Storyside Church

2 Thessalonians 1:3 — We thank God for you always. And that’s what we should do, because you give us good reason to be thankful: Your faith is growing more and more. And the love that every one of you has for each other is also growing. Is God getting bigger in my life? Is God getting smaller in my life? Is my faith increasing? Is my faith decreasing? Do I believe more in God? Do I believe less in...

John 12:1-11 (NIV)  1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint a of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house w...

Mark 5 22 One of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, saw Jesus and came and fell at His feet  23 and earnestly asked Him, “My little daughter is lying at the point of death. I ask You, come and lay Your hands on her, so that she may be healed. And she will live.”  24 So Jesus went with him. And many people followed Him and pressed in on Him.  25 And a certain woman had a hemorrhage for twel...

2 Kings 4 1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then...

Miracle — A natural or supernatural event with precise timing.  Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs.  Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine.  Have you ever experienced a miracle? We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not the exception.  — G.K. Chesterton  Psalm 13...

The greatest miracle is a heart fully surrendered to God. — Andrew Murray Miracle — A natural or supernatural event with precise timing.  Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs.  Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine.  John 2 1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesu...

Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs.  Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine.  Anything God has ever done anywhere, He can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, He can do for you. — A.W. Tozer  Luke 6 6 On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue and taught, there was a...

“It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.” — Peter Buffett "To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." — Barbara Bush The most important thing in the world is family and love.” – John Wooden John 19:26-27 (NLT)  26 When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son...

My family puts the fun in dysfunctional.  There are no perfect families.  Genesis 5:1 — This is the written account of Adam’s family line.  Genesis 6:9 — This is the account of Noah and his family.  Genesis 11:10 — This is the account of Shem’s family line. Genesis 11:27 — This is the account of Terah’s family line. Genesis 25:12 — This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael… G...

Luke 2:48 — His parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere.” Luke 2:49 — And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Luke 2:49 — Jesus said to them, “Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must ...

Let Go Let God  Anger is a violent emotion, vindictive, and as dangerous to he who is driven by it as to anyone on whom it is turned. Colossians 3:8-9 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Ephesians 4:31-32  Get rid of all bitterness, rage an...

Anger is one letter short of danger.  Proverbs 19:3 — People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord. 1 Timothy 2:8 — In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy. Did I lift my hands free from anger today? When you experience anger, your prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain responsible for deci...

Exodus 1 15 Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, gave this order to the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah:  16 “When you help the Hebrew women as they give birth, watch as they deliver. If the baby is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live.” 17 But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too. The Fear of The Lord  Exodus 2 1 Abou...

Children Exodus 1 8 Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. 11 So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king.  12 But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites...