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  • Saturday Joy

    A friend sent me a link to a lesson in Discipleship Tape Ministries this week. Oh, memories came flooding back as I remembered listening to Russel Kelfer in college chapels. His teaching is clear and encouraging. Listening has brought great joy over the years. I wanted to share these lessons with you. Lessons Stories (He…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Gratefuls – 1

    My grateful today is for joy. Yes, I am grateful for joy. God gives us not only salvation, but joy! We can sing before Him, making a joyful noise! Psalm 95:1-2 “1  O come, let us sing unto the Lord: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2  Let us…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, Cont 2

    We continue looking at verses that tell us about the sacrifice of praise, thanksgiving, and joy. There is so much to contemplate in these verses. I encourage you to meditate on them. Psalm 27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Joy and Strength

    Nehemiah 8:10 is a verse that is special to me. It came to mind this morning as I am weary, but my to do list is robust. “10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: A Dichotomy

    Yesterday, rolling (scooter, you know) down the streets of Lansing with dear faithful servants of God singing praises to our dear Savior, my heart was stirred. It was a piece of heaven on earth. Yet, the reason that we were praising together was that we were moving a ministry to a new location where they…

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Sorrow and Joy

    As suffering has come, something has struck me. Sorrow and joy can coexist. This concept is so hard to grasp, especially when you are in the thick of it. Check out this blog post which explains it so well. Here are some Scriptures that the blog talks about: Romans 5:3-4 1 Peter 4:13 John 16:20…

  • Saturday Joy

    This children’s song is a great way to remember joy. Jesus and Others and You “Jesus and others and you What a wonderful way to spell joy Jesus and others and you in the life of each girl and each boy “J” is for Jesus for He has first place, “O” is for others you…

  • Great Series

    I came across this series this week after a friend mentioned Chip Ingram’s Living on the Edge app. I have just started listening and am already both encouraged and challenged.

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Nehemiah 8:10

      Nehemiah 8:10 “10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” The people were upset after hearing the…

  • Philippians: Joy in the Midst 2

    Our November study is based off of Philippians: Joy in the Midst, by Carrie Gaul. Today, as you read Philippians, think about the people, the Philippians. We see what Paul is writing to them. What does that tell you about them? You can find more information about them in Acts 16. Who was their first convert…