Tag Archives: Purpose

Light for Our Path

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Mark Shields

We were created to worship God and get to know Him; to take in the lessons from His Word and from experiences as we travel through life. Then use them to light our path. Many things only last for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Psalm | Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, College, Cross, Dreams, Experiences, Friends, God, God’s Word, Heaven, Hopes, Job, Light, Path, Purpose, religion, religion & spirituality, Skills, Word, Worship | 5 Comments

Lessons of Courage

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Mark Shields

When we read about the courage demonstrated by the characters of the Bible, we are inspired to step ahead with courage. As suggested one time in our First United Methodist Newsletter, imagine you lived like Daniel. As he faced the … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage | Tagged Adventure, Bible, Boldness, characters of the bible, Christ, Courage, Daniel, double edged sword, Encouragement, Faith, first united methodist, God, God’s Word, gold statue, Holy Spirit, HolySpirit, Inspiration, king nebuchadnezzar, Lessons, Love, Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar II, Passion, Prayer, Purpose, Self Discipline, travel, Worship | 7 Comments

Pass It On

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Mark Shields

Reading in 1 Chronicles 29, David was up in age and as his reign draws to a close it is evident that his top priorities in life were God first, family second, and being king third. He gave willingly as … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Chronicles | Tagged Bible, Christ, David, followers of christ, God, God’s Word, Holy Spirit, HolySpirit, Journey, personal bible study, personal treasures, Priorities, Purpose, Riches, Solomon, spiritual riches, spiritual road, Temple, temple of the holy spirit, Treasure | 4 Comments

Courage to Carry Out His Purpose

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Mark Shields

This has been a hope filled day with all the wonderful posts this Good Friday and I thank God for blessing me with more than deserved. Reading the posts today made me think about the tremendous courage it took for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, controversial issues, Corinth, Courage, examples of courage, Faith, fear of failure, God, Good Friday, Inspiration, Jesus, Paul, Peter, Purpose, religion, time of need | 2 Comments

Conditions for Success

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Mark Shields

David speaks to the leaders of Israel in 1 Chronicles 28 explaining that he wanted very much to build a house as a place of rest for the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord (v. 2). Even though he … Continue reading →