Christians celebrate Easter by attending church services. Easter day is known as Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday by some. We celebrate Easter Sunday because God showed His love towards us by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, Our Savior, who knew no sin, to die in our place. Jesus rose again, and now, advocates for us before the Father. When we accept Jesus Christ as our …
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Learn three Reasons why You Should Rise up
I want to define what I think Rise up means and why you should rise up. Rise up, for me, is taking a close look at yourself: what you have done in the past, where you are currently and establishing goals for your future. If you are in an abusive relationship, for example, you should first, rise up to the reality of the situation and do something about it. You should seek out …
Life-the Reason for the Season
According to John's Gospel, Jesus is the Word who came into the world and dwelt among us. Because Jesus was the light that brought life (John 1:1-4) and freedom to us, we need not settle for a life of bondage. Instead, we should experience a life filled with the fruit of the Spirit, which includes love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and …
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated annually, on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. What the pilgrims started in the seventeenth century to give God thanks for a plentiful harvest, has continued even in the 21st century by all of us. We give God thanks not only for the life that He has given us, but the strength to go through tough times, for His manifold …
Understanding why we should pray
We should pray because prayer is approaching God in a spirit of worship, magnifying and exalting Him for who He is. Rev 4:11 states that God is worthy to receive honor, glory and power, for he created all things and by His will they exist and were created. He is Holy (Ps 99:5), the mighty God and the God of all Gods (Deut.10:17). He is faithful and just (Deut 7:9), the forgiver …
Hope in the Midst of Despair
In the past months and prior, there has been tension in the USA and abroad over the killings of innocent people. You are wondering where is God in all of this? Do we still have hope? My dear friends, God is still supreme in the midst of disaster; the plans He has for people and nations never change. We can go back in history and we notice that God’s plans for his people Israel …
Success is a Journey through Life
Many of us have had to make decisions as we travel through life. We become frustrated with our decisions in college, work, business, and other situations. We felt that we arrived at success only to start again. The frustration comes from viewing success as an actual destination. According to John Maxwell, in his book, The Success Journey, success is simply a journey, not a …
I Can Overcome Hills and Mountains
Over the hills and mountains, I climb, Persevering to see my Savior and to draw close to Him. Sometimes I slip, sometimes I fall, But He is always faithful to pick me up. He provides the hills and the mountains as challenges To show me how excellent He has been to me. He has shown me daily that the mountains I can overcome, And the valleys I can be lifted from. This poem was …
Prayer to Know and Walk with Purpose
God had a plan for you before the foundation of the world. That plan was made exclusively for you to walk in. Sometimes, struggles come to deter us from walking in God's divine plan. Please read the following prayer and answer the question: "What is holding you from attaining your purpose?" To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven(Eccl …
Living as a servant of God
Living as a servant of Christ. Good morning friends: My name is Joan M. Blake and today, I will be presenting the final message of a series of six messages taken from the book of Galatians. In our previous podcast, I discussed how to live as children of promise, and today, I will be discussing how to live as a servant of Christ. Apostle Paul summed it well when he said: …
Living as Children of Promise
Good morning friends: My name is Joan M. Blake and today, I will be presenting the fifth in a series of six messages taken from the book of Galatians. In our previous podcast, I discussed how to live in freedom, and today, I will be discussing why we are the children of promise. Apostle Paul reminded us that Isaac, Abraham's son, was born according to promise and through the …
Living in Freedom
Good morning friends: My name is Joan M. Blake and today, I will be presenting the fourth in a series of six messages taken from the book of Galatians. In our previous podcast, I discussed how to live with assurance, and today, I will be discussing how to live in freedom. Apostle Paul was teaching the Galatian Church that circumcision was not necessary for they had already …