“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.”  Ephesians 1:3 ..read more

“Jesus called the twelve disciples and began to send them out two by two.”  Mark 6:7 ..read more

Jesus Stills a Storm 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then t ..read more

34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. 35 Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord was sorry that he had made Saul king over Israel. David Anointed as King 16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” 2 Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears o ..read more

But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! but we are determined to have a king over us, 20 so that we also may be like other nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.” 1 Samuel 8:19-20 ..read more

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God.  Romans 8.15-16 ..read more

 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes[a] with sighs too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ..read more

As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. John 17:18 ..read more

Jesus said, “I do not call you servants any longer. . .but I have called you friends.”  John 15.15 ..read more

“Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.”  Acts 8.35 Philip noticed a guy sitting alongside the road and noticed a nudge to speak to him, so he did. He asked him a question. He was invited to sit for a spell. So he set aside his plans for the moment and sat. He listened. They chatted. He told a story about himself and a friend he knows. All of this is so simple. And God did something wonderful with the simple ingredients ..read more