Posts with the tag “believed”
Giving Is About Gratitude
by Delman Coates on September 29th, 2024
“And He said, ‘Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.’” - Luke 21:3 In today’s world, being a widow doesn’t carry the same weight it did in the time of Jesus. Women now have rights, opportunities, and the ability to provide for themselves. But in the context of this passage, widows were some of the most vulnerable members of society, often denied access to resource... Read More
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You Don’t Need the Odds
by Delman Coates on April 23rd, 2023
“’And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.” - Hebrews 11:6 It was 28-3. He was facing the largest deficit in the history of the Super Bowl. No team had ever come back from so many points, and now, Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots had just over 17 minutes of game time l... Read More
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Do You Still Believe?
by Delman Coates on March 29th, 2023
“And then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of Him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.” - Luke 2:37-38 Over the last few days, we have talked about waiting on God. Waiting is something we see countless times thr... Read More
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Stuck on What’s Behind
by Delman Coates on March 10th, 2023
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:13-14 There is an interesting article regarding the Prairie View Panthers who, back in the 90s, set a record that might stand forever. Between 1989 and... Read More
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Who Needs Your Story?
by Ministry Support on January 15th, 2023
“’Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.’ And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.” - Luke 8:39 It was time to share joys and concerns in the church. Shelly wanted to raise her hand and share that she finally made it through a difficult semester of college. But after hearing the testimonials of those who beat cancer and save... Read More
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What Is Your Salmon?
by Ministry Support on July 2nd, 2022
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:18-19 There is a story of a bald eagle that was gracefully soaring over the northwestern Pacific in search of food one day. The eagle was flying over the ocean’s surface as it came upon a huge s... Read More
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Convinced Of God’s Faithfulness
by Ministry Support on November 23rd, 2020
And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. – Hebrews 11:11-12 The seventeenth-century Puritan preacher, Thomas Fuller, said that all mankind was divid... Read More
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