by Jim Hughes Is. 9:6-7 For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. And the government will rest on his shoulders. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. A great deal has been said and written about these titles for… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 3/11/2019
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Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 3/4/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 6:5 Then one of the seraphim flew over to the altar, and he picked up a burning coal with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.” The… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 3/4/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/25/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 6:5 Then I said, “My destruction is sealed, for I am a sinful man and a member of a sinful race. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD Almighty!” Oh, but that we all would have the same spirit that Isaiah had! When was the last time you… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/25/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/18/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 6:3-4 In a great chorus they sang, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty! The whole earth is filled with his glory!” The glorious singing shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire sanctuary was filled with smoke. One of the songs of heaven that the angels and… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/18/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/11/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 6:1 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. If you were permitted to actually catch a glimpse of heaven, what would you expect to see? What would you expect to… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/11/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 2/4/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 5:21 Destruction is certain for those who are heroes when it comes to drinking, who boast about all the liquor they can hold. I don’t know what your stand is on drinking and I do not want to make an issue of whether or not it is okay to… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 2/4/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 1/28/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 5:20 Destruction is certain for those who say that evil is good and good is evil; that dark is light and light is dark; that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. There is no confusion with what God says. People don’t always want to hear what God has… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 1/28/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 1/21/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 1:18 “Come now, let us argue this out,” says the LORD. “No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it. I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow. Even if you are stained as red as crimson, I can make you as white… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 1/21/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 1/14/2019
by Jim Hughes Eccl. 4:12-13 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. There is strength in numbers. By ourselves we are too weak to stand for long. The opposition is too great… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 1/14/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 1/7/2019
by Jim Hughes Eccl. 4:9-10 Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one; they get a better return for their labor. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble. I worked in a factory for… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim – 1/7/2019