Pastor Al Hughes | January 6, 2010
“…if I knew certainly that evil were determined…” — 1 Sam. 20:9 Most of us have said, “If I knew THEN what I know NOW, I would have done things differently.” The problem with this is, it changes nothing. David prayed and fasted over his new born son who was in distress. The baby eventually [...]
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Pastor Al Hughes | January 5, 2010
“Agree with thine adversary quickly whiles thou are in the way with him…” —Matthew 5:25 One way to improve our relationships with others is to quit trying to prove how “right” we are. Revivalist Ralph Sutera told me one time, “You need to surrender your ‘right’ to be ‘right’ if you want to restore a [...]
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Pastor Al Hughes | January 4, 2010
Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding… &mdash2 Kings 4:24 As we begin this New Year, you may be wondering what is going to happen. Years ago, some men were on a leaky old ship in the middle of a rough and stormy sea. One of them asked the captain, “Are we safe?” He [...]
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Pastor Al Hughes | January 1, 2010
“Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average. Which means you’ve met your New Year’s resolution.” (Jay Leno) “Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.” (Jonathan Edwards) “If you’re running a 26-mile marathon, remember that every [...]
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Pastor Al Hughes | January 1, 2010
May your relationship to Christ be preeminent. May your requests in prayer be provided. May your reading of Scripture be productive May your responses in trials be positive. May your resolve to win souls be persistent. May your rejoicings in the Lord be plentiful. AMEN!
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