→ Pastor John Blog – Pastor John D Jakes shares a little devotional, insight, or testimony and invites you to respond as well.
This week –
Preparing for Christmas – Faith Struggles
But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. – Luke 2:19 Sometimes we forget how much of a struggle Christmas was for the first people who experienced it. I think of the struggle of Mary and Joseph as they made their way to Bethlehem. I think of the struggles of everyone who…
Keep reading
God Prepares, Shouldn’t We?
When we think of Christmas preparations we usually think of trees and lights and tinsel and stuff. However, someone else prepared for the coming of Jesus. No, I am not talking about Mary or Joseph. I am talking about God. And I am not talking about the immediate preparation of angels or stars or wisemen.…
Keep reading
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
→ Outside devotionals – If you like to have a devotional thought for the day, the following links will take you to a trusted Christian Bible teacher. You will find a Scripture and a devotional thought there that we hope will encourage your heart.
Devotionals from…
Previous week –
The Power of Thankfulness
There are things which are deceptively powerful. Those tiny air fresheners for cars are not for everyone. For most of my family, they are just too powerful for us to enjoy the scent. Yet, you can’t deny their effect! In the Christian life we have such a deceptively powerful ally to our walk of faith.…
Keep reading
Thanksgiving
This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. Yet, I wonder how often we really have given thanks. I mean, it is one thing to utter the simple, “Thank you.” It is quite another to truly give thanks. Do we even understand how powerful thanksgiving is? God has said in His Word that refusing to give thanks is…
Keep reading
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
We offer two ways to be encouraged by God’s Word:
Pastor John D Jakes 