Tag Archives: Joy

Jesus Teaches Through Parables

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Mark Shields

Image Source Reading in Luke 6:39-49, Jesus teaches through three parables. The first is the eye and its focus (vv. 39-42), the second is the tree and its fruit (vv. 43-45), and the third is the house and its foundation … Continue reading →

Posted in Applied Faith, Luke | Tagged Compassion, Discernment, Faith, Guidance, Jesus, Joy, Lessons, Preparation | 4 Comments

Prayer and Plans

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Mark Shields

Our time in prayer should be a time of preparation and planning just as Jesus demonstrates to us when making a decision on who would be His 12 Apostles. We should desire to know the decisions we make are right. … Continue reading →

Posted in Desire, Luke | Tagged Attitude, Decisions, Encouragement, Golden Rule, Jesus, Joy, Planning, Praying, Service | Leave a comment

Forever He Will Reign

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Mark Shields

The journey through the Bible has taken me to Revelation 20 and in the post Kingdom of Christ, I wrote some thoughts about this vision in which John is given details of the Millennial (1000 years) Kingdom of Christ. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Revelation | Tagged Angel, Bible, Christ, Faithfulness, Happiness, Health, Heaven, Jesus, Journey, Joy, Millennial, Patience, Peace, Prosperity, Testimony, victory, Vision, Watchfulness, Wisdom | Leave a comment

Kingdom of Christ

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Mark Shields

The vision in Revelation 20:1-6 is similar to others John has described; seeing the souls of those who have died because of their testimony for Jesus; a key to the abyss being held by an angel; seeing people sitting on … Continue reading →

Posted in Revelation | Tagged Angel, Bible, Christ, Faithfulness, Happiness, Health, Heaven, Jesus, Joy, Millennial, Patience, Peace, Prosperity, Testimony, victory, Vision, Watchfulness, Wisdom | Leave a comment

The Double Edged Sword

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Mark Shields

We face an enemy in our society today but as I wrote about in The Weapon Against Evil, we have been given a weapon. In the war of good against evil, the weapon we have is the double-edged sword or … Continue reading →