For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called wonderful, counsellor, the mighty God,the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 the people that walked in darkness have seen...
Resources for Life
The Gift Of Love
by Martin Frankena | Thinking Out Loud
John 3:16 He was sent by God.He was seen by a great assembly of angels and a company of poor shepherds.He was sought by wisemen to adore him and a king to kill to him. He is God's gift of light to a world that loves darkness. He is the child who came into the world...
Take Heart
by Martin Frankena | Thinking Out Loud
Take heart... "I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me.Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.But take heart, because i have overcome the world." John 16:33 Three phrases that are meant to sustain, comfort and encourage. "Have peace in...
Testing God
by Martin Frankena | Thinking Out Loud
Testing God... They willfully put God to the test by demanding... Psalm 78:18 It is also written: Do not put the Lord your God to the test. Matthew 4:7 When you test God, you are looking for:a reason not to trust him.An excuse not to obey.A way to do your own thing.A...
The Cleansing of the Word
by Martin Frankena | Thinking Out Loud
His words purge, refine and release you into newness and great freedom.His words disinfect you from the defilement of the world in which you live.They are the Father's gift to change you! Without His words you can do nothing and are soon detached from his truth and...
The Messenger as a Message
by Martin Frankena | Thinking Out Loud
"I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one," John 17:20 We live in a world that is desperately looking for a message, a word, a touch, a look, anything that will lead them into true life. You are that messenger of...
Selling Out Jesus
by Martin Frankena | Thinking Out Loud
Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it, filling the house with the fragrance. John 12:3 Judas objected. "That perfume was worth a years wages. It should have been sold and the money given...
When God Breaks the Rules
by Martin Frankena | Thinking Out Loud
John 5:8-15 A stranger changes a mans life with a simple question. "Do you want to get well?... And then, "Pick up your mat and walk." There was no, "I am Jesus..."There was no, "if you believe..."There was no, "repent!..".There was no, you are forgiven... There was...
Jacob’s Well
by Martin Frankena | Thinking Out Loud
Jacobs well...Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a samaritan woman came to draw water, jesus said to her, will you give me a drink? (his disciples had gone into the town to buy food. )The samaritan woman said to him,...