Here are seven Bible verses about the throne of God. Isaiah 6:1 “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.” In Isaiah chapter 6, he receives a vision of the very throne of God and seeing that the train filled the temple, this means that since the length of trains on the kings was usually associated with power, the longer... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about listening from the Bible. Proverbs 1:5 “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.” Solomon wrote a lot of the wisdom literature but some have asked, “Why didn’t he listen to his own words?” Good question. We can deceive ourselves so easily, so to avoid that, he suggests we listen to increase our learning and how to apply that learning, called wisdom. That’s the best guidance you’ll... Read more
Is your conscience the voice of God speaking to you? How can you know if it is or isn’t? What is the Conscience? The word “conscience” is a compound of two words meaning “con” (with) “science” (knowledge), so our own conscience means having the knowledge of something we’re going to do or say, have done and said, or will do or say in the future. The conscience is not an audible voice but many say it’s very close to one... Read more
Here are 11 motivational Bible verses that you can take to heart. Colossians 2:23-24 “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” When you face another Monday morning, remember that it’s not really your employer whom you work for but God Himself and it is God Who will reward His children at Jesus’ return or after... Read more
Here are 20 icebreaker questions for small groups. Breaking the Ice The phrase,” breaking the ice” or “ice breakers” is like getting through the outer surface level to find out what’s below or inside a person. We can open up the conversation by asking a series of questions where the small group can get to know one another on a much more intimate level. This allows us to let our guards down and be more transparent with each other, so... Read more
How can we correctly interpret the Bible? Are there certain things to look for? The Bible The Bible is an amazing book. It has been written over a 1,500-year period with 40 different authors, most who didn’t know one another personally but still being in agreement on things like being saved by faith because believing God is seen as having faith in God. The rreference of being saved by faith goes all the way back to Genesis 15:6 where it... Read more
What does the Bible forbid? What are those things considered grievous sins? The Ten Commandments You don’t have to guess what the Bible forbids and what it allows. All you have to do is to take a look at the Ten Commandments. There is no guess work necessary. For example, we know that we must put God above everything and everyone in our life or we’re committing idolatry, neither can we can’t steal, lie, or use profanity, and the obvious... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses that would be great for your coffee mug. Lamentations 3:22-23 “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” One thing we know about God’s love is that it’s steadfast. It’s not going anywhere. For most parents, there isn’t anything that their children could ever do that would stop their parents from loving them. The closest thing we may have... Read more
Here are seven good Bible verses to use for your selfie. Romans 8:37-39 “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans chapter 8 may... Read more
Why does the world have so many different languages? A World of Variety I think we’d all be pretty bored if everyone was the same. If all of us were no better than cookie-cutter people and just like all others, it’d be pretty boring. Just look at a flower garden and see how the variety of flowers enhance the beauty of those around them and it makes it clear why variety does make life more meaningful. I see that in... Read more
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