For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 11 And when they had brought their boats…

And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.  I was recently given a tremendous gift from a cherished friend. I now own a transcript from a sermon from Charles Spurgeon in 1889 with his writing on it. What…

He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering.  I am sure you can think of a poor decision that affected each day, possibly for…

When Israel was a child, I loved him,        and out of Egypt I called my son.              2       The more they were called,        the more they went away;                    they kept sacrificing to the Baals        and burning offerings to idols.              3       Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk;        I took them up by their…

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. 11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.  When we go on our Prayer Walks,…

            I lay down and slept;       I woke again, for the LORD sustained me.             6       I will not be afraid of many thousands of people       who have set themselves against me all around. The first five words of these verses will resonate with many of you reading this. Perhaps you are sleepy as you read this because you lay awake worrying about…