THEME: NEW NAMES Genesis 32:28 NIV “Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” INSIGHT -Jacob had acknowledged God as the source of all blessing and was about to re-enter the promised... Read more

THEME: NEW NAMES Genesis 17:5-9 NIV “No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. I will establish... Read more

THEME: NEW NAMES Daniel 1:6-7 NIV “Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.” INSIGHT –Names are key for identification and... Read more

THEME: CHEERFUL GIVER 1 Corinthians 13:3 NIV “If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.” INSIGHT –Cheerful giving must be driven by love. Love for God and one another... Read more

THEME: CHEERFUL GIVER 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 NIV “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.... Read more

THEME: CHEERFUL GIVER Luke 6:38 NIV “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” INSIGHT –According to Newton’s third law of... Read more

THEME: CHEERFUL GIVER Mark 12:41-44 NKJV “Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He called His disciples... Read more

THEME: CHEERFUL GIVER Proverbs 19:17 NIV “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” INSIGHT –Cheerful in Hebrew is written as samach which means to rejoice and be glad. One should be joyful as they give to... Read more

THEME: CONSULT GOD Proverbs 8:14 NKJV “Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.” INSIGHT –Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), and counsel belongs to Him. All power, strength, praise, glory, counsel, thanks and honor belong to... Read more

THEME: CONSULT GOD 1 Kings 18:41-44 NIV “And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his... Read more