THE GOSPEL BLOGUE

2 Corinthians 4:8–9 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed… Before you were a Christian, when something sad or bad happened to you, you cried until you had no more tears left. Your heart simply broke into pieces, and you felt trapped, depressed and totally defeated. But after having become a Christian, when something bad happens to you, you may still cry, but you feel comforted inside. You are sad outwardly, but your heart isn’t heavy. You don’t understand why, but deep down inside you, there is something

Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. People might have said to you, “Why are you so lucky?” or “You seem to be looking younger and younger,” or “There is so much bad news these days, yet you seem untroubled by them.” Now, the people of the world don’t have spiritual discernment. They can only go by your physical appearance, behavior and what happens to you. In other words, if they notice something different about you, it is because they see the evidence of God’s glory on your life—in your family and work life, health and finances.

The gospel series part 1 "Mark 16:15-16 King James Version (KJV) 15  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." It is to our advantage to know the truth.  Before I begin I would like to note that there was nothing like the gospel till Jesus came.

Romans 5:17 "For if by one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one, Jesus."

“…for by strength shall no man prevail” – 1 Samuel 2:9b.       THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Whenever you take your battle into your hands, you take it out of the hands of God.

“who has believed our report?, and whom has the arm of the lord been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form of comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and