Matters of Faith: Committed to the Cause!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell Acts 20:24-27 (NKJV) 24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell Acts 20:24-27 (NKJV) 24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received […]
Isaiah 49:14-16 NKJV “But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 53:4 – 5 (CEV) “He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God. He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv SCRIPTURE: Mark 16:1-7 ( NKJV) “Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2 Very early in […]
Matthew 27:55-56 (NKJV) “And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.” As we […]
When you come up short, something is needed to put you back on course and to encourage you.
Haggai 2:4 (KJV) “Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I [am] […]
1 Samuel 17:49, 2 Samuel 12:9 (KJV) 1 Sam. 17:49 “Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into […]
Those who do works of righteousness will not be moved.
James 1:1-8 NKJV “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” […]
Psalm 90:10-12 (KJV) “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. 2 Peter 3:8-9 (CSV) “Dear friends, don’t forget that for the Lord one day is the same as 1,000 years, and 1,000 years is the same as one day. The Lord isn’t slow […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Proverbs 25:2 (NKJV) “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” Searching out matters hidden by God are designed to […]
It was an unlikely friendship because David was selected by God to be Israel’s next king, and Jonathan was the son of the reigning king (Saul) and heir apparent to the throne.
Matthew 13:13-16 (CEV) I use stories when I speak to them because when they look, they cannot see, and when they listen, they cannot hear or understand. 14 So God’s promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said, […]
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