When we were children, some of us can remember our mothers baking cakes from scratch. Many of us would eagerly wait for them to offer us the spoon so we could lick the batter. But did you ever …
PUTTING FEAR IN ITS PLACE: The Fear of God (YOU-Win’23, Study 1, Session 1)
In 2002, Kirk Franklin released his chart-topping album, The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin. One song entitled, “He Reigns,” extols an awesome God, who reigns with wisdom, power, and love. His awesomeness …
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Three Reasons for Giving Thanks (YOU-Fal’22, Special Focus Study)
Growing up our family attended a small store-front Baptist church with a charismatic atmosphere. I had a love/hate relationship with the church. Hate because my sister and I were the only ones of our …
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HOW TO BUILD YOUR LIFE ON GOD’S WORD – Communicate God’s Word (YOU-Fal’22, Study 2, Session 6)
Mary McLeod Bethune was an African American educator and college president. While Bethune was born free in South Carolina in 1875, freedom did not mean equal living in the South. Education became …
HOW TO BUILD YOUR LIFE ON GOD’S WORD – Obey God’s Word (YOU-Fal’22, Study 2, Session 5)
Amanda Berry Smith was an American evangelist and former slave born in 1837. She founded an orphanage home and was often called “God’s image carved in ebony.” Working as a washerwoman, her job …
HOW TO BUILD YOUR LIFE ON GOD’S WORD – Meditate on God’s Word (YOU-Fal’22, Study 2, Session 4)
Researchers contend that we are exposed to anywhere between 4,000 and 10,000 messages a day. That number might seem to be unbelievable until we consider the amount of time we spend in front of a …