Focal Pointe – February 7, 2011
Reading the Right Words Daniel 9:2 (NLT) “During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the Lord, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years.” It’s a powerful insight to remember that even Daniel depended upon the reading of God’s word.
Focal Pointe 2011 – Week #2
Thanks and Trust Psalm 107:1, 8-9 (NIV) Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say this… let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with ...
Focal Pointe #52
Interrupted Plans Matthew 1:18-19 (NIV) 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want ...
Focal Pointe #49
Hope Psalm 34:18 (CEV) “The Lord is there to rescue all who are discouraged and have given up hope.” A school teacher who visits children in a large city hospital received a routine call requesting that she visit a young boy. The teacher took the boy’s name and room number and went. However, it wasn’t ...
Focal Pointe #47
The Performance Illusion Psalm 51:17 (ESV) 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. A well known pastor in the twentieth century, Harry Ironside, moved up the Salvation Army ranks from cadet to captain in three short years. He was a success story ...
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Learning and Growing Titus 3:14 (ESV) And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful. Doing the right thing doesn’t always come naturally and it isn’t always easy. Sometimes our first inclination is to pull back when we should press forward. ...
