Acts 16:32-40 – 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with…
Continue ReadingChampions take fights, They don’t know, They can win. But they show up, Do their best, Accept the results, Learn and, Do better, Next time. In the end, They have won. In the end, They are, Champions in ways, Those who cower, Will never understand. Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.…
Continue ReadingActs 16:31-40 – They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34 The jailer brought…
Continue ReadingEphesians 2:10 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do In the morning when I rise, In the morning when I rise, In the morning when I rise, Give me Jesus. “Son, my son, where are you?” “Here, Lord, Here I am, In the bushes,”…
Continue ReadingActs 16:25-30 – About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he…
Continue ReadingJames 1:2 – Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 2 Corinthians 12:7c-10 – I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect…
Continue Reading1 Peter 1:6-7 – In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Job…
Continue ReadingActs 16:19-24 – When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” 22 The crowd joined…
Continue ReadingPsalm 24:8,10 – Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—He is the King of glory. Trusting The Undefeated, Undefeatable Jesus In the fire I will not be afraid In the flood I will trust When wounded I will not doubt I refuse the natural inclination And…
Continue ReadingActs 16:16-18 – Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who…
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