We live in a world that has been driven to the brink by natural disasters, political divisiveness, and a pandemic that threatened to crush the world's socioeconomic infrastructure, no less the health and welfare of every individual. Dr. Thurston draws on
Why do we SO OFTEN forget to praise God for the good things?
We need to Listen for the Master's voice and then Obey
Take very opportunity to slow down. You will never regret it!
His Grace is demonstrated in the fact that He would accept the church as His bride!
No matter how far we are from God we can always make a legal U-turn and accept the gift of Grace
"Definition of Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together." (Sam Levinson)
"A text of context is a pretext for a proof text" (Pete Briscoe)
"When Life gives you lemons, add butter and dip some lobster in it!" (Stuart Sceney)
Jesus is our everlasting connection to the Creator
God has made His presence known to EVERYONE by the wonders of His Creation!
"Ignorant zeal is worthless; haste makes waste." (Psalm 19:2)
"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the laps of fools." (Ecclesiastes 7:9)
"Why my soul are you so downcast? Why so disturbed within me?" (Psalm 43:5)
"Ask in all cases, 'What would Jesus do?' and that unties the know of all moral difficulties."(Charles Spurgeon)
" Now faith is confidence in what we hope for; and assurance about what we do not see." (Hebrews 11:1)
"Be strong and of good courage, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, he is the One who goes with you!" (Deut 31:6)
We sometimes run the race in the wrong direction!
Sanctification isn't soaked up through your pillow at night. It involves some self-discipline.
"Mother is the name of God on the lips and in the hearts of little children." (William Thackery)
"He knows your name and speaks to the Father; His thoughts are with you each moment of the day..." (Stephen Adams, recorded by Fotosisters)
"He who keeps you shall neither slumber nor sleep." (Psalm 121:1-4)
What does it mean to have the courage of your convictions?
Miracles lie outside the realm of science, like ethics. They don't contradict it.
"Is He Safe? I should feel quite nervous about meeting a Lion!""Safe? Who said anything about safe? Course He isn't safe, but He's Good. He's the King I tell you!" (The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis)
"The Truth Shall make You Free" Jesus (John 8:31-32)
"No one comes to the Father except through Me." Jesus (John 14:6)
There would be no need for a Savior without the Dark
The answer to every problem in the world is not an approach, its a person.
Certain headings in life are simply not achievable in our own power, no matter how we desire them.
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" (Psalm 27)
"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child!" (Dr Seuss)
Jesus loves us completely, passionately and above all, reliably!
"When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted, or take them with gratitude." (G.K. Chesterton)
"For the things we have to learn before doing them, we learn by doing!" (Aristotle)
"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made!" (Psalm 139:14)
"What then, shall we sin because we are no longer under the law but under Grace? may it never be!" (Romans 6:15 NIV)
When you have doubts about belief in what you cannot see, remember all the things you believe in firmly that you cannot see like love, gravity, and subatomic physics!
Holy Spirit, Keep Us from throwing the First Stone
"There are two ways to try and have enough. One is to acquire more and more.the other is to desire less." (G K Chesterton)
Love the Lord Your God with all Your Heart and Soul
"Admitting a mistake is not weakness; on the contrary, it shows an openness of heart." (Vishwas Chaven)
"I am the vine, you are the branches. he who abides in Me and I in him bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing!" (John 15:5 NIV)
"he most precious jewels you will ever have around your neck are the arms of your children." (Unknown)
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