All posts tagged faith

Our Guide for Doing Right 1/9/2023

by Robin McKinley How can we know the difference between right and wrong? When considering everyone’s opinions, it’s hard to find a distinct line. The Apostle Paul, though, helped us in this area. By using God’s Word, we can easily know when we are doing the right things. All Scripture is inspired by […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: The Only Living God 1/8/2024

Send to Kindle by Rebekah Beene While cleaning up after Christmas I came across a journal. Now I have many journals, some are written in completely while others have just a few notes. But this one had two pages written by a very young granddaughter. She wrote out definitions for Hallelujah, Worship, Barak, Shaback, Abad, […]

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Faith’s Checkbook:Conquest to Victory 1/2/2024

Send to Kindle by C. H. Spurgeon “And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly”   (Romans 16:20). This promise follows well upon that of yesterday. We are evidently to be conformed to our covenant Head, not only in His being bruised in His heel but in His conquest of the evil […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: Faith’s Checkbook: He Came; He Is Coming – December 25, Christmas Day

Send to Kindle Good Morning Everyone: Merry Christmas by C. H. Spurgeon “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11). Many are celebrating our LORD’s first coming this day; let us turn our thoughts to the promise of […]

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Faith’s Checkbook: Nearest and Dearest Fellowship 12/19/2023

by C. H. Spurgeon So shall we ever be with the LORD”   (1 Thessalonians 4:17) While we are here the LORD is with us, and when we are called away we are with Him. There is no dividing the saint from His Savior. They are one, and they always must be one: Jesus cannot […]

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The Joy of the Lord 12/12/2023

by Robin McKinley What is our source of joy? We read about it, and we talk and sing about it. The Bible says the joy of the Lord is our strength. We also find joy listed under love in the fruit of the Spirit.  The night Mary gave birth to Jesus, angels visited […]

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CrossReads Devotional: I Absolutely Love Christmas 12/11/2023

Send to Kindle by Rebekah Beene In case nobody knows, I absolutely love Christmas. I get kinda carried away with decorating every corner of our house. You might say I go a little overboard. It’s genetic. My mom even made doorknob decorations! And I have many of her handmade items still. Last night we found […]

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Gems from Pastor Jim 12/5/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 100:1 Shout with joy to the LORD, O earth! We shout for a wide variety of reasons. We shout to be heard when we are excited, angry, or feel we are being ignored. We shout because we want someone to hear us. When was the last time you shouted […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given 12/4/2023

Send to Kindle by Precarious Yates “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬ Christmas: such a wonderful time to celebrate the best of the […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: Faith’s Checkbook: Heavenly Alchemy 11/27/2023

Send to Kindle by C. H. Spurgeon “Your sorrow shall be turned into joy”   (John 16:20). Their particular sorrow was the death and absence of their LORD, and it was turned into joy when He rose from the dead and showed Himself in their midst. All the sorrows of saints shall be thus transmuted, […]

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