by Jim Hughes Ps. 86:11 Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, that I may honor you. This is a prayer that if prayed sincerely God will answer every time. When we ask the Lord to teach us His ways, we… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 9/25/2023
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Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 9/18/2023
by Jim Hughes Matt. 25:10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked.” If you know the story, you know that there were 10 bridesmaids who were invited to the wedding feast.… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 9/18/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 9/11/2023
Editors Note: Today is the 22 year anniversary of 9/11. Let us all remember. We will not forget. by Jim Hughes Ps. 85:10-11 Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed! Truth springs up from the earth and righteousness smiles down from heaven. What a beautiful picture of the… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 9/11/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 8/28/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 85:10-11 Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed! Truth springs up from the earth and righteousness smiles down from heaven. What a beautiful picture of the Gospel! God has given us truth and made known to us His love. The truth stands on its… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 8/28/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 8/21/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 84:10 A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. What kind of desire do you have when you gather with God’s… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 8/21/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 8/7/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 84:1-2 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty. I long, yes, I faint with longing, to enter the courts of the LORD. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God. To be where God is ought to be the longing… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 8/7/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 7/31/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 81:10 For it was I, the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth, and I will fill it with good things. Is your mouth open? Are you waiting and wanting the Lord to fill it? The image that comes to my mind… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 7/31/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 7/24/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 75:3 When the earth quakes and the people live in turmoil, I am the one who keeps its foundations firm. I warned the proud, “Stop your boasting!” I told the wicked, “Don’t raise your fists! Don’t lift your fists in defiance at the heavens or speak with rebellious arrogance.”… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 7/24/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 7/17/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 73:26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. Our health gives out on us. It is a part of being human. As we age different parts of our bodies begin to fail us and… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 7/17/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 7/10/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 66:16-19 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, my LORD would not have listened. But… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 7/10/2023