Are You OK?

New season weekly devotional - are you ok?

ARE YOU OK? A sober yet needed question that I hate to admit is not being asked. For whatever reason, a lot of us avoid or overlook these questions:  ·  Once a person was social, now living in silence. Are you ok?·  A person with much exuberance, now depleted. Are you ok?·  A person talkative, now withdrawn. Are you ok?·  Larger … Read more

Friendships

friendship graphic for New Season Church devotional

Friendships In 1984, the rap group “Whodini” came out with a song entitled: “Friends” The beginning lyrics were as follows: Friends, How many of us have them? Friends, Ones we can depend on? This song has a question – How many of us have them? These days it is easier to call someone our friend … Read more

Count the Days ‘Cause They Count

Count the Days

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 The Emphasis is to properly number or appreciate the shortness of our days. What can we do in order to make the most of our days? Maximize our life… 5 Principles Destiny – Where am I going? If we … Read more

The Next Step

The next step

Where do I begin? Or where do I step? There is the OBVIOUS To experience the next step, we must keep stepping. The only difference between where you are and where you want to be is the steps you have not taken. Jeremiah 10:23: “Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it … Read more

God Remembers

New Season Church of Ventura: God Remembers, blog by Dan Cabrera

Though some people might forget us, I am so glad that GOD does not forget us. As the scripture says: Isaiah 49:14-16 (AMP) “But Zion (Jerusalem in captivity) said, “The LORD has abandoned me, and my Lord has forgotten me.” [The LORD answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on … Read more

Battle Fatigued or Fatigued?

fatigued

FATIGUED? Maybe, but to begin with, some of us are battling fatigue. You might argue that the battles are coming at us every day. No, I’m referring to the following battles: Battles you shouldn’t be fighting to begin with. Picking the wrong battles. (A dog can whip a skunk any day, but does he/she want … Read more

Waiting for Our When

Waiting for Our When

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly (“your then”) a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Acts 2:1,2 Think about it. In our lives there is a “THEN” (a suddenly). While we wait what … Read more

Fruitful Pursuits

Fruitful Pursuits

We pick up the story where Jesus was about to appear to the disciples a second time after His resurrection. John 21:3 “I’m going out to fish, Simon Peter told them, and they said, We’ll go with you. So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.” I believe … Read more

Doing Life Together

Who is in your life? I once glanced at an article that grabbed my attention – “WHO SHOULD WE CONTACT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY?” Here is an excerpt from it: …sitting in the waiting room of a medical professional’s office filling out the new patient paperwork – when that question came up and sent … Read more