The Church Within You!

You don't have to be a great speaker; you just need to deliver your message. Don't worry about messing up. Chances are, you will know more about your topic than 90 percent of your audience. Focus on providing value to the audience instead of trying to impress them. "You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart." Blessings, The Word for You Today!

Oh, come, let us sing to the LORD!  Psalm 95:1. The psalmist tells us how to praise the LORD and why we should praise Him. Our praise should be joyful and enthusiastic.  Sing! Shout! Come, let's praise His Holy Name! Blessings, Presiding Elder B. Hayes TWSB 

"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, for in God the LORD, is everlasting strength." Isaiah 26:3,4 Blessings, Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes TWFYT|TWSB

"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." Romans 8:37 NKJV "You are a winner in Christ"! Blessings, Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes TWFYT

Romans 8:31-39 We are free from judgment because Christ died for us and we have His righteousness. We are free from defeat because Christ lives in us by His Spirit, and we share His life. We are free from discouragement because Christ is coming for us, and we shall share His glory. We are free from fear because Christ intercedes for us, and we cannot be separated from His love. Blessings, Presidin...

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us—whatever we—we know that we have what we asked of Him. 1 John 5:14-15 NIV Blessings, Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes Be Still & Know | NIV

"Faithful is He Who Is Calling You." Finding your calling isn't something you do once or twice in a lifetime. It's not something you check off a list and move on. The life of a Christian is a continual process of discovering one's calling. Blessings,Presiding Elder Barbara HayesTWFYT

From the rising of the sun to its going down, the LORD's name is to be praised. Psalm 113:3From the rising of the sun to its setting, our God is worthy to be praised. He is worthy to be praised! Blessings,Presiding Elder Barbara HayesBe Still & Know

The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. Proverbs 20:5 ESV Blessings, Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes Be Still & Know | ESV

Ps. 90:12 NLT Every morning, you awaken with a new deposit of 1,440 minutes. The importance of those minutes lies in how you use them. You cannot add to them; just know that they tick away, second by second. Be wise! tick-tock, tick-tockBlessings,Presiding Elder Barbara HayesTWFYT

Our values determine our evaluations. If we value comfort more than character, trials will upset us. If we value the material and physical more than the spiritual, we will not be able to "count it all joy when [we] fall into various trials".Blessings,Presiding Elder B. HayesTWSB

"I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness, I will create rivers in the dry wasteland." Blessings, Elder Barbara Hayes Be Still & Know | NLT

Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. Luke 2:10 In the Bible, there is the angel's message to the shepherds, announcing the birth of Jesus, the Savior, bringing hope and salvation for everyone, not just a select few, as a profound moment of divine revelation amidst their ordinary lives. Blessings, Elder Hayes Our Daily Bread

"May the seeds of grace you plant today grow into blessings tomorrow." Welcome to Seeds of Grace! God's grace begins with small, faithful acts. Together, we'll explore how these seeds of grace take root, endure life's storms, and blossom into God's blessings that reach far beyond our imagination. Blessings, Elder Hayes The Church Within You!

Welcome to Seeds of Grace, where small beginnings grow into God's plentiful harvest. In this series, we will hear stories of faith planted in hearts that grow into blessings. Be sure to tune in to The Church Within You Podcast. I do not wish you to miss one episode! Blessings, Elder Barbara Hayes The Church Within You!

Every day, God provides you with a special gift. This gift gives you seconds, minutes, and hours on a twenty-four-hour clock. Each moment is special because it's your time to do with as you please. Blessings, Elder Barbara Hayes TWFYT

Each morning calls for our attention and strength. During difficult times, waking can cause unnecessary worry, fear, and distress. We all seek strength from different sources. Some of these sources are unhelpful. Let us remember to turn to the LORD; He is our help at all times. Blessings,Presiding Elder Barbara HayesBe Still & Know

We can't give up or give in. We  must  learn to trust God and take that first step. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and listen. "You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." — Martin Luther King, Jr. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today," Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Blessings, Elder Barbara Hayes with Ak...

"All of you be of one mind ... love as brothers, be tender-hearted, be courteous." 1 Peter 3:8 NKJV Put yourself in the other person's shoes and try to see things from their perspective. Blessings, Presiding Elder B. Hayes UCB WFT | NKJV

"O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely." Song of Solomon 2:14 Blessings, Elder B. Hayes THSB ESV

"Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?" says the LORD. Isaiah 66:9 Blessings, Presiding Elder B. Hayes Be Still & Know | THSB

Gather my tears in your bottle. Nothing that happens to us escapes God's notice and care; not a tear falls to the ground that He does not remember. It is a great comfort to know that God is for us—everything that we live through will be put to use for our good. Blessings in Jesus' Name, Presiding Elder B. Hayes THSB | ESV Holy Bible

In this prayer, the focus is on enablement; it is more about being than merely knowing—choosing to receive what God offers and, through faith, making it a vital part of our lives. Blessings, Elder Hayes TWSB | Eph 3:14 - 24

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 You are exceptionally blessed, regarded with preference, and accepted by God as part of His plan. Blessings, Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes TWFYT | TWSB

When we "dwell in the secret place of the Most High", we are not alone, for God is with us and compensates for our inadequacies. This stanza emphasizes that we need not be afraid, because the LORD and His angels watch over us. Blessings in Jesus' Holy Name! Elder B. Hayes TWFYT| Psalm 91:3