Storyside Church

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...

2 Samuel 13 37 And David mourned many days for his son Amnon. Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur.  38 He stayed there in Geshur for three years.  39 And King David, now reconciled to Amnon’s death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom. 2 Samuel 14 23 Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.  24 But the king gave this order: “Absa...

Colossians 3:2 — Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.  We have an average of 6.5 thought transitions per minute, and we can typically only think about 4 things.  It’s possible that you could be repeating the same negative thoughts to yourself more than 5000 times a day.  Come  Consume  We will control our thoughts —  Or our thoughts will control us.  Romans 8 5...

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, "I love you." — Billy Graham Luke 19:10 — The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them. Proximity: To be close.  Luke 23 41 We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.  42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” 43 And Jesus rep...

Luke 8 40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.  41 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house,  42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As Jesus went, the people pressed around him.  43 And there was a woman who had had a di...

1 Timothy 1:15 — Here is a true statement that should be accepted without question: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the worst of them. 1 Timothy 1:15 — So here is a statement you can trust, one that fully deserves to be accepted: the Messiah came into the world to save sinners, and I’m the number one sinner! Romans 8 1 Saul approved the stoning of Stephen. Some faithful...

Psalm 23:6 — Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. I believe that every Christian ought to be joined to some visible church; that is his plain duty, according to the Scriptures. God’s people are not dogs, else they might go about one by one; but they are sheep, and therefore they should be in flocks. — Charles Spurgeon...

Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 1. Jacked Up - Luke 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 2....

Matthew 6 9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive...

Luke 11 1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive u...