Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

Job 4:8 (NLT2)  My experience shows that those who plant trouble and cultivate evil will harvest the same. If a man gets drunk and goes out and breaks his leg so that it must be amputated, God will forgive him if he asks it, but he will have to hop … Continue reading →

1 John 5:6 (NLT2) And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. Caesar was more talked about in … Continue reading →

Romans 8:38-39 (NLT2) 38  And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39  No power in … Continue reading →

1 John 4:18 (NLT2)  Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. Worried? Fretful? Fearful? . . . Christian?–not completely if the answers to those … Continue reading →

Proverbs 15:1 (NLT2)  A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. “Anger is a weed; hate is the tree.” — Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 19.

Psalm 84:1-2 (NLT2) 1  How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies. 2  I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the LORD. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God. “We are all strings in the … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 1:9 (NLT2)  God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. “Human fellowship can go to great lengths, but not all the way. Fellowship with God can go to all … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 4:7 (NLT2)  For what great nation has a god as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we call on him? God is faithful to us–always.  Our nation’s faithfulness seems to be constantly waning.  Pastor Darvin

Psalm 16:10 (NLT2)  For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. Jesus is risen! he shall the world restore! Awake, ye dead! dull sinners, sleep no more! John Wesley (1703-1791) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the … Continue reading →

Colossians 3:2 (NLT2)   Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. “As long as the devil can keep us terrified of thinking, he will always limit the work of God in our souls.” — Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian … Continue reading →