Building Godly Character - February 3, 2010
The story of Ruth is one of the greatest redemptive stories in the Old Testament. Ruth exemplified in her actions a loyal love that few ever show. Though Ruth was a foreigner, she was willing and insistent on returning to the native land of her mother-in-law Naomi. Her willingness [...]

Building Godly Character - January 27, 2010
So many people go through life wandering what greater purpose their life serves. Teens often ask questions about life as they move toward adulthood. These answers are never easy, but in God we find our greatest purposes. The call of the prophet Jeremiah illustrates God’s plan for us as [...]

Building Godly Character - January 20, 2010
Hannah has forever influenced the life of believers around the world.  We find in Hannah the first act of child dedication to the Lord. Here story reminds us that living a life of dedication is important to our faith and development as believers.
As we read the account of Samuel’s [...]

Building Godly Character - January 13, 2010
From Exodus and Deuteronomy
Deut. 34:5-7
“So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, just as the Lord had said. 6 The Lord buried him[a] in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab, but to this day no one knows the exact place. 7 Moses [...]

Building Godly Character - January 6, 2010
From Gen. 4 (NLT)
As you know by now our theme for 2010 is “Building Godly Character”.   We will be looking at the life of a different character from scripture each week.  We will strive to learn from their lives, both in what to do and what not to do. [...]

Week # 49
The word peace appears in the Bible 450 times. With that repetition, God must be telling us something. Peace should be a regular part of our lives. Unfortunately we tend to live our lives in fear and stress. This is not what God intends for us.
2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given [...]

Week #48
Jesus Christ is our great hope.  We live in worshipful expectation of His great coming. His first coming was viewed in the same way. After His birth, His mother and father took Him into the temple to be dedicated to the Lord. Here they met two individuals that were anxiously waiting for His birth. [...]

Week #46
John writes “11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12 We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been [...]

Week # 45
Life is filled with hard times and tough situations. How we deal with these seasons in our lives shows our true character. Perseverance is a tough lesson to learn. No one enjoys going through hard times. Yet, hard times make us stronger men and women of God. We learn in these times to [...]

Week #44
There are so many people in the world that are always down in the dumps, Christians and non-Christians alike. Life is tough. It is easy for us to get in a routine of sadness or depression. God has called us to live a better life than that. Whatever your situation God is able to [...]