Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

One Way

Acts 4:12 (ESV) And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. There is only one way to Heaven.  It’s not you way, but the way of Christ.  Pastor Darvin

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Leave vengeance behind

Romans 12:19 (ESV)  Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” “Anger is a weed; hate is the tree.” — Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian … Continue reading

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Jesus is Wisdom Himself

1 Corinthians 1:30 (NLT2)  God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. “A short life with wisdom is better than a long life … Continue reading

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Surround Yourself with Light

Daniel 2:22 (NLT2)   [God] reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though he is surrounded by light. Let Him surround you with His Light today.  Pastor Darvin

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If you are wise . . .

James 3:13 (NLT2)  If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. “A short life with wisdom is better than a long life without it.” — Moses Ben Jacob Ibn Ezra. (c. 1135) Edythe Draper, … Continue reading

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Seek God

Zephaniah 2:3 (NLT2)  Seek the LORD, all who are humble, and follow his commands. Seek to do what is right and to live humbly. Perhaps even yet the LORD will protect you— protect you from his anger on that day of destruction. SEEK–what does it mean?  S: seek sincerely; E: … Continue reading

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Truth, Humility & and Justice

Psalm 45:4 (NLT2)   In your majesty, ride out to victory, defending truth, humility, and justice.  Go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds! Wouldn’t it be something if our country’s leaders could adopt this verse as their policy and actually follow it!   What an awe-inspiring nation we would be!   … Continue reading

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Self-imposed loneliness

Isaiah 5:8 (NLT2)   What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field, until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land. Sometimes loneliness is self-imposed as we almost unconsciously push loved ones away by dedicating ourselves to those things of the world … Continue reading

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Include the Lord in all things

Psalm 127:1 (HCSB)  Unless the LORD builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the LORD watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.

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Send the Light

Psalm 43:3 (HCSB)  Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to Your dwelling place. “Darkness is my point of view; light is God’s point of view.” — Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch … Continue reading

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