by Steve Venable | Jan 29, 2024 | Weekly, Series, Ultimate Resolution '24, Scripture Reference, Genesis 32
The Ultimate Resolution Part Two “And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” – Genesis 32:28 One of my favorite TV shows to watch in the mid-to-late...
by Steve Venable | Jan 22, 2024 | Weekly, Series, Ultimate Resolution '24, Scripture Reference, Genesis 32
The Ultimate Resolution Part One “And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” – Genesis 32:28 It’s that time of the year where, having made our new...
by Steve Venable | Jan 8, 2024 | Weekly, Scripture Reference, John 8:31, January 2024
Believer or Disciple? “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, ‘If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.’” – John 8:31 I remember a time when my son was much younger and he came to me asking if he could sign up to play little league...
by Steve Venable | Jan 1, 2024 | Weekly, Acts 20:24, Scripture Reference, January 2024
Keep Running Your Race, Fulfill Your Calling... Press On! “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of...
by Steve Venable | Dec 25, 2023 | Weekly, Scripture Reference, Archive Dates, December 2023, 2Kings 3:9-18
Digging Ditches “… they marched on that roundabout route seven days; and there was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them. … And he (Elisha) said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’… “For thus says the LORD: ‘You shall not...
by Steve Venable | Dec 11, 2023 | Acts 3:6, Weekly, Scripture Reference, December 2023
Silver and Gold? “”Then Peter said, Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” – Acts 3:6 Gifts, talents, abilities, and skills… all of us have them, all of us use...
by Steve Venable | Nov 27, 2023 | Weekly, Scripture Reference, Galatians 1:15-17, November 2023
That I Might... ““But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to...
by Steve Venable | Nov 13, 2023 | Weekly, 2Chronicles 27:6, Scripture Reference, November 2023
How Do You Spell "Success?" “So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.” – 2Chronicles 27:6 (NKJV) There are rules in all areas of life; established guidelines that, as we plan our steps, we should adhere to that will lead...
by Steve Venable | Oct 30, 2023 | Weekly, Scripture Reference, Ephesians 5:15-16, October 2023
Will Any Road Do Just Fine? “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, for the days are evil.” – Ephesians 5:15-16 (NKJV) In 1951, Walt Disney released his 13th animated feature, the classic Alice in Wonderland. The...
by Steve Venable | Oct 16, 2023 | Weekly, Series, Scripture Reference, Wholehearted Living, October 2023, 1Thessalonians
Wholehearted Living - Part 5 “Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you...
