Author: Pastor Bailey

“… being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.” “… neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 4:21; 8:39) The reason we don’t turn to God more often…

“The fool who provokes his family to anger and resentment will finally have nothing worthwhile left.” (Proverbs 11:29, TLB) When you remember the cost of uncontrolled anger, you will be more motivated to manage it. You’re less likely to get angry if you realize there’s always a price to anger. The book of Proverbs offers…

“Then he called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and said: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’” (Mark 8:34) Peter declares that Jesus is the Messiah, but after that, Jesus has some tough stuff to say to his disciples. He tells them…

“Let Israel say: ‘His love endures forever.’” (Psalms 118:2) Do yourself a favor — read Psalm 118! These seven Scriptures are for you, so stand on them today. Prayer Heavenly Father, forgive me when I stand on my own understanding and not on You and Your Word, which is the only rock to stand on.…

“Love means doing what God has commanded us.” (2 John 1:6, NLT) Because love should be central to our lives, we need to be sure to understand what love really is. The Bible says love is a command. God commands that we love each other: “Love means doing what God has commanded us” (2 John…

“Whenever you pray, forgive anything you have against anyone. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your failures.” (Mark 11:2, GW) When people hurt us, we have two natural tendencies: To remember and to retaliate. But that’s not what 1 Corinthians 13:5 tells us to do: “Love does not count up wrongs that have been…

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven …” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) When God gives you a vision, be prepared to shed some tears over it because every vision comes with a price tag. The road to triumph is through tests and trials. Nobody gets a free pass. But God…

“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” (Proverbs 19:11, NIV) Some people always want their own way. They’ve got a right way and a wrong way to do something, and your way is always the wrong way. When you don’t meet their standards, they’re going to let you…

“They all ate and were satisfied.” (Mark 6:42) In this next section of Mark, the disciples return from their mission trip to tell Jesus all they have done and taught in his name. The debrief occurs in the shadow of John the Baptist’s martyrdom. The mood is one of excitement mixed with heaviness. Tiring stuff.…