Stonybank Community Church with Pastor James Carroll

Christian suffering and conduct in the light of complete salvation (Scofield)

The measure of faithfulness...

Eight principles for happiness in the new year...

The first prayer of Christmas was offered by Isaiah to prepare the way of the Messiah now answered in the barren womb of an elderly couple Zacharias and Elizabeth.

Remember the widow's mite? Her giving was not noteworthy for how much she gave but for for how little she held back. The true spirit of giving is its unselfish nature. Giving beyond what could otherwise be expected because they first gave their self.

Gratitude is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all other virtues. Thanksgiving enhances everything else we say and do. Things for which we are unthankful, quickly becomes unholy.

Before we could ever come to give thanks we must first learn the lesson of godliness with contentment. We know the price of everything and the value of nothing. It would seem we have more and enjoy less.

It would seem that many people live their life on a yellow brick road in pursuit of a fantasy, chased by fear. The judgment of God has chased the Jews all the way to Egypt and God is going to pull back the curtain on Nebuchadnezzar who is not all they feared him to be.

Don't be a lazy heifer or grumpy old bull. When you retreat to the ways of the world for safety you'll end up like a bull in a china shop.

The principle part of wisdom is patience. Baruch became part of the problem when he tried to take things into his own hands.