Tag Archives: hardship

Complacency; November 8, 2025

Posted on November 9, 2025 by jgarrott

Hebrews 10:32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. Many things about this letter indicate that the people to whom this was written were experiencing a lull in … Continue reading →

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Opposition; February 10, 2024

Posted on February 12, 2024 by jgarrott

1 John 3:13 Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. This one little verse jumped out at me as I read just now. It seems to me that many American Christians are shocked at the opposition … Continue reading →

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Hardship; January 12, 2024

Posted on January 13, 2024 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 2:3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. I don’t see how anyone who is familiar with the New Testament could be sucked in by the Prosperity Gospel! This admonition by Paul to Timothy … Continue reading →

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Wealth; July 25, 2023

Posted on July 26, 2023 by jgarrott

Luke 16:13 “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” This is a … Continue reading →

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Trouble; July 19, 2021

Posted on July 22, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 65:10 “Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for my people who seek me.” We don’t usually think of Isaiah as a judgmental prophet, but this chapter doesn’t make … Continue reading →

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The Work of Ministry; April 3, 2020

Posted on April 6, 2020 by jgarrott

2 Timothy 4:2, 5 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, … Continue reading →

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Conquerors; February 2, 2020

Posted on February 6, 2020 by jgarrott

Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Romans 8 is my wife’s favorite chapter in the whole Bible, and very understandably so. This last section is like a lawyer, building … Continue reading →

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No Snowflake Disciples!; May 8, 2018

Posted on May 9, 2018 by jgarrott

Matthew 10:24-25 “A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the head of the house has been … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Danger; December 29, 2017

Posted on January 2, 2018 by jgarrott

Matthew 2:13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is … Continue reading →

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