Posts with the tag “pastor-gene-beck”

Religious groups of Jesus’ day often openly questioned Him.  The Sadducees were one of these groups.  They accepted only the first five Books of Moses, did not believe in angels, spirits or the resurr...  Read More

As an act of worship, it is important for us to take time on a regular basis to tell God of our love for Him.  When we think of God’s working in our lives, He demonstrates repeatedly His love for us. ...  Read More

God has uniquely fashioned each of us to serve and live for Him.  We all have different personalities, abilities, and spiritual giftedness.  When God combines these things together, we all have specia...  Read More

Each day God desires for us to press on toward His goals for our life.  The word “press” expresses an intense endeavor.  We are to move intently toward God’s desires for our lives and make this a patt...  Read More

Each New Year brings its challenges.  Challenges like remembering to write 2023 on my checks, following a new budget, or maybe making life changes.  Some of these are easy once we get into the flow of...  Read More

As we begin this New Year, my thoughts turn toward God’s care in my life.  There are many times that I feel all alone.  I may even feel that God is distant when I am dealing with life’s difficulties. ...  Read More

The theme of the Psalm is expressed in verse 1.  David’s soul waited in silence and found rest in God alone.  God was his complete source of calmness when his world was falling apart.  He emphasizes t...  Read More

God desires that I cultivate an attitude of thankfulness in my life.  Every day I should stop and reflect on God’s goodness.   In fact, it is God’s will for me to be thankful.  Sometimes with all the ...  Read More

As we go through life, everyone’s journey is different. God has set before us, as it were a race to run. This race will be difficult at times.  The temptation is to look at the race others are running...  Read More

God not only has fashioned us and put us together the way we are, but He also designs us to acomplish particular things for Him.  We are, “created in Christ Jesus for good works…”   God has planned fo...  Read More

I am finding that I need the peace of God more and more as I live each day.  My mind needs to learn to rest in the person and character of our Lord.  Difficult and stressful times are not anything new...  Read More

Consider the Lord’s thoughts of love toward each of us today. A love that values us with the very life of God’s Son that was given for us. A love that unconditionally accepts us as a result of this sa...  Read More

We as humans are strange creatures.  We run faster when we lose our way.  Instead of pausing to regroup, we ricochet from place to place.  We do not pause to orient ourselves.  We usually refuse to as...  Read More

The Apostle Paul was a man of great spiritual stature, but not without faults.  He wanted his readers to know that he had not attained to full maturity in Christ.  Paul saw himself as the worst of sin...  Read More

As Christians we are God’s unique creation.  God has made us what we are. We are an important part of the “new creation,” the body of Christ.  At the moment of salvation we were placed in this body an...  Read More

The people’s lives that are recorded in biblical history are people just like us. They struggledwith many of the same daily pressures that we deal with today. They worked hard to provide fortheir fami...  Read More

Today we are living in troubling times. I don’t think anyone would disagree with that statement. The Apostle Paul in writing to his son in the faith Timothy, said that the last days would be character...  Read More

This past week I have been reflecting on God’s grace.  I am realizing in a deeper way how God’s unmerited favor not only brought me to Christ but also is in the process of changing my life to be more ...  Read More

When we came to know Jesus Christ as our Savior, we were qualified by God’s grace to receive every spiritual blessing.  As we recognize the depth of what God has done for us it should cause us to be t...  Read More

Once we came to know Christ as Savior and Lord, we were designed to grow in our relationship with Him.  This spiritual growth is possible because…We are rooted in Christ.Paul had instructed the believ...  Read More

David begins this psalm with the statement, “I will love You…”  This is the only time in the Old Testament that this Hebrew word for “love” is used to express man’s love for the Lord.  David is respon...  Read More

As I look back over decades of ministry, I am thankful for the godly people who have helped shape my life and my ministry.  Their impact was felt as they lived out in practical ways their faith, love,...  Read More

Each day this week we are releasing a video devotional from one of our pastors related to the Passion Week designed to help you meditate on the events of Jesus' final week.We invite you to go through ...  Read More

Martha invited Jesus and His disciples to a meal and became distracted by all the preparation.  She wanted to spend time with the Lord, but she had a lot of work to do.  As Martha responded to the str...  Read More

Often, we become so wrapped up in the affairs of everyday life, that we do not spend much time thinking about heaven.  Eternity often is something we have considered to be unrelated to life as we live...  Read More

When a New Year begins, we often look back to assess how we are doing in all areas of our life.  Often it is difficult to investigate the deeper recesses of our life and to be honest with how we reall...  Read More

As a young shepherd boy, David developed a relationship with God.  While tending his father’s sheep he saw God at work in his life.  In fact as David grew to be a leader of Israel, he was stated to be...  Read More

Recently, I have been reflecting on God’s goodness and expressing to Him my appreciation for all that He has done and is doing.  Sometimes things happen that are difficult to experience and understand...  Read More

Today, as you read this short devotional, I would like to encourage you to center your thoughts around one of the central themes of Christianity…forgiveness. ...  Read More

Waiting in hope for what we do not see…The day is coming when God will declare, for the entire world to see, that we are His sons and daughters.  We do not know the exact day or moment that this will ...  Read More

God the Father’s ultimate goal for us is that we should be “to the praise and glory of His grace.”  Our lives have been designed by God to bring Him glory.  We are to be the recipients of His grace.  ...  Read More

God’s Loving Restoration…Elijah was a great prophet of the Lord.  He ministered to the Nation of Israel during the reign of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel.  During his ministry he saw the Lord do many mi...  Read More

David did not want anything in his life to keep him from a deepening relationship with his God.  He asked God to search/test him as a refiner tests metal. David’s desire was for God to examine him and...  Read More

The lives of the Apostles had been forever changed by the life and ministry of Jesus.  They spent over 3 years with Him.  They saw first hand the miracles and the lives that were transformed.  Jesus i...  Read More

Trust is developed as we see God working in our lives.  When events become “God sized” then we see that God is alive and real.  Nothing becomes impossible for the Lord.  Our perception of the Lord inc...  Read More

Statistics tell us interesting things about how each of us will be spend time in our lives…I will spend 6 months of my life at stop lightsI will spend 5 years of my life standing in lineI will spend 1...  Read More

As God’s children, we are of incredible value to the Father.  We may never understand totally the value placed on us by Him.  A value that caused God the Father to send His Son to die in our place for...  Read More

When God fashioned our lives in our mother’s womb, He uniquely designed each of us.  Not only has God made us with unique physical, emotional and personality characteristics but He also designed us to...  Read More

We often do not realize how uniquely God has made us. Science has learned that God has made it so that DNA molecules can unite in an infinite number of ways. The number is 10 to the 2,400,000,000th po...  Read More

When Moses wrote these words, Israel was camped near the Jordon River.  They were about to cross the river and take possession of the land God had promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  Moses drew the...  Read More