Monthly Archives: October 2012

Worthy Because of Christ

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Mark Shields

Covered in Psalm 106 are events from Moses leading God’s people out of Egypt to when Israel was taken by the Babylonians. The people were being led to the Promised Land but on the journey, they complained about the need … Continue reading →

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Family, Friends and Prayer

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Mark Shields

For the last few weekends, I’ve been writing about the importance of physical and spiritual health. Today, I’ll write about the importance of family, friends, and prayer to this core value. Friday and Saturday, I was able to spend some … Continue reading →

Posted in Physical and Mental Health | Tagged Christ, Eternal Life, Family, Friends, God, God the Father, Health, Heavenly Father, homecoming football game, Hope, Memories, Peace, Prayer, Relationship, religion, spirituality | 1 Comment

God’s Rewards and Our Praises

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Mark Shields

A key thought from yesterday’s post is that God may reward us with a sunrise as we look out over a meadow of flowers or a sunset as we look over the horizon at the endless sea. We reward God … Continue reading →

Posted in Psalm | Tagged awards, Chris Tomlin, Christianity, Flowers, God, Help, Lord, Meadow, Miracles, Nature, Praise, Psalm, religion, religion & spirituality, Rewards, Sea, spirituality, Sunrise, Sunset, Thankfulness, travel, Vacation, Wonders | 2 Comments

God’s Marvelous Works

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Mark Shields

In Psalm 105, the psalmist traces the history of Israel and writes to celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness. He calls for the people to rejoice in what God has done, return to Him, and remember. Adversity may seem bad at … Continue reading →

Posted in Psalm | Tagged Celebrate, Cheerfulness, Egypt, endless sea, Faith, God, History, history of israel, Israel, Journey, Miracles, New Testament, Praise, Promised Land, Psalms, religion, Remember, Rewards, spirituality, Thankful, victory | 3 Comments

Everybody Needs A Team

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Mark Shields

We continued with the six part series at the church I worship at called “Game Plan”. The third in the series was last weekend titled “Everybody Needs A Team”. To listen or view you can click this link. Fellowship Matters … Continue reading →