I’m a follower of Jesus, wife, mom, and Mimi to 8 grandbabies here and 5 grandbabies I’m waiting to meet in in heaven. I live in the Twin Cities and serve as the Minister for Women‘s Ministry at The North Church in Mounds View, MN.
Those of you who began the Bible reading adventure in January are now three-fourths of the way through the Bible, and if you have gotten a bit behind, the next five days are “catch-up” days in our reading plan. The beauty of this plan is you can jump in ANY time and follow along! My prayer is … More Hunting Season for God NOW OPEN!
John Piper, in a sermon “The God of Peace Brought from the Dead the Good Shepherd” And what will that mean for you? Our text mentions two things. 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 … More What does it mean for us to have a Shepherd?
September 25 Hebrews 13:9-25 (ESV) 9 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. 10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. 11 For … More September 25 Hebrews 13:9-25
John Piper, in a sermon, “The Ascent of Joy” Text: Luke 24:50-53 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth. We believe, Jesus, that you died for our sins, rose on the third day, ascended to the right hand of the Majesty on high, and that you are coming again. … More O God, have mercy on our blindness!
“Charm is deceitful, beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 John Piper, in a sermon, A Woman Who Fears the Lord Is to Be Praised” What does it mean in daily experience to “fear the Lord”? Let’s go back to the beginning of Israel’s national life. … More What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?
Isaiah 66:18-19 “For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to … More Missons and the Glory of God’s Name
September 25 Isaiah 65-66 (ESV) Judgment and Salvation 65:1 I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here am I, here am I,” to a nation that was not called by [1] my name. 2 I spread … More September 25 Isaiah 65-66
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. John Piper comments, in a sermon “Jesus Christ is the Same Yesterday and Today and Forever” Why does it matter that the Jesus Christ of today be the same as the Jesus Christ of yesterday and tomorrow? Let me try to put the significance … More The same yesterday and today and forever!
Proverbs 30:8-9 …give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God. Three life-saving requests: Don’t give me poverty: I might steal, dishonor … More Give me neither poverty nor riches: Give me what I NEED!
Isaiah 64:4 From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him. John Piper, in a sermon “God Works For Those Who Waith For Him” The text suggests that in working for those who wait for him, … More GOD works for US!
