Category: comfort

• God’s Story, Your Story: The New Testament

  If you could sum up the Bible in one word, what would it be? This may be tricky for some. Some may be thinking we can’t sum up the Bible in one word. I think we can sum up the Bible with the word, JESUS. After all, in Luke 24, Jesus tells the disciples on […]

  Ryan Stratton

  09/08/2020

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• On The Lord’s Prayer

  Ryan Stratton

  08/02/2019

  belief, believe, bible, bible study, Christian Life, Christianity, church, comfort, eternal life, faith, forgiven, glory to God, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, mercy, methodism, methodist, ministry, pastor, praise, pray, Prayer, prayer life, preaching, proclaiming Christ, religion, spiritual disciplines, spiritual gifts, spiritual transformation, Spirituality, trust, Truth, uncategoried, witnessing, worship, writing, youth ministry

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• Grasshopper Syndrome

  

  We have all felt as if the mission we were/are called to do is too big. How we handle our perceptions of the mission/task will be a big indicator of how it turns out. There is a great story, in the Bible, at the end of the book of Numbers chapter 13. Moses had sent […]

  Ryan Stratton

  11/09/2018

  attitudes, belief, believe, bible, Christian Life, Christianity, church, comfort, facing challenges, Failure, faith, faithful, fear, glory to God, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, invitation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, leadership, methodism, methodist, mindset, ministry, mission, Spirit, Spirit led, trials, trust, uncategoried, Worry, Worship, writing, youth ministry

  difficult journey, God can do the impossible, God sized dreams, God sized plans, nothing is impossible with God, numbers 13, power of the Holy Spirit

• Betrayed, Denied, Tried, Crucified

  

  In the 1924 book by Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game is a story of big game hunter Sanger Rainsford and his friend Whitney ending up on an island owned by General Zaroff. The General talks about how he is bored with “traditional” hunting and has moved into hunting the most dangerous, the most cunning […]

  Ryan Stratton

  10/19/2018

  Apostle Peter, belief, belonging, bible, bible stories, character, Christian Life, Christianity, church, comfort, compassion, confession, controversy, disciples, eternal life, example, facing challenges, faithful, Forgiveness, freedom, freedom in Christ, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, healing, heart, holy living, Holy Spirit, humanity, hypocricy, invitation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Wesley, leadership, Life, Lord, Love, mercy, methodism, methodist, ministry, mission, pastor, priority, purpose, reconciled, reconciliation, sin, Spirit, transformation, trials, trust, Truth, uncategoried, Worship, writing, youth ministry

  betraying Jesus, change your hearts and lives, denying Jesus, depths of humanity, God always has the last word, God offers forgiveness and mercy, Good News of Jesus Christ, gospel of Jesus Christ, Gospel of Luke, Jesus is crucified, Jesus’ mission on earth, Judas betryas Jesus, Luke 23, Luke 23:1-3, Peter betrays Jesus, trials of Jesus

• Journey to Revival Week 10

  REVIVAL HOPE Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” We are on week 10 of a 12 week time of prayer and study for revival and awakening. This week, […]

  Ryan Stratton

  03/30/2018

  belief, believe, Bible, Christian Life, Christianity, church, comfort, disciples, faith, faithful, glory, glory to God, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, grace, healing, heaven, Holy Spirit, invitation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, mercy, methodism, methodist, ministry, miracles, mission, passion, pastor, patience, peace, pray, Prayer, prayer life, reconciliation, revival, Spiritual transformation, trust, Truth, uncategoried, worship, writing, youth ministry

  hope for the future, hope of the life to come, hope of the resurrection, life with God, life with Jesus Christ, power of God, praying for revival, taste and see that the lord is good

• Journey to Revival Week 5

  REVIVAL GLORY 2 Corinthians 3:11-12: “And if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts! Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.” We are on week 5 of a 12 week time of prayer and study for revival and awakening.   This […]

  Ryan Stratton

  02/23/2018

  Apostle Paul, awakening, belief, Bible, Christian Life, Christianity, church, comfort, devotionals, disciples, eternal life, evangelism, faith, faithful, fear, Forgiveness, freedom, glory, glory of God, glory to God, God, God’s grace, good news, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, methodism, methodist, ministry, mission, Moses, passion, Prayer, prayer life, repent, revival, transformation, trust, Truth, uncategoried, Worship, writing, youth ministry

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• Strength to Stand

  

  Click here to read Acts 14:8-20. The passage today has many things going on. First of all, we see Paul and Barnabas come upon a man who was crippled in his legs and couldn’t walk. Paul heals the man who is able to walk. The people in the crowd see the miracle and call Paul […]

  Ryan Stratton

  09/05/2017

  Apostle Paul, apostles, arrogance, belief, believe, bible, calling, challenge, Christian Life, Christianity, church, comfort, compassion, conflict, confrontation, controversy, conversion, devotionals, disciples, faith, faithful, fear, giving thanks, glory to God, God, God’s grace, good news, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, leadership, mercy, methodism, methodist, ministry, miracles, mission, passion, pastor, peace, service, serving, sharing our faith, trust, Truth, uncategoried, witness, witnessing, Work, worship, writing, youth ministry

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• Expect the Unexpected

  THE RUSH This is the Pentecost sermon preached on Sunday, June 4, 2017. Click here to read ACTS 2:1-2. WRITE “ORDINARY DAY” ON YOUR NOTES It was just another normal day. Everyone was gathered together. Everyone had been praying for the last 10 days. This was just another average day. Over the last 10 days, […]

  Ryan Stratton

  06/06/2017

  Apostle Peter, attitudes, believe, belonging, bible, born again, calling, challenge, character, Christian Life, Christianity, church, comfort, confession, conversion, devotionals, disciples, Easter, evangelism, example, faith, faithful, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, grace, holy, holy life, holy living, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, mercy, methodism, methodist, ministry, miracles, mission, new creation, new life, pastor, power, praise, pray, Prayer, prayer life, preach, preaching, proclaiming Christ, purpose, Relationships, sharing our faith, Sin, Spirit, Spirit led, spiritual transformation, transformation, trust, Truth, uncategoried, worship, writing, youth ministry

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• Springing Forward

  As I sit here this morning, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, all of creation is awake! What a beautiful morning. Even in the beauty of this morning, it was still difficult to wake up. Changing our clocks an hour ahead over the weekend, and losing an hour sleep never seems to be […]

  Ryan Stratton

  03/14/2016

  comfort, conflict, Creation, devotionals, disciples, faith, God, good news, gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, new creation, new life, relationships, renewal, Uncategorized, worship, writing, youth ministry

  Jesus is with us, look at whats new, renewal of creation, something new, spring is here

• Battling the Giants

  As they were heading over the field, they took cover behind some rocks and looked at the land. The land was beautiful. Everything they were promised and dreamed about. It was the perfect place for their tribe to settle down. All of a sudden, one of the lookouts spotted the inhabitants of the land. They […]

  Ryan Stratton

  12/29/2014

  bible, bible stories, Challenges, Christian Life, Christianity, comfort, devotionals, facing challenges, faith, fear, God, Holy Spirit, Imagination, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, new life, new year, revival

  David and Goliath, everything we need, facing giants, God is bigger, God is with us, living with courage, new year devotional, no need to worry, problems too big, reading the bible, see the potential