God has always asked people throughout history to give what little they had to Him. God’s way is to use whatever we have, and multiply it back to us once we put it in His hands. Whenever we give what little we have to God, whether it is money, time or talent, it opens up our hearts so that God can fill us up with more. And when we give our lives to God, we can trust Him to make... Read more
Change is inevitable, and it is happening all the time. Seasons change, people change, and the world around you will never stand still. How we view changes and how we respond to changes can impact our lives and the lives of others significantly. Those who look back, or become disillusioned with their present may miss looking ahead for their next opportunity. Change brings us the possibility for growth and propels us on to the next season of life. Trust God... Read more
There are many people around the world that celebrate Christmas, and yet Christmas is not without it’s critics. Look at this season as a focused time on the blessed birth and entrance of Christ for the world. It is not a time nor a season to argue about how or when we started to celebrate this day. The Christmas season is really about a state of heart and mind. It is an intentional moment in time to cherish peace and... Read more
Research on How God Transforms Lives Reveals a 10-Stop Journey March 17, 2011 Six years after beginning what he assumed would be a relatively typical research process that sought to better understand how God transforms people’s lives, researcher George Barna discovered that he had tackled a deeply challenging and amazingly revealing journey. The product of his effort was the ability to identify some of the developmental processes, experiences, and obstacles that are common across the lives of Americans of all... Read more
Christ Himself, the Kingdom of God, is the treasure within us. We carry the power of heaven within and have full access to the power of God for victory over all adversity. Do not be frustrated with the natural life when the supernatural is available for you. Don’t condemn yourself for being human or try to “cast out” your humanness. The more you see that treasure in you, the more Christ’s brilliance shines forth in you. And in the midst... Read more
There are many people around the world that celebrate Christmas, and yet Christmas is not without it’s critics. Look at this season as a focused time on the blessed birth and entrance of Christ for the world. It is not a time nor a season to argue about how or when we started to celebrate this day. The Christmas season is really about a state of heart and mind. It is an intentional moment in time to cherish peace and... Read more
The devil is busy trying to abort God’s promises. Hang on and keep believing. Here’s a trivia question: Which building project took the longest to complete?· A. The construction of the Pentagon. B. The carving of Mount Rushmore. C. The digging of the Panama Canal. D. The building of the Empire State Building. E. The carving and assembling of the Statue of Liberty. The answer is C. It took 31 years to dig the Panama Canal, mainly because that superhuman... Read more
You will seek me and find me. Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV) True religion is to serve God in order to get nothing but more of God. He is the treasure we seek and when we find him we spend the rest of our time discovering what we have found. The false religions of the world encourage worshippers to seek gods for the sake of what the gods can do for them. It is the default mode for this world’s thinking regarding... Read more
Esther 5:6-7: During the wine course the king said to Esther, “Now tell me what you really want, and I will give it to you, even if it is half of the kingdom!” Esther replied, “My request, my deepest wish, is that if Your Majesty loves me and wants to grant my request, that you come again with Haman tomorrow to the banquet I shall prepare for you. And tomorrow I will explain what this is all about.” Do you... Read more
“Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it; except the Lord keep the City, the watchman waketh but in vain” (Psalm 127:1). Man is a communal creature by design; we are not built to be alone. While some rare souls seek solace in the caverns of monastic retreat, the overwhelming majority of us are forever compelled toward community. It is how God has wired us. The question, then, is what kind of community do we seek?... Read more
Robert Ricciardelli
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