Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

Acts 16:25 (NASB) But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. “A Christian is more music / When he prays, / Than spheres, or angel’s praises be.” — John Donne (1572-1631) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations … Continue reading →

1 Peter 1:3 (NASB)  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. [The Resurrection of Christ] has substituted for the fear … Continue reading →

Matthew 6:6 (NASB) 6  “But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” “A prayer is not holy chewing gum and you don’t have … Continue reading →

Colossians 1:21-22 (NASB) 21 And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach. “A great many people are trying … Continue reading →

Ephesians 3:12-13 (NLT2) [Paul said:] 12  Because of Christ and our faith in Him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. 13  So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored. “All thought worth thinking is … Continue reading →

Isaiah 1:15-17 (NLT2) 15  When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims. 16  Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give … Continue reading →

John 14:6 (NASB)  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” A collapsing world is more conducive to understanding the nature of truth than a triumphant world. — Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of … Continue reading →

John 10:12-15 (NASB) 12 “He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 “He flees because he is a hired hand and … Continue reading →

Romans 1:16 (NASB) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

1 Corinthians 1:30 (NASB) But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption. An understanding of redemption is not necessary to salvation any more than an understanding of life is necessary before we can be born into … Continue reading →