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DO MY WORDS “BLESS” OTHERS?
I PETER 3:8-9: “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Sep 6, 20153 min read
THE “CHURCH” IS NOT BUILDINGS AND PROGRAMS!
I PETER 2:4-6: “As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Sep 5, 20153 min read
DO YOU HAVE A “HEAVENLY 401K”?
I PETER 1:3-5: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Sep 4, 20153 min read
CHOOSE YOUR “FEAR” WISELY!
ISAIAH 8:11-13: “For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Sep 3, 20152 min read
HERE AM I! SEND ME?
ISAIAH 6:8: “And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” (ESV) OBSERVATION: Here I am! Send me? Have you ever uttered … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Sep 2, 20153 min read
THE MOUTH BONES CONNECTED TO THE HEART BONE!
JAMES 3:14-16: “But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Sep 1, 20153 min read
FAITH -or- WORKS?
JAMES 2:18: “But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” (ESV) OBSERVATION: Are we saved by grace through faith … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 31, 20153 min read
WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF GREATNESS?
JAMES 1:12: “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” (ESV) OBSERVATION: How does the Lord … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 30, 20153 min read
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE SUMMARIZED! (In 2 verses)
HEBREWS 13:20-21: “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 29, 20153 min read
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? (The confession of a procrastinator)
PROVERBS 11:4-6: “He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 28, 20153 min read
WHAT WILL YOUR CHILDREN LEARN IN SCHOOL?
HEBREWS 11:3: “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” (ESV) OBSERVATION: School is back in session! Children all over … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 27, 20153 min read
AM I ENJOYING MY LIFE?
ECCLESIASTES 5:18-20: “Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 25, 20153 min read
WHICH “DAY” WILL I CHOOSE?
HEBREWS 9:27-28: “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 23, 20153 min read
DO YOU ENJOY CRITICISM?
PROVERBS 27:5-6: “Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” (NKJV OBSERVATION: Nobody enjoys criticism. Yet, everyone needs it. There is a popular show on … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 22, 20152 min read
WHAT AM I LISTENING TO?
PROVERBS 19:27: “Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.” (ESV) OBSERVATION: What am I listening to each day? When I read this verse this is the question that comes to my mind … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 20, 20153 min read
WHAT IS SPIRITUAL MATURITY?
HEBREWS 5:12-14: “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 19, 20153 min read
AM I SAILING OR PADDLING?
HEBREWS 4:9-10: “So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.” (ESV) OBSERVATION: What is the secret to living the … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 18, 20153 min read
AM I JUST ABOUT TO SIN?
HEBREWS 3:12-15: “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 17, 20153 min read
MY PICK FOR PRESIDENT!
PROVERBS 8:13-16: “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength. By me kings reign, … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 16, 20153 min read
AM I JUST STUMBLING THROUGH LIFE?
PROVERBS 4:18-19: “But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.” (ESV) … Continue reading →

Kirk Zehnder
Aug 15, 20153 min read
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