by Mike Woodruff | Sep 14, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper. The Prophet Jeremiah Though some think otherwise, our assignment is not to lord over the kingdoms of...
by Mike Woodruff | Sep 7, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Proverbs It’s not uncommon to hear that the command “fear the Lord” — which occurs frequently in the Bible, especially in Proverbs — doesn’t really mean fear the Lord. We...
by Mike Woodruff | Aug 31, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Count it all joy when you experience trials. James 1:2 I keep meeting people who assume they’ve cut a deal with God – i.e., in return for believing in Him, He will ensure that their lives will be long, easy, and pleasant. Those who read the Bible should...
by Mike Woodruff | Aug 24, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, We are saved by grace through faith, not of ourselves, it is a gift of God. Paul, Eph. 2 God knows the worst about us. Indeed, he is more aware of the darkness of our hearts than we are. And yet… when we stand in Christ, he loves us perfectly and...
by Mike Woodruff | Aug 17, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Since you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Paul, Colossians 3:1 Among the many things Marx was wrong about, Heaven is not the opiate of the masses. It does not lull us into...
