by lighthouse | Apr 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 18:9b-10a “‘Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you…”‘ God instructed Paul and God made a promise to Paul. That same instruction and promise applies to you and me. Fearlessly teach–that is God’s instruction. Study your Bible. Know the Truth and help others understand the Truth. That is what it means to have a purpose driven and successful life filled with hope, peace, contentedness and service to our Savior.
by lighthouse | Apr 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 17:31 “For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.” Yesterday we all celebrated Easter—not because of cute rabbits or ham dinners, but because the Resurrection can easily be defined as the most important historical event ever. Jesus could have been born, suffered and died, but had He not risen from the dead all would have been in vain. Our Heavenly Father had a perfect plan to bring us to Himself. He demands perfection and only His Son could be our Perfection Advocate. Jesus’ resurrection makes you and me perfect before our God in Heaven. Easter is the ultimate of the ultimate. Love and Easter are the same. Praise be to God.
by lighthouse | Mar 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 17:28a “For in him we live and move and have our being…” Without our God in our lives life becomes meaningless. Meaningless and extremely short. A person’s life is so temporarily continually adjusted to perform as one goes through the unique phases of life. Childhood, teen years, early adulthood, middle age, tired time, closing one’s eyes time. All of these times can be most enjoyable with our Savior at our side while living a purposeful life or they can be a waste of time without Him. Doesn’t it only make sense for all time to be both a God given purposeful time and an enjoyable time? Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Mar 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 17:25 “And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.” Every breath you and I take is a gift. Our heart pumping blood and providing life to our bodies is a gift. All our assets–real estate, toys, savings, investments—everything we claim to be ours is a gift. There is nothing we can do to increase our Father’s treasure—-except—our hearts. That is what our God wants and that is what we joyfully give Him.
by lighthouse | Mar 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 17:20 “‘You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”‘ The Bible is full of strange ideas to many people. The Bible begins with the truth of Creation. It continues with strange blood filled laws. Faithful rulers, judges, kings of God’s people are exposed as sinful human beings. A Savior is continually promised and when He appears He is rejected by His own people who are looking for something totally other that God promised. The Bible and God’s truth can be looked on as a strange philosophy or as God’s holy and inspired truth. Is the Bible–Basic instruction before leaving earth? It certainly is. Study it.
by lighthouse | Mar 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 17:2b-3a “…he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead…” Every person on earth has opinions. These billions of opinions may be correct or they might be incorrect. The only place you and I can find absolute truth, where opinions are totally meaningless, is Scripture. Therefore, in any discussion where truth is absolutely necessary we must go where absolute truth is found. We thank God that He has given you and me such an absolute truth Resourse where truth never changes and is absolute.
