Kingdom Seekers

  When You Hurt, You Are Not Alone HEBREWS 13:5 ESV 5 . . . he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Jesus understands. He knows how it feels to be betrayed, abandoned, hated. Jesus knows what it feels like to hurt. He lived in a body just like you have. He was just as human as you are. HEBREWS 4:15 ESV 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Some people hurt so badly that they feel it might give them some relief if others felt what they felt. Probably many people hurt others in an unconscious attempt to at least have someone understand the pain they are feeling. But you are NEVER alone when you are feeling hurt. Jesus promised He would NEVER leave you or forsake you. He is there with you, and He understands. He is not there to condemn you, but to help you as much as you will allow Him to help you. Too often when people are hurt they mistakenly...

Emergency Phone Numbers...The Bible Version When in sorrow…..call John 14 When people fail you…..call Psalm 27 If you want to be fruitful…..call John 15 When you have sinned…..call Psalm 51 When you worry…..call Matthew 6:19-34 When you are in danger…..call Psalm 91 When God seems far away…..call Pslam 139 When your faith needs stirring…..call Hebrews 11 When you are lonely and fearful…..call Psalm 23 When you grow bitter and critical…..call I Corinthians 13 For Paul’s secret to happiness…..call Colossians 3:12-17 For understanding of Christianity…..call II Corinthians 5:5-19 When you feel down and out.....call Romans 8:31 When you want peace and rest…..call Matthew 1:25-30 When the world seems bigger than God…..call Psalm 90 When you want Christian assurance…..call Romans 8:1-30 When you leave home for labor or travel…..call Psalm 121 When your prayers grow narrow or selfish…..call Psalm 67 For a great invention/opportunity…..call Isaiah 55 When you want courage for a task….c...

                       Are You In Trouble? JAMES 5:13 NIV 13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. The Greek word translated as trouble in this verse means to suffer trouble, be afflicted, or to endure hardship or evil. The best thing anyone facing trouble can do is pray. You don't have to know how, just pour out your heart to God and discuss the situation with Him. We are tempted to do many other things: cry, complain, criticize others -- but Scripture says we should pray when we face tough problems. Notice it does not say you should ask everyone else to pray for you. It says you should pray. There is nothing wrong with having other people pray for you. But there is something wrong with expecting others to pray, while you never pray. By praying, we do not mean begging God for help. God loves you, and always desires to assist you. What is ne...

Question: "What does it mean that Jesus saves?" Answer:  “Jesus saves” is a popular slogan on bumper stickers, signs at athletic events, and even banners being pulled across the sky by small airplanes. Sadly, few who see the phrase “Jesus saves” truly and fully understand what it means. There is a tremendous amount of power and truth packed into those two words. Jesus saves, but who is Jesus? Most people understand that Jesus was a man who lived in Israel approximately 2000 years ago. Virtually every religion in the world views Jesus as a good teacher and/or a prophet. And while those things are most definitely true of Jesus, they do not capture who Jesus truly is, nor do they explain how or why Jesus saves. Jesus is God in human form (John 1:1, 14). Jesus is God, come to Earth, as a true human being (1 John 4:2). God became a human being in the person of Jesus in order to save us. That brings up the next question: why do we need to be saved? Jesus saves, but why do we...

        God Has A Plan JEREMIAH 29:11 NIV      1 For I know the plans  I have for you,".   declares the LORD , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Genesis 37 tells the story of Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers. At that time, I'm sure it didn't look to Joseph like God had a plan -- at least not one that was good for him. Joseph surely thought what many of us have, "Why did you let this happen to me, God?" No doubt things looked clearer to Joseph later on when he was ruling Egypt and was able to save his entire family from starvation. (Genesis 45-50) Often life may seem confusing and out-of-control. But don't despair. God has a plan for you which He is working out. If you could only see the end He has in mind for you -- you would begin to rejoice and thank God right now.                         ...

Put God First MATTHEW 22:37-38 NKJ 37 Jesus said to him, "`You shall love the Lord your God with                 all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 "This is the first and great commandmen t .  The most important command is to love God with all your being. As with all His commands, God does not give this for His benefit, but for your benefit. Putting God first will bless you, improving your life and well-being.      Loving people, while important, is only secondary according to Jesus. In practice -- because God loves people -- loving Him will result in you loving people also. When you get your priority backward -- putting people and their needs first -- you miss God's plan, and will be relatively ineffective in helping people -- compared to what you could have been if you put God first.                           ...

s GENESIS 2:18 LB 18 And the Lord God said, "It isn't good for man to be alone; I will make a companion for him, a helper suited to his needs." An important part of God's purpose for marriage is to have someone to help you in life. (God did not intend for this to be one-sided. A husband also should help his wife. Otherwise, a husband would not love his wife as Christ loves the church. See Ephesians 5:25.) We all need help and encouragement. Sadly, for most people, that is often not at all what they receive from their spouse. Your spouse, whether you know it or not, desperately wants and needs your help, your encouragement, and your support. Are all spouses perfect and deserving of encouragement and support? None are! No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. But especially in those times, it is important that we have someone to encourage us and help us to believe we can go on and do better. God meant for you to be that someone to help your spouse....

What can God do with a desperate young man? I know what he has done with this one.  My name is A Stephen. I am a Christian from the country of India and this is my story. I was born and raised in India. My parents were orthodox Hindus and I was thought the doctrine of my family’s religion. As a young man I travelled all over southern India with my parents to offer sacrifices and to worship Hindu idols. Yet my life remained empty and had no peace or happiness. After stealing money from my father’s temple, I left my family and village. I travelled from village to village talking to sadhus (Hindu holy men), yet their counsel did not provide me the life changing experience with God for which I was searching. Again, the peace I was seeking eluded me. After three months I returned home with no money and no peace. I was so broke that I thought suicide was the answer. My conclusion was that only death could relieve me from my misery.  I tried to buy some poison but by God’s preventiv...

WHO IS JESUS?   For the blind, Jesus is light. For the hungry, Jesus is the bread. For the thirsty, Jesus is the source. For the dead, Jesus is life. For the sick, Jesus is the cure. For the prisoner, Jesus is freedom. For the lonely, Jesus is the companion. For the liar, Jesus is the Truth. For the traveller, Jesus is the way. To the wise, Jesus is the wisdom. For medicine, Jesus is the doctor of doctors. For the defendant, Jesus is the lawyer. For the lawyer, Jesus is the Judge. To the Judge, Jesus is the justice. For the tired, Jesus is the relief. For the bricklayer, Jesus is the main stone. For the gardener, Jesus is the rose of Sharon. For sad, Jesus is the joy. For the reader, Jesus is the word. For the poor, Jesus is the treasure. For the debtor, Jesus is the forgiveness. For me he is ALL!

                   You Are Not An Orphan JOHN 14:18 NIV 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. You are not facing life all alone -- no matter how you feel. Jesus is with you. He promised to never forsake you. Our enemy loves to make us think we have no help, that God does not care, and we have no hope. But the devil is a liar. "But why does God allow things to look so bleak? Why doesn't He help me sooner?" God desires faith and trust from us. Without testing times we would have no opportunity to show our faith. Without obstacles we would have nothing to overcome. We must always remember that God is raising a family, preparing us for eternity with Him.  It can be a great error to judge everything by "the bottom line" today. We must trust our Father God, because only He really knows what the "true bottom line" is. And we can trust Him, because He is good and trustworthy . SAY THIS: Thank yo...

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