Acts 16:11-15 – From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days. 13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to…
Continue ReadingPsalm 34:18 – Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! 1 Chronicles 16:34 – Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Mark 10:18 – No one is good but One, that is, God. Psalm 27:13 – I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see…
Continue ReadingActs 16:6-10 – Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down…
Continue ReadingPsalm 96:3 – Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. Oh Lord please keep me remembering that You have not sent me to give my opinion but to present Your Gospel of love and holiness. Proverbs 18:2 – Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Oh Lord I confess…
Continue ReadingActs 16:1-5 – Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. 2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they…
Continue ReadingActs 16:1-5 – Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. 2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they…
Continue ReadingActs 15:36-41– Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, 38 but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia…
Continue ReadingJames 1:19-21 – My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. Psalm…
Continue ReadingPsalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! Let us push aside, at least for a time, all the “have-to-do’s” of life to consider how much we love the Lord and how sweet He is to us. With only Him on our mind, let us sing from our hearts and worship…
Continue ReadingProverbs 63:3 – “Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You.” Lord God, nothing is more precious or more fulfilling than Your love. I have known the beauty of a precious wife and have wondered over my children and now a grandchild, but nothing is better than Your love. You have blessed me…
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