Matters of Faith: He Thought We Were Worth It!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV) “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? […]
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Matters of Faith: It Could Happen to You!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. 1 Kings 17:7-9 “And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 8 And the word of the LORD came […]
Matters of Faith: Why Do It?
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 “Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in […]
Matters of Faith: THE BLESSING OF RECONCILIATION!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Matthew 5:23-24, 46, 48 “Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy […]
Matters of Faith: BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Jeremiah 29:11-13 “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those […]
Matters of Faith: Faint Not
Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Have you ever been in a place where it seemed like all the good you do is unappreciated […]
Matters of Faith: Beyond Self-Actualization
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Philippians 4:11-13 NKJV “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how […]
Matters of Faith: No Matter What!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NKJV) “Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock […]
Matters of Faith: The Bond of a Covenant!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. 1 Samuel 20:17 (CEV) “Jonathan thought as much of David as he did of himself, so he asked David to promise once more that he would be a loyal friend.” At the […]
Matters of Faith: It’s Not Science, It’s Fact!
IT’S NOT SCIENCE, IT’S FACT! By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Isaiah 40:21-22(a)NKJV Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the […]
Matters of Faith: It’s a Matter of Faith
Hebrews 11:1 NKJV “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Habari gani? This is the traditional Swahili greeting of Kwanzaa. It means, “What’s the news?” The correct response is with the Swahili […]
Matters of Faith: “THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!”
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. John 8:12 NKJV Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” Advent […]
Matters of Faith: THE INCREDIBLE LOVE OF GOD
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Matthew 22:37-40 “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with […]
Matters of Faith: The Joy That Christmas Brings!
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Luke 2:8-14 KJV 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and […]
Matters of Faith: Making Preparations
MAKING PREPARATIONS! By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Luke 3:4-6 (KJV) “As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: ‘A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make […]
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