Exodus 14:15 KJVAnd the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:Sometimes, God tells us to stand still and watch Him move. Other times he tells us to go. For the children of Israel, it was time that they go. God had freed them from the Egyptians. All they needed to do was go forward to experience their freedom.How often does God ...  Read More

1 Samuel 30:19 KJVAnd there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.Every Bible is laid out a little differently, but for Pastor Bud, half of the account in 1 Sam. 30 was on one side of the page and the other half was on the other side.The negative portion of the story: David joi...  Read More

John 11:11-12 KJVThese things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.God is all-knowing, or omniscient. We are not. We are limited in our perception and our knowledge of situations and events, but God is not. When Christ is speaking to the disciples in the ver...  Read More

Genesis 50:20 KJVBut as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.If you’ve served the Lord long enough, He’ll give you a promise. Sometimes it comes freely from God. Other times, after seeking God in prayer, he answers with a promise. Whatever the origin, God’s promise can see you through even the darkest pits o...  Read More

2 Peter 3:11-12 KJVSeeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?How do others know we’re Christians? We don’t wear hijabs or yarmulkes like Muslims and Je...  Read More

John 11:44 KJVAnd he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.Lazarus was dead. He had no hope of freedom from his bonds. That was until Jesus showed up. Sinners are like Lazarus: they are spiritually dead with no hope. Oh, but when Jesus shows up, He can free the sinner from their ...  Read More

Romans 8:35-39 KJVWho shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor ...  Read More

Luke 15:17-19 KJVAnd when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.In American culture, we read the story of the prodigal ...  Read More

Proverbs 12:25 KJVHeaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.Fear comes in two types: rational and irrational. Let’s explore the difference. Rational fear: being bitten by a poisonous spider. Irrational fear: spiders the size of a pencil eraser. Rational fear: falling from heights. Irrational fear: clowns. Rational fear: rejection from friends. Irrational fear: r...  Read More

Philippians 3:10 KJVThat I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;So many people know Jesus. They know His name. They know His story. They know He was a good man. They know He was a moral teacher. They know He was a prophet. But sadly, they don’t truly know Him.We have to know Him and the power of his resurrectio...  Read More

Luke 2:8-10 KJVAnd there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.The first to worship Jesus were ...  Read More

1 Kings 19:19 KJVSo he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.When Elijah laid his mantle upon Elisha it symbolized the calling of God upon him. He immediately made preparations and followed God.When God gives us a calling, we need not only to accept i...  Read More