and tried)  by the devil.    2) And He went without food for forty days and forty nights, and later He was hungry. 3) And the tempter came and said to Him.  If  You are God's  Son, command these stones to be made  [ loaves of] bread. 4) But He replied,  It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld  and sustained by bread alone, but by every  word that comes forth from the mouth of God,  _Matthew 4:1-4 Amp. Bible

Tue, Jan 29th - 5:43PM

A Free Gift from God ...

For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved  ( delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation ] is not of yourselves of your own  doing ,  it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God. 9) Not because of works  [not  the  fulfillment  of the  Law's demands ], lest any man should  boast. [It  is not the result of what anyone  can possibly do , so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]  _Ephesians 2:8-9  Amp. Bible

Mon, Jan 28th - 4:29PM

God.. Adam and Eve and their sons Cain & Abel ...

So Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod [wandering], east of Eden. 17) And Cain's wife [one of Adam's offspring] became pregnant and bore Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch. 18) To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methusael, and Methusael the father of Lamech. 19) And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah and of the other was Zillah. 20) Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle and purchase possessions. 21) His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22) Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all [cutting] instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23) Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah. Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say; for I have slain a man [merely] for wounding me, and a young man [only] for striking and bruising me. 24) If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech [will be avenged] seventy- sevenfold . 25) And Adam's wife again became pregnant, and she bore a son and called his name Seth. For God, she said, has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him. 26) And to Seth also a son was born, whom he named Enosh. At that time men began to call [upon God] by the name of the Lord. _Genesis 4:16-26 Amp. Bible

Sun, Jan 27th - 7:09PM

Jesus Is The Way ! ... The Only Way !!!

Sat, Jan 26th - 8:51PM

God.. Adam and Eve and their sons Cain and Abel continued...

And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother ? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper ? 10) And [the Lord] said, What have you done ? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground. 11) And now you are cursed by reason of the earth , which has opened it's mouth to receive your brother's [shed] blood from your hand. 12) When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth [in perpetual exile, a degraded outcast]. 13) Then Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.  14) Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land, and from Your face I will be hidden; and I will  be a  a fugitive and a vagabond and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.  15) And the Lord said to him, Therefore, if anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold, And  the Lord set a mark or  sign upon  Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.  _Genesis 4:9-15 Amp. Bible

Fri, Jan 25th - 6:33PM

Adam and Eve continued ...

AND ADAM knew Eve as his wife,  and she became pregnant and  bore Cain;  and she said, I have gotten and gained a man with the help of the Lord. 2) And [next] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel  was a  keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3) And in the course of  time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit  of the ground. 4) And  Abel brought of the firstborn of his flock and of  the fat portions. And the Lord had respect and regard for Abel and for his  offering. 5) But for Cain and  his offering He had no respect or regard. So Cain was exceedingly angry and indignant, and he looked sad and depressed. 6) And the Lord said to Cain. Why are you angry?  And why do you look sad and depressed and dejected? 7) If you do well, will you not be accepted ?  And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door ; its desire is for you, but you must master it. 8) And Cain said to his brother. Let us go out to the field.  And when they were in the field . Cain rose up against  Abel his brother and killed him.  _Genesis 4:1-8  Amp. Bible   

Thu, Jan 24th - 9:17PM

The coming of the Lord is very near !

You have condemned and have murdered the righteous (innocent man) , [while] he offers no resistance to you. 7) So be patient, brethren, [as you wait] till the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits expectantly for the precious harvest from the land. [See  how] he keeps up his patient  [ vigil]   over  it  until it receives the early and late rains. 8) So you also must be patient . Establish your hearts [strengthen and confirm them in the final certainty], for the coming  of the Lord is very near. 9) Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you [yourselves] may not be judged . Look !  The Judge is [already] standing at the very door. _James 5:6-9 Amp. Bible     

Wed, Jan 23rd - 6:32PM

God, Adam and Eve and the serpent...continued...

Tue, Jan 22nd - 6:28PM

Adam and Eve continued ...

Then the eyes of them both were opened, and  they  knew  that they were naked;  and they sewed fig leaves  together and made themselves  apronlike girdles.  8) And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9) But the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you ? 10) He said, I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I  was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.  11) And He said, Who told you that you were naked ?  Have you eaten of the tree  of which I commanded you that you should not eat ? 12) And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me---she gave me [fruit]  from the tree, and I ate. 13)  And  the Lord God said to the woman, What is this you have done ?   And  the woman said, The serpent beguiled (cheated, outwitted, and deceived) me, and I ate.  _Genesis 3:7-13  Amp. Bible

Mon, Jan 21st - 8:47AM

Adam and Eve continued..Was Adam deceived by Satan (serpent)?

And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden. 3) Except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. 4) But the serpent said to the woman. You shall not surely die. ....6) And when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable and pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at , and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise; she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate. _Genesis 3:2-6 Amp. Bible ...........Was Adam deceived by the serpent? ...For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14) And it was not Adam who was deceived, but [the] woman who was deceived and deluded and fell into transgression.. _1 Timothy 2:13-14 Amp. Bible

Sat, Jan 19th - 12:55PM

Adam and Eve ...

