Spiritual Receipt

I wish I could say I made this myself, but it was actually sent to me by someone who found it on Facebook. Whoever thought of this, my hat is off to you. Well done!

Bibles for Bulgaria

Last month, the Independent Bible Church of Duryea partnered with The Seedline Project to make and ship Bibles to Bulgaria. While Seedline printed the pages, the entire church worked together to collate, cover, staple, trim, and pack the Bibles for shipment.

It's only the Gospel of John and the Book of Romans, but it's sent free to the missionaries in Bulgaria who give it free to anyone who wants one.

Comfort for Coronavirus Fears

I'm no doctor; I can't offer a cure or vaccine for the coronavirus. Nor am I a scientist with pertinent information to prevent the spread of the disease. But I do have a Bible verse that has helped me to stay calm by focusing my attention on the great God of eternity. I'd like to share it in the hope that it will help someone else:

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2 Ways to Live

A very simple, easily-understood assessment of life can be found at matthiasmedia. Here is an excerpt:

We don’t like someone telling us what to do or how to live—least of all God—and so we rebel against him in lots of different ways. We ignore him and just get on with our own lives; or we disobey his instructions for living in his world; or we shake our puny fists in his face and tell him to get lost.

How ever we do it, we are all rebels, because we don’t live God’s way. We prefer to follow our own desires, and to run things our own way, without God. This rebellious, self-sufficient attitude is what the Bible calls ‘sin’.

The trouble is, in rejecting God we make a mess not only of our own lives, but of our society and the world. The whole world is full of people bent on doing what suits them, and not following God’s ways. We all act like little gods, with our own crowns, competing with one another. The result is misery. The suffering and injustice that we see around us all go back to our basic rebellion against God. More...

Best. Gift. Ever!

I love giving gifts. And, yes, getting them, too. But it seems only appropriate on this day to contemplate the greatest gift ever given.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

If you have to earn or work for a gift, it's not a gift at all. Redemption is 100% free, because Jesus Christ already paid for it, paid with His life on the Cross.

Any gift can be refused. It's up to you to accept this free gift. If you refuse, it's not God's fault.

Won't you receive the best gift of all this Christmas? Admit to God that you are a sinner, just as His Word says, and that you can't save yourself by works. Turn away from whatever you've trusted before, and place all your faith in Jesus Christ, the Son who died for you. Tell him that you want to receive His free gift today.

"But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name" John 1:12

Things God Wants You to Know

What is God's message to us as revealed in the Bible? It can be summed up in 6 simple steps: