Psalm 143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: For in thy sight shall no man living be justified. David asks God not to judge him. He knows that God would never see him as justified or right. There is nothing in David that would make God approve of Him. David has sinned and […]
Archives for May 2015
Blessed And Happy – Daily Devotional – May 30th, 2015
Psalm 128:1 Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; That walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. God’s blessing and our happiness is dependent on us realizing that He is God. When we fear Him, that […]
Help Me To Keep Focused On You – Daily Devotional – May 29th, 2015
Psalm 119:37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; And quicken thou me in thy way. We want God to help us realize it when we are looking at things of empty to no value, vanity! This world has so much that is of no true value. It looks good, it is appealing. Everyone wants […]
The Lord Is For Me – Daily Devotional – May 28th, 2015
Psalm 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me? What a comforting thought the psalmist must have had. He knew that God was for him. He didn’t have to fear what man could do to him because God was on his side. He is definitely on […]
Couples Retreat: Shut up and let the Bible Speak
Communication is an extremely important aspect of marriage. We need to know what the other is thinking and feeling. This need is often emphasized in books about marriage. However, what often gets ignored when we speak about communication is that God deserves to have the loudest voice in our marriage. In our long nights of […]
So Quickly And Easily We Forget – Daily Devotional – May 27th, 2015
Psalm 16:13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel: The children of Israel had been brought out of Egypt and slavery. God had provided everything thing that they needed. He loved them. He protected them but they soon forgot what He was doing and wanted more. They wanted something else. It […]
Raising Kids And How It Affects Your Marriage
This year Jim and Sandy Roberts will be our guest speakers at the Couples Retreat. They will speak in the combined sessions about the challenges that you will face as you deal with raising children. It is our goal for you and your spouse to know Biblically how to face these challenges in a God-honoring way. Jim […]
Sunday In Review | May 24th, 2015
Check out the bulletin from Sunday to see upcoming events: VISIONNEWS-May23 Sundays at Vision are always exciting and yesterday did not disappoint! In the morning service, we confronted the question “Do Babies Go to Heaven” and learned many truths about our gracious God in the Bible. We are getting close to our goal of reaching 250 […]
He Has Made Us Glad – Daily Devotional – May 26th, 2015
Psalm 92:4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. I find it interesting to think of how many ways He has made us glad. He has forgiven us. He has made us new creatures. He has given us a new past. He has […]
He Answers Prayer – Daily Devotional – May 25th, 2015
Psalm 86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: For thou wilt answer me. 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; Neither are there any works like unto thy works. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come And worship before thee, O Lord; And […]
Teaching Our Children – Daily Devotional – May 24th, 2015
Psalm 78:6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; Who should arise and declare them to their children: 7 That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments: We must make sure that the next generation has […]
Tell Everybody About Jesus – Daily Devotional – May 23rd, 2015
Psalm 67:4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: For thou shalt judge the people righteously, And govern the nations upon earth. Selah. This should be our prayer. We should be praying that the nations of the earth could be glad and sing for joy because they know God. If they only […]
Be Careful Of Smooth Talkers – Daily Devotional – May 22nd, 2015
Psalm 55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: His words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. Have you met that person that is just too sweet. They say the nicest things. They never seem to disagree with you to your face. They will […]
We Want Him – Daily Devotional – May 21st, 2015
Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God? We hunger to know Him. We realize who He is and what He has done. We want Him. We want to know Him. We want to be in His presence. We want to serve Him. We […]
He Heard And Answered My Prayer – Daily Devotional – May 20th, 2015
Psalm 34:6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. I am nobody and there is no reason that the great God of the universe would hear me when I pray but He does. He heard me when I cried out for salvation. He has heard […]
Everything Belongs To God – Daily Devotional – May 19th, 2015
Psalm 24:1 The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. A big lesson to learn is that everything belongs to God. He is the creator. He is the owner. It all belongs to Him. I am only allowed to live by Him. All that I am and […]
All Have Sinned – Daily Devotional – May 18th, 2015
Psalm 14:3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: There is none that doeth good, no, not one. Romans 3 is simply quoting a truth from the Old Testament. All men have sinned. Notice a key phrase. They have all gone aside. In other words every man does what he wants. […]
God Does Not Like Wickedness – Daily Devotional – May 17th, 2015
Psalm 5:4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Neither shall evil dwell with thee. Don’t be blaming wickedness and evil on God. He has no pleasure in it. He will not allow it in His dwelling. He is not evil and He doesn’t do evil. As you read the Bible […]
God Stands With Job – Daily Devotional – May 16th, 2015
Job 42:7 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. It is amazing. It […]
Never Let Money Be Your Confidence – Daily Devotional – May 15th, 2015
Job 31:24 If I have made gold my hope, Or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because mine hand had gotten much; Job was quick to say that he had never let his money or his wealth be his confidence. He […]
Marriage Retreat Session: Rules for Fighting
Rules for Fighting Speaker: Austin Gardner Have you ever had a fight with your spouse? Maybe you said something or did something that you regret. This class will help you with some guidelines on how to fight with your spouse the right way.
