by Brett Best | May 12, 2023 | Christian Living, Identity
Malachi was the last of the minor prophets from the Old Testament. He spoke to the Israelites after they came back into the Promised Land from their exile in Babylon. His words came approximately 400ish years before Jesus arrived on the scene. One big reminder as we...
by Brett Best | May 5, 2023 | Christian Living, Identity
Have you ever spoken to a Catholic priest? What about an Episcopalian priest? Perhaps a Bhuddist priest? Maybe you’ve confessed sins to a priest, or maybe you were on your best behavior when a priest showed up around you. In our small outdoor church, we’re...
by Cherise Best | Apr 28, 2023 | Christian Living, Identity
Last time we met, we talked about the life of Esau. We are searching for the reason God said in Malachi 1:1-5 that he loves Jacob but hates Esau. Today we are going to look at the life of Jacob. We will discover why God told me that Jacob is the son of holiness. ...
by Cherise Best | Apr 21, 2023 | Christian Living
This past weekend I was asked to teach Malachi 1:1-5. I’ll be honest, when I first read this passage I had questions, lots and lots of questions. Let’s read the passage together. “The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. “I have loved you,”...
by Cherise Best | Apr 7, 2023 | Christian Living, Prayer, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
Today is Good Friday. Today is the day we remember the gift Jesus gave to us on the cross. We remember the torture he endured because he loves us. Many of us will attend a Good Friday church service. There we will sing songs about Jesus, we will hear a message about...
by Brett Best | Mar 31, 2023 | Christian Living, Identity
Have you ever thought about God’s glory? We say, “All glory be to God!” And He deserves all of it! In John 17 during Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer, He mentions His glory, and how He wants to give it away. He says: “The glory that you have given me I have given to them,...
by Cherise Best | Mar 24, 2023 | Christian Living, Prayer
Last time we were together, we were studying John 17. We talked about how this should be called the real Lord’s Prayer. This is the final prayer Jesus prayed before going to the cross. If you haven’t read the previous post, I encourage you to read that one first. It...
by Cherise Best | Mar 17, 2023 | Christian Living, Prayer
In John 17 we read one of the few recorded prayers Jesus prayed. We read that Jesus would often go off and pray. However, there aren’t many of the words he prayed recorded for us. We have what we call the Lord’s Prayer, and we know what he prayed before dividing up...
by Cherise Best | Mar 10, 2023 | Stories
We have teenagers living in our house now. As a result, it makes it difficult to figure out what they want for Christmas. For the past two years they have all asked to go skiing for their gift. The Lord has provided the funds and time each year to do so. I am not a...
by Brett Best | Mar 3, 2023 | Christian Living, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
Prayer is peculiar and necessary in our spiritual lives. In Part 1 and Part 2, we looked at the very first prayer recorded in the Bible. We investigated Isaac’s prayer for his wife’s healing as well as King Hezekiah’s prayer, seeking the Lord for the salvation of...
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