Tag Archives: Spiritual Growth

Barely Hanging On

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Mark Shields

This is a picture of the ruins of the church at Sardis which is about 30 miles south of Thyatira in what is today the western part of Turkey. As explained in Revelation 3:1-6, the people of the church at … Continue reading →

Posted in Going Extra Mile, Revelation | Tagged Churches, Forgiveness, Good Deeds, Hope, Humility, Lord, Love, Reflection, Sardis, Seven Churches, Spiritual Growth | 7 Comments

Decisions

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Mark Shields

God’s Word is good for the body and soul with lessons that can be applied to life. These lessons can be used along with prayer to talk to God, listen for plans, and ask for help in carrying them out. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Chronicles | Tagged Body, Churches, Decisions, Faith, Future, God’s Word, Government, Guidance, Leadership, leadership positions, Lessons, personal choice, Philistines, Plans, politics, Prayer, religion, School, Soul, Spiritual Growth, spirituality, Success, Work | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in James | Tagged Career, Christ, Christianity, Difficulty, Family, God, having patience, Holy Spirit, Marriage, marriage family, oslo gospel choir, Patience, Persistence, Prayer, religion, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual Growth, Surrender, Surrender All - Oslo Gospel Choir, Test | Leave a comment

The Choice to Obey

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Mark Shields

Disciplined study of God’s Word, acceptance of His Son, and asking for help to receive the power of the Holy Spirit leads to a bright future. Even though the book of Zechariah was written around 519 BC after the Babylonian … Continue reading →

Posted in Zechariah | Tagged Bible Study, Billy Graham, Book of Zechariah, Choice, Christ, Christianity, Discipline, God, Grace, grueling workout, Holy Spirit, HolySpirit, Lord, Moses, plagues in egypt, Power, power of the holy spirit, religion, Spiritual Growth, theology, Vision, Zechariah | 2 Comments

Praise All Aspects of God

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Mark Shields

The strength of God and the beauty of His creation are being praised in Psalm 96. All aspects of God are being praised; His deeds are being praised, the heavens rejoice, the earth is glad, the sea resounds and all … Continue reading →