Cinde Lucas is an ordinary person, who happens to LOVE to encourage and motivate people! She has a passion to share the Love of God with people and to let them know that God is GOOD and He has an AWESOME plan for their lives! Cinde truly desires to lead people into a closer relationship with God through music; her prayer is that the ministry we sha

1. Faith grows as we meditate on God's word.Psalm 1 says:Blessed is the manwho walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,nor sits in the seat of scoffers;but his delight is in the law of the LORD,and on his law he meditates day and night.He is like a treeplanted by streams of waterthat yields its fruit in its season,an

"But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." James 1:14-15 ESV"So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." Galatians 5:16 NIVPrayer of Protection Over My Husband"Lord, I

He tempted Eve to doubt God's word. God had warned Adam and Eve that if they ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil they’d die. Satan said, “You will not surely die.” He says to us, “Go ahead and sin, nothing will happen to you.” “You can sin just this once and it will be okay.” “Only one more time and you can quit tomorrow”  “God will

1. Heaven has Mansions Where We WIll Dwell with Jesus - John 14:2-3“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:2-3).From my back window, I can

The Importance of Sticking to Truth Paul starts off 1 Timothy 4 by making a bold statement:The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. They forbid people to marr

Next, David prayed for others. He interceded for the people he had ruled for forty years, asking the Lord to remember their offerings for the temple and to draw their hearts toward Him (29:17-18). David also prayed for Solomon: "give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all,

1. Pause with Purpose My niece “Rocky” is intense and intentional when it comes to pausing for refreshing stillness. “Be still for one minute and let it grow,” she says. In these stressful days, we need distinct times of physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual pausing—pausing with purpose. Some express this as coming apart in stillness be

It is no wonder Jesus immediately discusses the conditions of discipleship with all his followers at this point of Matthew’s Gospel. He insists if anyone has the plan to follow him, “he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Matt. 16:24). Following Jesus requires a change in my plans. I must relinquish (deny) my desire to plan, sch

In his profound Sermon on the Mount, Jesus delivers a timeless lesson on judgment in Matthew 7:1, where he says, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." These words are often quoted but sometimes misunderstood. To grasp the full meaning of Jesus' teaching, it's essential to explore the surrounding context and interpret the broader implications of his m

But there is no need for us to go to extraordinary measures to find the truth that is written down for us on every page of Scripture. Jesus was the full human representation of truth, and we need look no further than him.Jesus Comes to Our House AnywayIt is likely that people were jeering at Zacchaeus as he was climbing that tree. They surely didn’

No doubt, the atheist would object to this line of reasoning on the grounds that he rejects the Bible as divine revelation. But, this misses the point entirely. The issue is not whether he is convinced of the Bible’s truth, but rather the question is which worldview, the Christian’s or the atheist’s, has a rational basis for claiming certainty abou

The firstborn son had headship over the family. I stumbled upon an analogy which, I think, serves this word well when I was studying a passage in Genesis. Throughout the Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, Gen-Deut), we see many references to the firstborn son. Perhaps the most familiar account is Jacob and Esau’s, in which Esau sells his bi

Hebrews 12:29 calls God “a consuming fire.”The prophet Isaiah had a vision of “The Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne” (Isaiah 6:1). Isaiah described the scene:"And they [the seraphim] were calling to one another: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; The whole earth is full of his glory.’ At the sound of their voices the doorposts and th

Ultimately, a relativistic approach to religions crumbles under the same difficulty as relativism in general—it is a self-defeating philosophy. Relativism proceeds on the idea that ultimate or universal truth is non-existent, but the claim that there is no universal truth is itself a universal truth. Further, relativism is incapable of condemning a

1) Write out your prayersOften I will begin my prayer time by writing out things I’m thankful for. I write them to the Lord, almost like a letter, beginning with something like this: “Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Thank you for….” or “Lord Jesus, Thank you for…” and I go on to write things I’m grateful for. Writing my thanks keeps me fo

1. There is more to church than serving.Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in

Remember Christ and Your New Life in HimI was once dead in my own sin and disobedience. While I was still a sinner, Christ died for me. I had nothing to offer Christ, but he reached out to me. He died for me. Now, I have a brand new life in him. Because of grace, I have a new chance to do better each and every day and the assurance that he will nev

Joshua 6—Jericho: victory following obedience to God’s instructions for warJoshua 7—Ai: defeat following disobedience to God’s instructions for war(Joshua 8—Ai: victory following repentance and judgment)Joshua 9—Gibeon: troublesome treaty following neglect of God’s instructions(specifically, instruction to make oracular inquiry for war)The book of

1. What traditions do I value most during this time of year?This may be a family party or a cookie swap at your church. You may enjoy the live nativity or reading Scripture on Christmas Eve. Be sure to put these on your calendar first to help when responding to other invitations and opportunities. One of our favorite activities revolves around the