Fighting Discouragement

Nehemiah 4:10New International Version (NIV) 10 Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.” Discouragement is an easy trap this time of year. For us in the midwest, the...

Vital Ministries News

Matthew 15:18-19New International Version (NIV) 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. Next Week...

Which Way Will You Go?

Proverbs 16:9New Living Translation (NLT) 9 We can make our plans,     but the Lord determines our steps. There comes a point in every man’s life in which he will decide which way to go. Will I strive to be someone important? Will I work hard to do something...

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Proverbs 27:17New Living Translation (NLT) 17 As iron sharpens iron,     so a friend sharpens a friend. Quest, the act or instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed...

We Are Sheep

John 10:8New Living Translation (NLT) 8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Hearing God’s voice is a question of identity. Who are you at your core? You really have to sit in that question of identity. When...