Pointing to Jesus

Pointing people to Jesus with encouragement and tangible ways to grow in their Christian faith.

  • New Year, Same God

    Hebrews 13:8-  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Happy New Year! As we step into this new year, I want to encourage you that the same God who walked with you and brought you through last year is the same God who will be with you this year. He is holding Continue reading

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  • Staying Power- Holding on to Jesus During Difficult Seasons

    James 1:2-4,12 “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has Continue reading

  • Weighty Words

    Psalm 19:14- Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. What we say matters. Why we say it matters. The Bible has a lot to say about our words- how we should speak, what we should and shouldn’t be Continue reading

  • Mini Sermons For My Soul

    Psalm 71:23-My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed. The soul can be defined as the mind, will and emotions of a person. In Hebrew, the Word is Nephesh. We are commanded to love God with all our hearts, minds, souls and strength. Our Continue reading

  • A Reminder to Remember                             and Reflect

    John 3:16- “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. “ This week is what we call Holy Week. It’s also called Passion Week. It’s one of the most significant weeks in Jesus’ life because it is the last Continue reading

  • Jehovah Sabaoth- Lord of Hosts

    I Samuel 1:3-Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord. Jehovah Sabaoth is another one of God’s names, and it means The Lord of Continue reading

  • Jehovah Rapha- The God Who Heals

    Exodus 15:25b, 26–  There the Lord made for them a statute and a rule, and there he tested them, If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His eyes and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none Continue reading

  • Jehovah Shalom- The Lord is Peace

    Judges 6:24- Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, The Lord Is Peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites. Jehovah Shalom is another one of God’s names, and it means The Lord is Peace. Shalom can also mean completeness  well-being, welfare, safety, or Continue reading

  • Jehovah Shammah- The Lord Is There

    Ezekiel 48:35b – And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There.” Jehovah Shammah is another one of God’s names, and it means, The Lord Is There. The city he is referring to in Ezekiel 48:35 is Jerusalem. At the time this verse was written, Ezekiel was a Continue reading

  • Jehovah Raah, (or Rohi)- The Lord Our Shepherd.

    Psalm 23:1- The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Jehovah Raah (pronounced Raw-ah), or Jehovah Rohi,  is another one of God’s names. It is found a very familiar passage in the Bible commonly referred to as the 23rd Psalm. King David wrote this Psalm. David was very familiar with the duties of a Continue reading