There is really no excuse for not doing what is good and right and helpful and kind! No excuse when I understand and remember that it is not what “I” can do, but what the LORD God wants to do through me, by His power and strength. So, today, Jesus, when you whisper in my ear…… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Marilyn
New Bible Study Introduction – Starting June 15 –
It’s time to print out your study guides and read the introduction. . . If someone asked you to list ten or more reasons why you love God, how would you respond? Why don’t you try it? Then you’ll have your answer ready just in case you would need it. Or perhaps it would be…… Continue Reading
Summer Study – Beginning June 15
“I Love You, O Lord” – 10 Amazing Reasons To Love God Check it out! The lessons are ready for you to print at your convenience. Our study, with the introduction to Lesson 1, will begin on June 15 – just 2 weeks from today. Why not invite some of your friends to join us…… Continue Reading
10 Amazing Reasons to Love God
A study of Psalm 18. Ten Reasons to Love God.
Sharing An Insight – Lesson 6
A good friend of mine died this week. As she lay in a coma following a very severe stroke, the family gathered and waited because they knew the time was coming quickly for her to leave them. As her daughter bent done and softly said to her, “Mom, you know you’re not alone”, a wide…… Continue Reading
Lesson 6 – Intro – May 25 – June 1 First Peter 1: 1 – 21
If you had your choice, would you rather have tickets for a professional football, basketball, baseball or hockey game? Perhaps you would rather watch golf, tennis or a marathon? You will, no doubt, thoroughly enjoy watching the competition and admire those playing the game, but unless you are actually participating in the event itself,…… Continue Reading
Sharing an Insight – Lesson 5
“Bear with each other . . .” (Col. 3: 13) It’s a phrase that I realized had little meaning for me, so I began to uncover what Paul might have meant by this phrase. Other translations say “make allowance for each other’s faults” or “be gentle”. The dictionary, however, defined the word “bear” by using the…… Continue Reading
Lesson 5 – Introduction – May 18 – 25 Colossians 2: 20 – 3: 17
When you buy a new car, one of the most important items that will be in your car is a rather insignificant little book that is usually found in the small storage compartment on the dashboard. You will be able to drive your car without it, but if you want to know about all…… Continue Reading
Sharing An Insight – Lesson 4
It has occurred to me that when a glass if full, there isn’t room for anything else. When the gas tank is full, it is better not to try and “top it off” with another drop. When the measuring cup is full and I have leveled it off, that is the amount that the recipe…… Continue Reading
Lesson 4 – Introduction – May 11 – 18 Philippians 4: 4 – 13
Gloom and doom. Negative thinking. Pessimism. Why is it that some people seem to be programmed to focus more on the chance of failure than success, of sickness than health, of misfortune than progress? Many of us do not like to admit it, but we, too, have a tendency to look at our own…… Continue Reading