Identity: I am Surrounded by God’s care #1
“You are a shield around me, O LORD.” - Psalm 3:3
Things Aren’t Always What They Appear
The week after Christmas we had a terrible cold spell, accompanied by snow and ice. I was peacefully occupied, putting away Christmas decorations, when I noticed a woodpecker land on the cedar tree just outside the dining room…
Identity: I am empowered & equipped #7
“I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.” -Philippians 4:13
Identity: I am empowered & equipped #6
“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 1:6
Identity: I am empowered & equipped #5
“God, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ … will Himself make you strong, firm, and steadfast.” -1 Peter 5:10
Identity: I am empowered & equipped #4
“The Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you.” -2 Thessalonians 3:3
Identity: I am empowered & equipped #3
“He is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.” -Ephesians 3:20
Identity: I am empowered & equipped #2
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness.” -2 Peter 1:3
Identity: I am empowered & equipped #1
“May the God of peace … equip you with everything good for doing His will.” -Hebrews 13:20-21
Identity: I am tasked with a purpose #7
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out…