Posts with the tag “joy”

A God of Hope
by Delman Coates on March 1st, 2023
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” - Romans 15:13  You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Don’t get your hopes up too high.” The point of the expression is to discourage people from becoming too confident in a particular outcome or else they run the risk of being very disappointed should things not turn ou...  Read More
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Room For a Miracle
by Delman Coates on February 28th, 2023
“God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.” - Hebrews 2:4  In March of 2004, almost four dozen Boy Scouts and their scout leaders found themselves trapped inside a manmade cave in Utah when a wall of snow buried the entrances to the cave.  The avalanche was heard nearby by a group of scout leaders who called 9...  Read More
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He Shows You
by Delman Coates on February 25th, 2023
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” - Psalm 16:11  Over the past few days, we have discussed how, like the young boy was frustrated at his father, we too can become frustrated with God because we feel like we have an unmet desire. First we learned that God sees you. You are not invisible. With 8 billion p...  Read More
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On Your Own Time
by Ministry Support on August 19th, 2022
“So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.” - John 16:22   As Solomon tells us in Ecclesiastes 3:4, there is “a time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.” Abraham was able to move on in his own time after the loss of Sarah.   The one thing to remember about grief is that it takes time because it is a le...  Read More
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Joy In The Morning
by Ministry Support on August 17th, 2022
“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.” - Psalm 30:5   To grieve is to be human. One writer said, “Grief, after all, is part of love. Not to grieve, not to lament, is to slam the door on the same place in the innermost heart from which love itself comes.”   The Psalmist says in Psalm 34:18, “The Lord i...  Read More
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In The Meantime
by Ministry Support on March 9th, 2022
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” - Matthew 6:34  I once read a poem by Cameron M. Scott that I found both intriguing and interesting. It reads: “There is always something to do, some place to be, something to see, someone to be. A mountain to climb, a path to take, a journey to make. The future always holds a pro...  Read More
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Fireproof
by Ministry Support on March 7th, 2022
“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. - Philippians 4:11-12  Over the last week, we have spent a lot of time talking about the...  Read More
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Break the Cycle
by Ministry Support on September 11th, 2020
Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s clock. Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their clock. When the girls returned to Reuel their father, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?” They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. H...  Read More
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Unforgiveness Is A Prison
by Ministry Support on September 2nd, 2020
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3)  In the first verse of Ephesians chapter four, Paul calls himself a prisoner of the Lord. He has been beaten and abused by th...  Read More
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