Monthly Archives: April 2018

“Christianity is unquestionably a personal experience. It is also unquestionably not a private experience.” —William Barclay Romans 1:16 (NLT2) For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. Today’s Best … Continue reading →

“The word worry is from a word that means “to strangle.” That’s what worry does to us. It chokes us. It cuts off our emotional and spiritual air supply so that we get frustrated and angry.” —Tony Evans Philippians 4:6 (NLT) Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell … Continue reading →

Romans 12:2 (NLT)  Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. The church that marries the spirit … Continue reading →

“Liberty is the right to discipline ourselves in order not to be disciplined by others.”—Clemenceau 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity … Continue reading →

When forgiveness is necessary, don’t wait too long. We must begin to forgive, because without forgiving, we choke off our own joy; we kill our own soul. People carrying hate and resentment can invest themselves so deeply in that resentment that they gradually define themselves in terms of it. —Lewis … Continue reading →

Ephesians 5:6 (NLT) Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. The holiness of God, the wrath of God and the health of the creation are inseparably united. Not only is it right for God … Continue reading →

Don’t complain and talk about all your problems—80 percent of people don’t care; the other 20 percent will think you deserve them. —Mark Twain Proverbs 19:3 (NLT) People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, … Continue reading →

“Morality does not make a Christian, yet no man can be a Christian without it.”  –Daniel Wilson (1778-1858) 1st Corinthians 15:34 (NLT)  Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all. Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book … Continue reading →

“God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them.” —Augustine Malachi 3:10 (NET1) “Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter,” says the LORD who rules over all, “to see … Continue reading →

“When the heart is on fire, sparks will fly out of the mouth.”—Anonymous James 3:5 (NLT) In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: … Continue reading →