Lifestyle evangelism is when our life is so filled and running over with Christ that those who are in need around us come near to get their cup filled.
Author: mjelancaster1
The Healing Power of Love
A man who had become a wealthy, successful businessman began to go through some difficulties in the corporate world. His company was struggling. Business was declining and it was causing a great degree of strain. Emotionally he was beginning to collapse under the load of the failures of life. Physically he was struggling and depression...
What Every Parent Should Know
In Proverbs 22: 6 We find some words of wisdom to those who are raising a family. This wisdom, from thousands of years ago, is still a foundation for every husband and wife whom God has blessed with an “heritage” from the Lord. In this passage we are reminded that there is a need to...
Signs of Lukewarmness
When a Christian begins to replace spiritual things with carnal. When you become comfortable being among unbelievers without a passion to witness to them. When your time for God in worship begins to slip. When your heart is not pricked after you hear messages on our weaknesses. When you are not burdened with things that...
Lessons for Life-Enemies of a teachable spirit
Proverbs 17:27 says “He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.” This “excellent” spirit speaks of a spirit that is self-possessed, calm,cool, peaceful. This is the same term that is used in Proverbs 25:25 where it says, “As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good...
Lessons from the Farm- “Be Sure Your Lumps Will Find You Out”
Our family has always had a love for animals. Julie and I never knew what it was like not to have a dog around. While pastoring in South Carolina, we decided that we were going to have a little farm. Emily had a name for every animal on the farm. We had about forty goats...
Wonderful Grace
Wonderful grace that rescued me, low in the depths of life’s struggling seas. It’s goodness has brought me to safeties shore, where I shall sink in despair no more. It has led me now to new heights divine, where peace, sweet peace, I gladly find. Lord, I thank you for this extended grace, for in...
Church?, What is that all about?
We are living in a generation that, for a lot of people, church is just another weekly social event that gives our families something to do. There seems to be no understanding of its necessity and ultimate potential to revolutionize our lives. Church is not a place to seek out a Holy...
If I Would Choose a Path to Take
If I would choose a path to take that would seem the best for me, I would chart my course to sail through life on calm and glassy seas. I would pass far wide of the stormy waves that would cause my ship to fail. For surely, the smoother the course I choose, the better...
What is Love, from the mouth of Children
‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.’ Rebecca- age 8 ‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is...