Have a blessed Easter everyone!
“And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” -2 Corinthians 5:15
Have A Blessed Easter!
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“Never Too Much” Is Now Available Online!
“Never Too Much” is now online! If you enjoy and are blessed by our film, we hope that you would be willing to give a donation of any size, even one dollar to support this project and its message. Thank you again for watching our film! To God be the Glory!
Synopsis: When a missionary visits their Church requesting help over the summer, inner motivations between two brothers are confronted in a life altering way. As the summer swiftly leads on, the disparity between a believer in Jesus Christ and one who is not becomes evidently clear. Amidst all the discord of this world, no matter who or where you are, you can never do too much for Christ.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
“’She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).” -Matthew 1:21-23
No One Knows That Day and Hour
“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.” (Matthew 24:36 ESV)
{Post from the Past} Lost time is never found again – By: Bethany Andrews
“Lost time is never found again.” -Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750s.
This proverb is a convicting one. It is not exactly a command, but we can easily draw one from it. Do not waste your time. Use it wisely. Time flies by so quickly; one moment, and it is gone. It continues to rush by us in an uncontrollable river. In vain, we try to grasp it, but it slips out of our reach as it fades into past eternity.
Don’t do things you regret, for you cannot change time’s direction to get it back. It is gone.
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” -Ephesians 5:15-16
“Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.” -Colossians 4:5
“What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” -James 4:14b
{Post from the Past} God’s Grid – By: Janaya Richards
Most Christians want to be pure and live a life that is honoring to God. We want our minds to be clean and our hearts to be right; but our hearts are “deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) If we can’t even understand our own hearts, how can we possibly keep them clean?
The answer is, we can’t – at least, not by ourselves. We need the Holy Spirit guiding us and helping us. According to Psalms 19:14, “The words of [our] mouths and the meditation of [our] hearts [should] be acceptable in [God’s] sight.” But, the world we live in is full of junk! How can we keep our hearts and minds clean? We need a filter. The Bible gives us a perfect filter. Philippians 4:8 says,
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever thing are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are just, whatever things are commendable, whatever things have a good report, if there is any excellence, and if there is any praise, think about these things.”
Use God’s own Word as a filter for your heart and mind. Don’t let anything into your life that can’t pass through the grid of Philippians 4:8.
{Post from the Past} A Revelation about Prayer
The way we pray can reveal what type of person we really are.
- Selfish people generally pray very little.
- Selfish people will pray for things that affect only themselves.
But:
- Grateful people will regularly go to the Lord in prayer.
- Grateful people thank God for all the blessings He gives to them.
- Grateful people consistently pray for other people and their needs.
What type of person are you?
{Post from the Past} Can They Tell? – By: Bethany Andrews
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)
Can people tell you’re a Christian? This is a question that I often forget to ask myself, but I can’t run away from it; it needs to constantly be in my mind. CAN people tell?
Earlier this year, when I had an eye appointment, the assistant took me in to get my basic eye-checkup stuff done before seeing the optometrist. We made small talk for a few minutes, and then out of the blue, she said, “You’re a Christian, aren’t you?” My heart leaped. “Yes!” She said, “I could tell by your demeanor.” Well, you can imagine, when someone tells you that, you feel like jumping up and down, screaming, laughing, crying, and everything else. She later told my mom that my face radiated Christ. She was a Christian too.
So, can NON-Christians tell I’m a Christian, or at least that something’s different about me? Sometimes, I don’t feel like setting my light on a stand; I feel like putting it under a basket so I can “fit in”. But that’s not what God has called us to do. We have SUCH a privilege to be called His children, and we need to show others that they can share in that same, awesome privilege. That means, be like a city on a hill, be a LIGHT, live worthy of the walk (Eph.4:1) and set your mind on things above (Col. 3:2-4). Someone just might be watching.
-By: Bethany Andrews
Hymn of the Day – Grace Alone
Grace Alone – By: Scott Wesley Brown and Jess Nelson
Every promise we can make,
Every prayer and step of faith,
Every difference we can make
Is only by His grace.
Every mountain we will climb,
Every ray of hope we shine,
Eyery blessing left behind
Is only by His grace.
(Chorus)
Grace alone which God supplies,
Strengh unknown He will provide,
Christ in us, Our cornerstone,
We will go forth in grace alone.
Every soul we long to reach,
Every heart we hope to teach,
Everywhere we share His peace
Is only by His grace.
Every loving word we say,
Every tear we wipe away,
Every sorrow turned to praise
Is only by His grace.
Happy 4th of July!
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24 ESV)
“In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.” (Ephesians 3:12 ESV)
May we remember who paid the price for our ultimate freedom.
“For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.” (1 Peter 3:18 ESV)
