by Bob Gass | Oct 31, 2021 | The Word for Today
Goliath’s ancestors were Israel’s long-standing enemies. When Joshua entered the Promised Land, he annihilated them all—except for a few isolated pockets like the area where Goliath eventually came from. Why is that important to note? Because if you don’t kill the...
by Bob Gass | Oct 30, 2021 | The Word for Today
When he went out to fight Goliath, David said, ‘You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord… and He will give you to us!’ (1 Samuel 17:45, 47 NLT) Nobody in King Saul’s army seemed to have factored God into the equation,...
by Bob Gass | Oct 29, 2021 | The Word for Today
The surest way to ruin your child’s prospects for a happy life is to indulge their every whim, teach them that the world ‘owes them’, cultivate in them a sense of entitlement, under no circumstances allow them to ‘work by the sweat of their brow’ and experience the...
by Bob Gass | Oct 28, 2021 | The Word for Today
Someone quipped, ‘When Columbus set out, he didn’t know where he was going. When he arrived, he didn’t know where he was. And when he returned home, he didn’t know where he’d been.’ We all need help knowing what direction to go; whether or not to relocate, take a...
by Bob Gass | Oct 27, 2021 | The Word for Today
Vincent’s passion for ministry led him from Holland to the Belgian coalfields where he preached to miners, fed the hungry, and earned a place in the people’s hearts. His church was filled to capacity with those eager to learn about Jesus. But his superiors weren’t...