A few years ago, we went camping in Branson with our oldest daughter, son-in-law and then 7-year-old twin granddaughters. The girls stayed with us and one night after dinner, as we were sitting by the campfire, one of them suggested we tell scary stories. Since the Bible is full of scary stories, we talked about Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego ("Uh-Bed-Nih-Goh"- How to correctly pronounce) in the fiery furnace; also the story of Jonah and the whale. Both girls were familiar wi

The well-known Christmas hymn, “ O Come, All Ye Faithful ” is the biblical story of the birth of Christ, where the shepherds, after hearing the angels singing, go to Bethlehem to adore the new-born Saviour. Today’s video and song is similarly titled but the message is very different -- it’s a reminder that humans are not perfect; that believers aren’t always faithful followers and in fact, we are all sinners in need of a Saviour. For that reason and more, we come together as

Prayer (prâr): A reverent petition made to God. We get to know God through His Word and prayer . When communicating to God through prayer, we don’t always receive the answer we want or in the timing we desire, but He does hear the pleas (and praise) of His children, and He does answer. Scripture tells us that even when we don’t have the words to pray, the Spirit will intercede for us. Romans 8:27 - “And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit,

The Thanksgiving holiday is coming up and soon Christian families will gather together to give thanks to the Lord for His goodness and provision, and to remember the harvest feast of the early settlers and other blessings of the past year. Sign up to receive inspirational messages via email - VBS4ever.com The world celebrates by eating too much, watching football and hitting the ‘Black Friday’ sales. But what if you woke up this morning with only the things you thanked God fo

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Prayer (prâr): A reverent petition made to God. We get to know God through His Word and prayer . When communicating to God through...

Almighty God is our Authority and High Power. He established the government and appointed our founding fathers to write our country's...

The word “joy” appears in the Bible over 155 times (not including “joyful” and “joyous”). There’s a difference between happiness and...

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God established marriage to cement man and woman together for a lifetime. “Joined” means “to join closely together, or unite.” God joined male and female together to become united in ‘one flesh’. Jesus focuses on marriage, not divorce. Read Matthew 19 Matthew 19:4-6 – “And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his

The little nursery rhyme song, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” has a worldly story behind it. Most of us are familiar with the song and have...

Are you worn out from a revolving door of trials? Don’t be discouraged. God brings storms in our lives to draw us closer to Him. Almighty...

It is often said to "live like there is no tomorrow." King Solomon, through inspiration of God, warned in the Book of Proverbs --...

τετέλεσται = Greek word “Tetelestai” literally means “It is Finished” and is defined as “a goal achieved, a consummation, a result...