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every [wild] beast and living creature of the field and every bird of the air and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever Adam called every living creature, that was its name. 20) And Adam gave names to all the livestock and to the birds of the air and to every [wild] beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper meet (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him. 21) And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs or a part of his side and closed up the [place with] flesh. 22) And the rib or part of his side which the Lord God had taken from the man He built up and made into a woman, And He brought her to the man. 23) Then Adam said, This [creature] is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of a man. 24) Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall beome one flesh. 25) And the man and his wife were both naked and were not embarrassed or ashamed in each other's presence. _Genesis 2:19-25 Amp. Bible ...NOW THE serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan} said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden?  _Genesis 3:1 To be continued ....

Fri, Jan 18th - 4:28PM

Are you a whoever ? .. I am !

For God so greatly loved and dearly prized  the world that He [ even]  gave up His only begotten ( unique)  Son,  so that whoever  believes  in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him  shall not perish (come to  destruction, be lost) but have eternal  (everlasting) life. _John 3:16  Amp. Bible

Thu, Jan 17th - 7:49PM

How can we be saved ?

But what does it say? The Word (God's message in Christ) is near you, on your lips  and in your heart ; that is , the Word  (the message, the basis and object) of faith which we preach.  9) Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord  and in  your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10) For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation. _Romans 10:8-10 Amp. Bible

Wed, Jan 16th - 9:54AM

God has great plans for you (us) ...

For  I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. 12) Then you will call upon Me, and you  will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you. 13) Then you will seek Me, inquire  for,   and  require  Me [as a vital  necessity]  and find Me  when you search for   Me  with all your heart.  _Jeremiah 29:11-13  Amp. Bible

Tue, Jan 15th - 12:10PM

Jesus is Knocking !

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will  come in to him and will  eat with him, and he  [will eat] with Me. _Revelation 3:20 Amp. Bible

Sun, Jan 13th - 6:10PM

ONE WAY !

Jesus said,  "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."  _John 14:6  NKJV  

Fri, Jan 11th - 7:56PM

IN THE BEGINNING ...

IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word ( Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. 2) He was present originally with God. 3) All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.  4) In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. 5) And the Light shines on in the darkness,  for the darkness  has never   overpowered  it  [put  it  out  or  absorbed  it  or  appropriated  it,  and is unreceptive to it].  _John 1:1-5  Amp. Bible

Thu, Jan 10th - 3:15PM

In my Father's house ...

DO NOT let your heart's be troubled (distressed, agitated), You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me. 2) In My Father's house there many dwelling places (homes) , If it were not so, I would have told you; for I am going away to prepare a place for you. 3) And when (if ) I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also. _ John 14:1-3 Amp. Bible

Wed, Jan 9th - 1:29PM

I can do all things..Jesus gives me strength ...

Tue, Jan 8th - 8:22PM

What does God see when He looks at us ?

Mon, Jan 7th - 5:27PM

Do you know how many hairs are on your head? God does ...

Are not two little sparrows sold for a penny?  And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's  leave (consent) and notice; 30) But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31) Fear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows. _Matthew 10:29-31 Amp. Bible  

Sun, Jan 6th - 6:50PM

The Lord is my Shepherd ...

  THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.  2) He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures;  He leads me beside the still and restful waters.  3) He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake. _Psalm 23:1-3 Amp. Bible  

Sat, Jan 5th - 6:08PM

Jesus told us ...

  Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate  and spacious and broad  is the way  that leads  away to destruction, and many are those  who are entering through it. 14) But the gate is narrow (contracted  by  pressure )  and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those  who find it. _Matthew 7:13-14 Amp. Bible

Thu, Jan 3rd - 11:10PM

Jesus said ...

  Come to Me, all you who labor and are  heavy-laden and overburdened, and I  will  cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]  29) Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet for your souls.   -Matthew 11:28-29 Amp. Bible

Wed, Jan 2nd - 9:19PM

Living Water .......

` It was necessary for Him to go through Samaria. 5) And in doing so, He arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the tract of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6)And Jacob's well was there, So Jesus , tired as He was from His journey, sat down [to rest] by the well. It was then about the sixth hour (about noon). 7) Presently when a woman of Samaria came along to draw water, Jesus said to her, Give Me a drink--- 8)For His disciples had gone off into the town to buy food---9) The Samaritan woman said to Him, How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan [and a] woman, for a drink? ---For the Jews have nothing to do with the Samaritans---10) Jesus answered her, If you had only known and had recognized God's gift and Who this is that is saying to you, Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him [instead] and He would have given you living water. _John 4:4-10 Amp. Bible

Tue, Jan 1st - 6:00PM

"2008"

Happy New Year 2008 !!!!!!!!