Feeling Alone But Still Trusting – Daily Devotional – May 14th, 2015
Job 23:8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: When he […]
How Are You At Helping A Friend In Trouble? – Daily Devotional – May 13th, 2015
Job 16:2 I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all. The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Job 16:2. Job is suffering horribly. His friends have come. All that they can do is tell him what he has done […]
Marriage Retreat Session: Starting Fresh
Starting Fresh: Forgiving your Spouse Speaker: Austin Gardner Anytime you put two people together there will always be problems. Some problems will be great, and others will be small. This concept is true in your marriage as well. You will have problems, and if not properly dealt with these problems can turn into bitterness and […]
The Passover Seder
I know I could say this about every Thursday Night Service at Vision but it is especially true about this Thursday Night! You will not want to miss learning about “The Messiah in the Passover” as it will be taught by Sam Wilson, Missionary to the Jewish People. It will be an informative and exciting […]
Just Be Quiet – Daily Devotional – May 12th, 2015
Job 13:5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it should be your wisdom. Job’s friends are accusing him. They are telling him how he has done wrong and brought this on himself. Job doesn’t agree. He just wishes that his friends would show their wisdom by not talking. If you keep quiet […]
Sunday In Review | May 10th, 2015
Yesterday was a fantastic day! We were able to show love and honor to the moms of our church. We are very blessed to have so many caring mothers as part of our church family. We gave them a small gift (a muffin and hand sanitizer with the churches information on it) and thanked them […]
Accusing God – Daily Devotional – May 11th, 2015
Job 1:22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. Job is going through horrible suffering. He has suffered the loss of nearly everything he owns yet he never accuses God. He accepts it and continues to honor God. Many times things go wrong in my life. I want to blame God. Like […]
Influenced To Do Wrong – Daily Devotional – May 10th, 2015
Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better […]
Paying Attention To The Book – Daily Devotional – May 9th, 2015
Nehemiah 8:3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. They had found the book and were now reading […]
Seeking The Welfare Of God’s People – Daily Devotional – May 8th, 2015
Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. Nothing angers Satan and his horde more than someone who wants to do something for God’s people or God’s plan. Today […]
God Putting Things In The Heart – Daily Devotional – May 7th, 2015
Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem: Ezra had a desire to take care of the house of God. The people recognized that it was God that had placed […]
He Is Good – Daily Devotional – May 6th, 2015
Ezra 3:11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. They sang […]
Pleasing God – Daily Devotional – May 5th, 2015
II Chronicles 31:20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did […]
Wrong Counsellors – Daily Devotional – May 4th, 2015
II Chronicles 22:4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father to his destruction. Ahaziah has some bad counsellors. He was doing wrong. He was following the advice of his counsellors. The wrong they led him to […]
Fear Motivates Us To Pray – Daily Devotional – May 3rd, 2015
II Chronicles 20:3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. When the enemy was approaching and the nation was in danger the leader got scared enough to want to talk to God in prayer and fasting. He seriously needed God to work in his life. […]
Parent Corner: View of the Cross
What You Think of the Cross Determines your Wisdom or Foolishness I Corinthians 1:17-31 May 3, 2015 Knowledge is the collection of things that you know. Wisdom is the power or ability to properly use what you know. A person may know a damaging fact about someone. That is knowledge. Wisdom is the decision to […]
Listening To The Young People – Daily Devotional – May 2nd, 2015
II Chronicles 10:10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than […]
The Place Of Prayer – Daily Devotional – May 1st, 2015
II Chronicles 6:40 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. In the Old Testament and for the Jews God allowed them to have a special place to pray from. God’s people ask Him to listen to […]