(1 Thessalonians 5:18) - "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you"[/i]We all know Thanksgiving is coming up and the story of the Indians helping the settlers But when we sit down to our feast and give thanks I wonder if I really mean it or just going through the motions .While giving thanks is not required for salvation, we should be sincere when we do. Let's all really mean it. What About Jesus[/

2 Corinthians 4:8-9 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. This scripture is part of a letter written by Paul the apostle about 55 AD to the Christian church in Corinth. In it Paul mentions the difficulties and the blessings experienced by him in serving the Lord. After being called by Christ, Paul endured many things for the Gospel. They included shipwrecks, beatings, stoneings, prison and...

Matthew 13:54 - Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. - Who was teaching and what was he teaching about? It was Christ and He was teaching about Himself. As the scripture tells us His listeners were amazed at His wisdom and miraculous powers. Christ uses this wisdom and His miraculous powers to watch over us and teach us about Himself. What About Jesus?

Matthew 7:1 "Do not judge, or you will be judged. - Remember years ago when comedians would say "here come da judge"? I think that one of the easiest things to do is to judge other people, especially if we don't like them. Then nothing they do is right. We can judge others on some things but not if they're saved or not. For that we can judge only by God's word, because we are not worthy to do otherwise. As Jesus says in Matthew 7:3 - “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in...

Galatians 5:1 - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.- Most of us know that Independence Day is coming up when we celebrate our freedom. But real freedom comes from knowing Christ. Because of Him we don't have to suffer in Hell. He came to save to save anyone regardless of who they are. All we have to do is reach out and accept His free offer of eternal life in Heaven. It's kind of like the fourth of July....