Tag Archives: Family

Commitment to Prayer

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Mark Shields

Prayer is very important in our daily life as God helps us build strong families, communities, and nations. Like a seed planted in fertile soil, prayer mixed with faith gives growth to all good plans or ideas. Here’s a link to read … Continue reading →

Posted in Applied Faith | Tagged Christianity, Community, Faith, Family, God, HolySpirit, Ideas, morning prayer, Nation, Organizations, Plans, Prayer, Prayer Request Pages, religion, religion & spirituality, Seeds, spirituality | Leave a comment

Repaired Relationships

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Mark Shields

We discovered in Sunday’s sermon at my church an amazing story that we can apply in life today. Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers but this didn’t hold him back. He worked hard to move into responsible positions … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged broken relationship, broken relationships, Character, Christ, Disappointments, Egypt, Egyptian, Family, God, Integrity, Joseph, Pharaoh, Reconciliation, relationship with god, Relationships, religion, Work | 5 Comments

Joseph’s Story

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mark Shields

We just concluded a four-part series at First United Methodist Church Waco titled “Amazing Stories”. Yesterday’s message was “Joseph’s Story” and can be watched at this link. Below is an outline of the message. The words in black are notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermon Outline | Tagged Book of Genesis, Character, Disappointments, Egypt, Family, Genesis, God, Integrity, Israelites, Joseph, Pharaoh, Potiphar, Reconciliation, Relationships, Work | 4 Comments

Conditioning Our Faith

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Mark Shields

Thoughts fixed on the things of God and being thankful for God’s grace conditions our faith. God’s mercy is like an ocean which is always full and in constant motion as waves that travel to the shore. For me, James … Continue reading →

Posted in James | Tagged Be Thou My Vision, Christianity, Church, Divine grace, Faith, faith god, Family, Friend, God, Grace, James, Jesus, Job, Mercy, piano piece, Praise, praise to god, Prayer, religion, religion & spirituality, spirituality, Thankful | 2 Comments

Surrender All

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Mark Shields

As I wrote in yesterday’s post about prayer and having patience during difficulty, anything worthwhile takes some time to acquire. When a farmer plants, the crop doesn’t appear the next day. It requires rain, fertilizer, and a lot of patience. … Continue reading →