Walk Boldly With Jesus

Testing of Faith Produces Perseverance James 1:2 -4 & 12 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he...

Come As You Are Series- Joseph Genesis 37:3-4 “Now, Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a long robe with sleeves. But when his brother saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.” When I was thinking about what to write about Joseph, I thought about how w...

Good morning everyone! I am so sorry that I completely forgot yesterday was Wednesday and yet I didn’t want you to miss out on Witness Wednesday this week. Today I will be reading to you the story of Sophia. She is a 12 year old student  who was shot and nearly killed during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School in August. First I will read the prayer request I recieved from several people and...

Looking Foolish For Jesus Numbers 11:23 “The LORD answered Moses: Is this beyond the LORD’s reach? You shall see now whether or not what I have said to you takes place.” I have been reading two books lately that have really got me thinking about how I pray.  One is called The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson, and the other is called The Cross and the Switch Blade by David Wilkerson.  Both books have...

Come As You Are Series - Elijah 1 Kings 19:3-4 “And he was afraid, and got up and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah; and he left his servant there.  But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree; and he asked for himself to die, and said, “Enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” Elijah is...

Come As You Are Series - David 1 Samuel 16:12-13 “So he sent word and brought him in. Now he was reddish, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.” So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel set out and went to Ramah.” We hav...

Come As You Are Series - Saul (Old Testament) 1 Samuel 9:18-21 & 1 Samuel 10:1 “Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?” “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart.  As for the donkeys...

Come As You Are Series - Matthew Matthew 9:9 “As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.” Before watching the chosen series, I didn't understand why it was so unusual for Jesus to choose Matthew. I knew the Jewish people did not like tax collectors, but I didn't realize just how mu...

Today's Witness I am reading from the book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, "A book of Miracles: 101 True Stories of Healing, Faith, Divine Intervention, and Answered Prayers." My mother-in-law bought me the book for my birthday this year, and I thought it might be good to share a story with you here and there for Witness Wednesday. We have all seen God working in our lives. However, we might not all b...

Come As You Are Series - Moses Exodus 4:10-13 “Then Moses said to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” But the Lord said to him, “Who has made the human mouth? Or who makes anyone unable to speak or deaf, or able to see or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now then...

Come As You Are Series: Rahab The Prostitute Hebrews 11:31 “By faith the prostitute Rahab did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.” This series is to remind us that God wants us to come as we are. He doesn’t expect us to wait until we have cleaned ourselves up or changed our habits before we go to Him. He wants us to come to Him as we are, an...

Come As You Are Series - The Samaritan Woman at the Well John 4:39-42 “Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days.  And many more believed because of his word.  They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of your words that...

Come As You Are Series - Peter Matthew 16:18-19 “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” I want you to imagine for a moment that you are Peter. Can yo...

Today's Witness I am reading from the book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, "A book of Miracles: 101 True Stories of Healing, Faith, Divine Intervention, and Answered Prayers." My mother-in-law bought me the book for my birthday this year, and I thought it might be good to share a story with you here and there for Witness Wednesday. We have all seen God working in our lives. However, we might not all b...

Come As You Are Series: Tamar Genesis 38:26 “Then Judah acknowledged them and said, “She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shellac.” And he did not lie with her again.” The purpose of this series is to show you that God doesn’t pick the perfect people to fulfill his plan. This is what we tell ourselves, or what the enemy tells us. We tell ourselves that God can’t u...

Come As You Are Series: Paul (God Wants You!) 1 Timothy 1:12-16 “I am grateful to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me trustworthy in appointing me to the ministry. I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my unbelief. Indeed, the grace of our Lord has been abundant,...

Come As You Are Series: Jacob-Don’t Count Yourself Out Genesis 28:10-15 "Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran.  When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.  He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of Go...

Come As You Are: Intro Acts 9:15 “But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel.” This verse comes just after Saul has seen a vision of Jesus, and Jesus asked him why He was persecuting Him.  Then Saul loses his sight and is told to go into the city and wait to be told what to do.  Then the Lord...

Today’s witnesses are from an email my friend in the Prayer Group received. She gets a daily email from www.dailyrosarymeditations.com Every day, it gives five snippets, each to encourage reflection on praying one mystery of the rosary. She found this day’s snippets particularly powerful and wanted to share it. They are all about how Mary will conquer, and they are written by Mike Scherschligt. On...

Come As You Are: Gideon Judges 6:12-16 “The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty warrior.” Gideon answered him, “But sir, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonderful deeds that our ancestors recounted to us, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has cast us off, and given...

Keep Waiting, Your Answered Prayers Are Coming James 5:7-8 “Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.  You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.” When I read this today, I thought it was a good verse because, le...

Episode Notes Matthew 6:34 “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”   Wow, this is a great verse for all of us to write down and place around us.  The thing is, when we read this, it sounds so simple.  Don’t worry about tomorrow, you will have time for that later; you have enough to worry about today.  Don’t you wish it were...

Patience Is A Virtue Sirach 1:23 “Those who are patient stay calm until the right moment, and then cheerfulness comes back to them.  They hold back their words until the right moment; then the lips of many tell of their good sense.” Have you ever heard people say, Patience is a virtue?  I have heard it frequently, and it is usually said when someone is struggling with patience.  What is a virtue?...

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Road Trip Psalm 144:7-9 “Stretch out your hand from on high; set me free and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hand of aliens, whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hands are false. I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you.”  When I read this verse, I thought it was appropriate as I talked with a friend this morning, and she is going through a d...