Tag Archives: missionaries

Hope; November 21, 2022

Posted on November 22, 2022 by jgarrott

Zechariah 9:12 Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. It seems like I write on this verse every time we hit this chapter in reading. However, … Continue reading →

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Foreign Missions; November 9, 2022

Posted on November 10, 2022 by jgarrott

Isaiah 66:19 “I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations–to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that … Continue reading →

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Money; January 31, 2022

Posted on February 3, 2022 by jgarrott

2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! This passage, from verse six on, has been abused by so many charlatans that I’m tempted to wish it weren’t in the Bible, but it’s still God’s truth. “God … Continue reading →

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Isolation; June 22, 2021

Posted on June 24, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Verses six and seven indicate that David was already king when … Continue reading →

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Bold Prayer; June 10, 2021

Posted on June 12, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 2:8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. The Creator is speaking to the Messiah here, the Father to the Son, but there is still a principle that … Continue reading →

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Symbols and Tradition; April 23, 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021 by jgarrott

Numbers 21:8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” When people’s faith is weak, as was certainly the case here, physical objects … Continue reading →

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The Believer’s Reward; March 26, 2021

Posted on March 30, 2021 by jgarrott

Matthew 19:29 “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.” You could call this verse, … Continue reading →

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Ministerial Compensation; March 16, 2021

Posted on March 18, 2021 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 9:14, 16 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. … Continue reading →

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Missions; February 14, 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by jgarrott

Isaiah 66:19 “I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations–to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that … Continue reading →

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Apostles; December 17, 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020 by jgarrott

Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness. Paul was very aware of his apostleship, but we tend to … Continue reading →

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