SCRIPTURE: Mark 4:1–9 (KJV) In studying the parable of the sower, three key facts stand out: the same seed, the same sower but different results. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus tells a story of four soils, wayside, stony ground, thorns, and good ground. The difference was never the seed; it was the condition of…
James 5:16–18 (KJV) – “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are. and he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain.“ Exhortation The scripture reminds us…
Luke 18:1–6 (KJV) – “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint…“ Fainting does not start physically, it starts spiritually. Before a man collapses in life, he first collapses in prayer. In this parable, Jesus tells the story of a persistent widow who…
Scripture: Genesis 12:7 (KJV)“And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.” Reflection When God spoke to Abram in Genesis 12:7, He did not say, “I give you this land now.” He said, “Unto thy…
Genesis 9:1 (KJV) – “And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” After the flood, when the earth was empty and uncertain, God did not begin with instructions, He began with a blessing. He blessed Genesis 9:1 shows us that before there was performance,…
Scripture: Gospel of Mark 11:12–14, 20–26 (KJV) Brief Introduction In this passage, Jesus approaches a fig tree full of leaves but finds no fruit. He speaks to it, and by the next day it has withered from the roots. When the disciples marvel, Jesus shifts the lesson to faith, prayer, and forgiveness. The fig tree…
1 Timothy 6:12 (KJV) — “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” The Christian life is not a playground, it is a battleground. Every day, your faith is challenged by fear, doubt, sin, pressure, and the systems…
Psalm 37:1 (KJV) – “Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.” Have you ever wondered why those who cut corners seem to move ahead faster? Ever wondered why dishonest people sometimes appear to prosper while the righteous struggle? It can be frustrating. It can even shake your…
It’s not enough to believe but to make choices and live to re-present Christ to the world around you! Acts 2:40 (KJV) — “And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” Every generation has its own pressure, pressure to blend in, to lower standards, and to…
Matthew 8:23-27 KJVS — And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. [24] And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. [25] And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we…