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Our life is full of relationships. In each relationship it is nurtured by spending time with the other person in the relationship. When we spend time with our spouse, we become better husbands and wives. We build relationships with coworkers by spending time nurturing a good work relationship. We become a better brother or sister in Christ by nurturing our fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ. We become a better father or mother by nurturing our relationship wit

Acts 20:35 (NKJV) 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." The thread of generosity is woven throughout Christ’s teachings. We currently are watching the “The Chosen” series about Jesus and His Disciples. The series gets me excited about studying how Jesus interacted with and taught His Disciples. Jesus often exhibited generosit

Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, Have you ever been trapped by your possessions? Does it seem like it takes more and more effort keeping track of things you own, while still making mental notes of what you intend to buy. Some of us might never have experienced this; however, most of us if we are truthful have had to deal with this to a certain extent. My title is “Materialism can be a Tra

John 15:9 (NIV) 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. Jesus was such a supreme example of Love that the world has ever seen. We read in the Bible of His Love that crossed barriers. The wonderful thing for us is that we can experience Jesus' Love in our lives. So many times, we humans put conditions on our love. It is easy to love certain people in our lives, but to love everyone unconditional, well that is a tough one especially during foo

The bible tells us that Jesus would go to a secluded place and pray. Mark 1:35 In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there. Today, I heard the song “I come to the Garden Alone”. This song made me think of my grandmother, Rose Lavada Bombei, born 24 November 1911. I loved listening to my dad talk about my grandmother. My dad was born in 1934 and his family moved to a farm when he was in t

Proverbs 12:2 (KJV) 2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. When we live a life that seeks to nurture the relationship with our Heavenly Father and seeks the fellowship of fellow believers, we will reap spiritual rewards that God intends for us to enjoy. When we live a Godly life, we honor God. That should be the goal of each of us. We are accountable for our living. We need to seek after a lifestyle that would be pleasing to Go

James 5:13 (NIV) 13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Sometimes we take God’s blessings for granted. There are days we can get so busy that we forget to take the time and give God praise for the many blessings He has given us. Think about everything God has done for us. We should always thank and praise God for His precious blood He shed on the cross for our sins. Thanksgiving should become a habit and part of ou

1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NKJV) 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. We live in an era of prosperity, and we have been blessed with possessions that some of our forefathers could not even imagine. We do have to be cautious and keep prosperity in perspective and not covet the things of this world. The world stresses the importa

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. How many times a day do you run into someone that you could encourage? Next question is how often do you take advantage of that situation? Hopefully, the answer is more often than not. When you think about it we come across so many people in a week. How many of those do we pass on the opportunity to be an encourager. Romans 14:19 (HCSB) 19 So then, we must pursue

During the last supper, Jesus was telling His Disciples that He was going to leave. Although, He was leaving He was going to send them a helper. John 15: 26 – 27 (ERV) 26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. As Christians we have the indwelling Holy Spirit. Living the Christian li

Ephesians 6:14 (NIV) 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, In the Spiritual Warfare that we are going through it is critical that we put on God’s armor. One of the critical pieces is the breastplate of righteousness. Paul referred to the Roman soldier of his day when he spoke of the armor the soldiers wore. The Christian must put on God’s armor to prepare for battle. In verse 14 it talks of the be

Have you ever talked to someone that thought they had led such an awful life that there is no way God would love them? I am sure we all have done things that we are not proud of. Thank God that He loved us so much that He sent Jesus to pay the price of our sins. I think of Paul in 1 Timothy 1:16 where he referred to himself the worst of sinners. 1 Timothy 1:16 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his imm

Has God called you to do something that you don’t feel capable of doing? You might question God, “are you sure you have the right person?” This can put us in a tough quandary, we want to be obedient to God, but only when we understand it. What we need to realize is the God sees the beginning, middle, and end of our situation and we don’t only look at things from God’s perspective. We would all agree if we could look at things from God’s point of view, we would be highly motiv

The loss of a loved one. This is always a tough time for anyone to deal with. It brought back memories of the times I said goodbye to both of my parents. It is never an easy time. I want to thank the Lord who gave me peace and comfort during this time. My last parent to pass away was my dad, Robert “Bob”. The thing that gave me the greatest comfort is that I knew my dad was a Christian. I was with my dad when he took his last breath. I know that the moment he took his las

How to Have a Relationship with Christ What is the way for us to have a relationship with God? Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me”. John 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “For unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins” John 8:24 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will

There is so much uncertainty in the world today. We have face multiple variances of Covid, things like fuel and groceries are more expensive, and we are facing a lot of uncertainties. However, we can live with the Peace of God no matter what we face. On the night Jesus was betrayed, He said to his disciples, “My peace I give to you; not as the world gives to you do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled; neither let it be afraid.”

Traveling in the Rockies it is amazing to see trees growing out of what seems like solid rock. They are able to grow, because their roots are getting enough nourishment to barely survive. They don’t grow as large as the trees that are along the streams where they roots grow deep into the soil and they get plenty of nourishment from the stream. The trees survive brutally cold winters and strong winds. Our Christian life is like the trees, the more nourishment we can get the st

Part of my youth I lived on a farm in Indiana. Springtime was the time you planted your crops. My dad would rotate his crops in his fields, between corn, soybean, a field of alfalfa (hay), and every now and then he would do oats to mix with grain for feed for our cattle during the winter months. In the spring you would prepare your fields and sow your seed, this is not a quick process as the crops are not ready for harvest until the fall. Sowing time was so important for my d

We all struggle with self-image from time to time. We often tie ourselves into a title that we can’t shake off. That person is a car salesman, IT guy, nurse, divorcee, gossip, liberal, conservative, big mouth, old cranky guy, mean old lady, tall girl, fat guy, etc.… These titles can give us a self-image that can be a view that society has labeled us with. However, Jesus sees beyond the labels right into our hearts. 1 Peter 2:9 “NIV” But you are a chosen people, a royal priest

Hope is desperately needed in our world. People look for different ways to find hope. An older man said, “Choose wisely where you find your hope, as it will shape your life and future”. The world offers all kind of different avenues for hope. Many of the world solutions are miracle solutions that offer people the opportunity to achieve a better life. If you have not seen them just watch late night TV programs that offer all kind of products and solutions to help people have