Archive for 'Fortitude'

Stretching Our Faith

Mark 3: 1-6 1 Sam 17: 32-51 / Ps 144 “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” (Mark 3: 4) May Jesus free us from our doubts, Give us the grace to understand That until we learn to stretch out, Our faith is [...]

The Rock of God’s Word

Luke 6: 43-49 1 Tim 1: 15-17 / Psa 113 That one is like a person building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock… the river burst against that house but could not shake it… (Luke 6:48) Let God’s WORD be our foundation That we may live a life of truth; [...]

Dark Signs of the Times

Luke 11: 29-32 Jon 3:1-10 / Psa 51 This generation is a wicked generation; it seeks for a sign, and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. (Luke 11:29) What better sign is there to see As proof of God’s great love for me Than His Son’s dying on [...]

Clean Inside and Out

Matthew 23: 23-26 2 Thes 2: 1-3a. 14-17 / Ps 96: 10-13 You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, but have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. (Matthew 23:23) What lies within is what is real, And no amount of scheme or stealth Can hide that time [...]

Storms Fortify Our Faith

Matthew 8: 23-27 Amos 3: 1-8; 4: 11-12 / Psalm 5: 4-7 Why are you terrified, O you of little faith? (Matthew 8:25) Be firm of faith in Jesus Christ Wh keeps us safe from storms in life; Let confidence in Him abide, And be calm in all kinds of strife. Jesus got into a [...]