Experiencing Fear and Faith

Experiencing Fear and Faith

Deuteronomy 31:6 reads, “Be strong and of good courage.”   Any time you attempt something for the first time, or something you’ve failed at before, or something you think is too big for you, you’ll experience both fear and faith. They go...
Experiencing Fear and Faith

Beware of Flattery

Proverbs 27:21 reads, “Man is tested by the praise he receives.”   The English word “flatterer” comes from a French term that means “to pat, to smooth, or caress.” So a flatterer is someone who will pat you on the back with one...
Experiencing Fear and Faith

Seek to Glorify God (Pt. IV)

Philippians 1:29 reads, “For you have been given…the privilege of suffering for him.”   Think of Gethsemane, the garden where Jesus Himself wrestled with the will of God. “Take this cup from me” (Mark 14:36). It was a reference to the cup...
Experiencing Fear and Faith

Seek to Glorify God (Pt. III)

1 Corinthians 10:31 reads, “What you do, do it all for the glory of God.”   There are two “whatever” verses in Scripture. Both include the phrase “whatever you do.”   1) “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as...
Experiencing Fear and Faith

Seek to Glorify God (Pt. II)

Isaiah 6:3 reads, “The whole earth is full of His glory!”   The distinction between sacred and secular is false dichotomy. All things were created by God and for God – no exceptions. Every note of music, every color on the palette, every flavor that...