Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

Titus 2:7 (NIV)  In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity.

Our trouble is that we think of ourselves as being alone. Let us correct the error by thinking of ourselves as standing by the bank of a full flowing river; then let us think of that river as being none else but God Himself. We glance to our left and … Continue reading →

Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV) 14  For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15  But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

We ought to memorize Scripture. We ought to get to know the Word.  We ought to fill our minds with the great hymns and songs of the church. They will mean little to us until the Holy Spirit comes. But when He comes He will have fuel to use. Fire … Continue reading →

Proverbs 12:15 (NIV) The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice. “Outside noisy, inside empty.”- Chinese Proverb Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 219.

From what we can learn from the Scriptures, we believe that the seraphim and cherubim in Heaven are still faithfully fulfilling their purpose in serving God by worshipping Him day and night.   Yet, since the Fall of Humanity, the vast portion of humans seem to always bow down to … Continue reading →

Jonah 1:17 (NIV) But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. I receive a lot of magazines, most of which I dutifully and joyously never read. I looked at one recently after I came home in the … Continue reading →

“The leaves of the tree [of life] are for healing the nations.” Revelation 22:2 (HCSB) God will heal you as well.

We know from the descriptions given in the book of Revelation that there will be no night in Heaven, thus no need for sleep for those who inhabit Heaven. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there (Revelation … Continue reading →

1 Peter 1:17 (NIV) Since you call on a Father who judges each man’s work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.