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Pastor Claude T. Stauffer
Christians are to be Known by Their Love AND Truth
“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” - John 13:35 Christians are to be known by their love. But the nature of that love should not be interpreted to exclude truth. Love minus truth is not love but merely the soft...
Prodigal Father or Prodigal’s Father?
Luke 15:11–32 (NKJV) 11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all...
The Code of Discipleship – What it Means to Follow Jesus
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.” – Luke 14:26 At the end of Luke 14, Jesus speaks of what it means to follow Him. Earlier in the chapter,...
Courage
“Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!” - Psalm 27:14 I have been alive three score and five, and lately, I have heard a lot of people talking, (even seems a bit like boasting), about “courage.” I have...
Grace to Face Giants
When the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David and his servants with him went down and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint. – 2 Samuel 21:15 Are you worried about something big in your life? Do you feel like a big fearsome giant is...
If You Are Wise, You Will Fertilize
But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.’ – Luke 13:8 It’s Springtime, the time of year when we fertilize and prepare our gardens and plant flowers and vegetables. It’s also the time of year when...
The Source of Sickness
But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” – Luke 13:12 Where does sickness come from? Are we always to blame for our sicknesses? Does sickness mean we have a lack of faith? Some people would make that...
When God Steps In – A Prophetic Word – Part 4
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” - 1 Peter 5:6-7 I hope you are being blessed by our study of When God Steps In – A Prophetic Word. I hope you are...
When God Steps In – A Prophetic Word – Part 3
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” - 1 Peter 5:6-7 In Part 2 of When God Steps In – A Prophetic Word, we looked at the incredible parting of the Red Sea...
When God Steps In – A Prophetic Word – Part 2
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” - 1 Peter 5:6-7 In Part One of When God Steps In – A Prophetic Word, we considered just what “a prophetic word” is,...