Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

Live with character and integrity

1 Chronicles 29:17 (TEV)  I know that you test everyone’s heart and are pleased with people of integrity.  In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you. A … Continue reading

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It is time to believe.

Luke 24:25 (TEV)  Then Jesus said to them, “How foolish you are, how slow you are to believe everything the prophets said!” “Every man will have to decide for himself whether or not he can afford the terrible luxury of unbelief.” — A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book … Continue reading

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The Terrible Luxury

John 16:9 (NLT2)  The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me. “Every man will have to decide for himself whether or not he can afford the terrible luxury of unbelief.” — A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: … Continue reading

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The Great Three in One–Proclaim Their Name

Matthew 28:19 (NLT2)  Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Holiest Trinity, perfect in unity,/ Bind in thy love every nation and race; / May we adore thee for time and eternity, / Father, … Continue reading

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The Omnipresence of God

Psalm 139:7 (NLT2)  I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! We can never talk about God behind his back. We cannot speak of God in his absence… The God who is being discussed is also there. The attitude people take to Him … Continue reading

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The Holy Trinity and the Peace Awaiting You

1 Peter 1:2 (NLT2) God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace. The Creed … Continue reading

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God loves the humble and deals with the proud

Psalm 138:6 (NLT2) Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud. “He who knows himself best esteems himself least.” — Henry George Bohn Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS … Continue reading

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Humility

Luke 18:14 (NLT2)  “I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” “A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, … Continue reading

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Obeying the Spirit

Acts 8:29 (NLT2)  The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.” God does not fill with his Holy Spirit those who believe in the fullness of the Spirit, or those who desire him, but those who obey him. — F. B. Meyer Edythe Draper, … Continue reading

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God’s Shield of Love

Psalm 5:12 (NLT2) For you bless the godly, O LORD; you surround them with your shield of love. “God particularly pours out his blessings upon those who know how much they need him.” — Robert Harold Schuller Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House … Continue reading

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