Category: Nuggets for Life

FIVE REASONS CHILDREN SHOULD BE IN THE MAIN SERVICE REGULARLY Children should not be removed from the main body for convenience sake. This is one reason churches remove children. They want a professional church service where adults can enjoy the worship without being disrupted by noisy children. This sounds good but the Book of Acts… Continue reading FIVE REASONS CHILDREN SHOULD BE IN THE MAIN SERVICE REGULARLY

GOD’S WORD FOR YOU       But now, God’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob, the One who got you started, Israel: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you… Continue reading GOD’S WORD FOR YOU

STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH-–from “Don’t Limit God” by Andrew Wammack     We will limit what God can do through us if we know something is true but won’t stand up for the truth because we are afraid of what people will say.  There is zero excuse for this in America.  In foreign countries, many have… Continue reading STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH-

ROOTS OF BITTERNESS  Zig Ziglar Certain kinds of roots can be dug up, dried, ground, and mixed with oil to make dyes to color fabric.  And as any housewife could tell us, a dye misused causes a terrible stain.  Bitterness is like a misused dye–it colors how we look at life, and it stains every… Continue reading ROOTS OF BITTERNESS Zig Ziglar

THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME…..      More and more I am feeling that what I believe as a Christian does not fit in with our current culture.  There are some churches that try to fit in with today’s culture so much in order to make people feel comfortable that they have compromised the Word.      When… Continue reading THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME…..

THE MEANING OF THE SNOWFLAKE by Holly Gerth Every new snowflake comes to the earth as a picture of our Savior’s birth because they are sent from up above and remind us of  God’s care and love. Each one is so intricate and small because Christ sees the details of us all, and just as… Continue reading THE MEANING OF THE SNOWFLAKE

Habakkuk 3:17-19 “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crops fail and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls…” the poor man had a few problems. To others it may have looked… Continue reading Habakkuk 3:17-19

MEDITATE ON THE THINGS OF GOD   by Joyce Meyer If you don’t want to be devastated by discouragement, then don’t meditate on your disappointments. Did you know that your feelings are hooked up to your thinking?  If you don’t think that is true, just take about twenty minutes or so and think about nothing but… Continue reading MEDITATE ON THE THINGS OF GOD by Joyce Meyer

JOYLESS CHRISTIANITY IS DANGEROUS  by Jim Johnston     One key sign of spiritual danger is losing your joy.,  Don’t skim past what Paul says at the end of Philippians 3:1, “Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.  to write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.”  Paul reminds them… Continue reading JOYLESS CHRISTIANITY IS DANGEROUS

WHEN LESS IS MORE…..by Ziz Ziglar    Many of us are afflicted with the “go, go, go disease.”  Somehow, we’ve developed the core belief that we can’t be happy unless we have our lives full of activities.  But the disease leaves us feeling exhausted.  Our most cherished relationships become shallow and tense, and we become confused… Continue reading WHEN LESS IS MORE

 YOUR NEIGHBOR    BY Zig Ziglar     Jesus says that our love for others should compare favorably to the attention we give to our own needs.  When we’re hungry, we find something in the refrigerator.  When we’re sleepy, we go to bed. We don’t spend a lot time wondering if we have this need or that one.… Continue reading YOUR NEIGHBOR

WHY CHURCH?   By David Feddes No matter what your reasons for staying away from church, ask yourself, “Are there good reasons for going?”   God says so.  Eph. 2:19, 3:14-15  The Church is God’s household, and home for God’s family. Acts 2:42  “And they continued steadfastly in apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of… Continue reading WHY CHURCH? By David Feddes

THE PRAYER FOR A NEW BEGINNING Dr. Daniel O. C. Bishop A.E.G.A. If you want the world to heed, then put your creed into your deed. Give to your enemy-forgiveness, to your opponent-tolerance, to your friend-your heart, to your spouse-love, to a customer-service, to all people-charity, to every child-a good example, to yourself-respect. Never throw… Continue reading THE PRAYER FOR A NEW BEGINNING

  from  WHAT IS CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY                                             by Andrew Wommack     If you want to see the results the Word of God promises, then you have to adopt God’s way to thinking…….. Being a Christian isn’t about changing your outward appearance.  It isn’t about what you do or how you act.  If you don’t change the wrong… Continue reading from WHAT IS CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY

THANK GOD FOR A SECOND CHANCE     Moses was one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known.  We often think of him as the man who led God’s people out of slavery in Egypt.  But that’s only part of his story.      Moses had murdered an Egyptian.  His motive may have been to help his… Continue reading THANK GOD FOR A SECOND CHANCE

THE POWER FOR A NEW BEGINNING If you want the world to heed, then put your creed into your deed. To your enemy, forgiveness. To your opponent, tolerance. To your friend, your heart. To your spouse, love. To a customer, service. To all people, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. Therefore,… Continue reading THE POWER FOR A NEW BEGINNING

  STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH                           FROM “DON’T LIMIT GOD by Andrew Wommack I Kings 17:1  “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my… Continue reading STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH

  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6–7   Experience Jesus’ Robust Peace   Peace is not the absence of trouble… Continue reading Experience Jesus’ Robust Peace

DON’T LIMIT GOD–OUR SECURITY IS IN HIM     People fear making mistakes.  This really comes down to the fact that they aren’t secure in Jesus.  They are afraid because their identity and worth is caught up in what they do.  But that’s not the way it should be.  We need to find our security and identity… Continue reading DON’T LIMIT GOD–OUR SECURITY IS IN HIM

CRUSHING THE HEAD OF THE OPPRESSION Look to other books for information but look only to the Bible for transformation.  Many Christians spend more time reading the newspaper than they read the Bible.  The Bible will not be a dry book if you know the Author.  In every step, in every stride, I will let… Continue reading CRUSHING THE HEAD OF THE OPPRESSION