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When was the last time you heard some good news?  Was it in church?  I hope it was, for the Church should be the fount of Good News, all the time!  Listen to the ancient prophets speak of the coming Good News that Jesus Himself shared on that sabbath day in a synagogue close to His home!

Today's devotional may hit you hard; I hope so, because we have become too comfortable with who we are, what we do, and don't care about what we don't do.  Listen and be challenged, and perhaps, transformed!

Look to the model of John the Baptist to be a better Christian.  His willingness to be obedient, humble, and even faithful to the death, shows how we should live our lives.  Listen to learn how to Be Like John!

Before you go down memory lane and giving credit to what Walt Disney did to the mundane and common, go back way further, to the days of David the king!  This passage from Psalm 85 surely equals and surpasses what Walt did with an entire studio; this is a simple but powerful spiritual man writing with a pen the works of God in ways never thought of before.  Listen and be blessed!

Imagine minding your own business one day when the Lord God appears and ask you, yes you, to preach a word on His behalf.  You learn what the word is, and you get scared out of your mind; "Are you sure, Lord, you want me doing that?"  Listen and be blessed to hear a sermon on Advent by the Prophet Isaiah.

As many loved ones were dying in violent ways during his time, Peter addresses their questions and frustrations, much in the same way many today wonder the same thing about this dreaded Coronavirus.  Where is the Lord?  Why is He taking so long to answer us and provide a cure?  LIsten and be blessed in the things Saint Peter shares about this virus.  

The best way for Advent to have any meaning in our lives, is for us to make room for Jesus; we should not be so busy, so occupied or preoccupied, that Christ does not have room to make Himself real for us.  Listen to Mark's account of Advent in today's devotional.

Have you ever wished God would just show up, once and for all, so that doubters and atheists, would convert, be saved, transformed and just become all around do-gooders?  Neither have I... Just kidding, of course I have, but God doesn't work that way!  Listen to a discussion on the prophet Isaiah's wish for that to happen.  Listen and be a blessing!

God is faithful.  We should also be faithful.  To the End.  In Christ we find our strength.  Listen and become a blessing.

When we were kids news of our aunt's visit to Kingsville from all the way from McAllen excited us!  The news was an advent of sorts, and the excitement and preparation for her arrival was awesome!  And in the same way, news of Christ Jesus returning back for us should also excite us and prompt us to be ready and awake!  Listen and be blessed with what Jesus said about that day!

Are you waiting until Thursday of next week to give thanks?  What if I told you you should do it now?  Listen to the 100th Psalm and what it means to have a thankful heart ALL THE TIME!

Unlike the wicked kings of fairy tales, God is a loving and kind king, and we should not forget that God made His Son, Jesus our King.  As we worship this coming Sunday that Christ is the King, let the word of this passage instruct us to faithfulness and fruitfulness. Listen and be blessed!

Of the greats of the 20th and 21st Centuries, who impressed you the most?  Which of the greats would you have liked to have been around, listening, learning, absorbing, the genius and wisdom they used to get themselves and their companies.  Imagine truly knowing Jesus and the impact He could have on you and your work for Him!  Listen and be blessed into action!

There is no election for king, certainly not for Jesus to be our King!  He is King!  He is King of Kings!  And to belong to His Kingdom is to belong to a realm that soars above the nonsense we find here on earth; people matter; all people matter, and all people love each other, and all people care for one another.  Listen and learn what Jesus meant about His being king and expe...

Besides being a topic of some tremendous R&B songs, this psalm is about asking and receiving God's mercy.  Listen and be blessed; earn how to be a blessing to others in the showing of mercy!

Lather, Rinse, and Repeat!  Yes, that's on a shampoo bottle usually; but when we look at Israel and their faith story, we see semblances of our story in that as well.  We sin, we find ourselves far from God; we suffer the consequences of that decision and we cry out to God; God hears us, forgive us, and we're made right with God again.  Then we sin again.  Sigh.  Listen an...

When is Jesus coming back?  Do you have that date set in your calendar?  Did Jesus have it set on His?  No.  Jesus said honestly and plainly that only the Father knew the day and the hour when He would return.  Paul stresses that again to a wondering and hurting church; not only should we be ready, we have the precious work of making sure all of our loved ones, and even ou...

The Parable of the Talents, in a modern version of the Bible, still has the same impact, but does say that to live cautiously is to live criminally.  Hmm?  Is there any truth to that?  Yes!  We must not limit our activities to only pleasing people and making them comfortable; we must live boldly and proclaim the faith we have in Christ Jesus!  Listen and be blessed!

The psalmist cherishes his family's history, and by family I mean his nation's history; stories that he wants told over and over again so that no one forgets how loving and involved God was in their early days.  What stories have you shared about your own family's gratitude towards God and what God has done for you all?  Listen and be blessed today!

What do the signs, flags, posters, yard signs say about you?  How many signs, etc. do you have that declare you to be a Christian?  Do you live up to that, or do you have your neighbors chuckling about how you live versus the signs you have out front?  Hear the story of Joshua and the leaders of Israel as they entered into the promised land.  How would you have "voted" on heari...

What happens to me when I die?  Where did my Dad end up?  Will I ever see my loved ones again when I die?  These and other questions are important and they make life difficult since we want immediate answers. Today's lesson from 1 Thessalonians addresses these question with the hope that an eyewitness to resurrection shares in that passage.  Listen and be blessed!  And sha...

Weddings are usually pretty joyous occasions; and in Jesus' days could run days with drama thrown in about when the groom might actually arrive.  Jesus speaks of that in today's devotional.  Listen and be blessed!

Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice!  What does the psalmist say about singing and planting?  Join us for today's devotional and find out!  You might just want to sing more than you usually do!

It's a simple prayer, but boy is it powerful!  Have you ever prayed this?  "Lord, let me do amazing things through You today!"  Pray this and then put on your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life as you do amazing things, like saying hi to people you used to avoid; or waving to someone who hates your guts; or handing that corner homeless guy/gal a dollar.  Yes, the...

Who do you know who works hard for the Lord Jesus Christ?  Who would you say is the hardest working man in church business?  I say it is The Apostle Paul.  Hear today's lesson and be blessed and I pray also encouraged to do more!