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Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Does God Really Care?     Scripture Reading: Mark 4:35-41 (Jesus Calms the Storm) The passage we are reading today, Mark 4:35-41, is one of the most familiar stories found in all four Gospels. It’s a story of Jesus calming a storm while on a boat with His disciples. However, this moment is not just about a miraculous act over nature—it’s about faith, fear, and God's care in the midst of life’s storms. There are two instances in the Gospels where Jesus calms storms. One was when Peter wanted to walk on water, and Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. In that story, Jesus wasn’t initially in the boat with them. But the passage we’re focusing on today is different. This time, Jesus is already in the boat with the disciples. As we go deeper into this story, I want us to reflect on a questi

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  At Such a Place at Such a Time    Esther 4:12-16 (NIV): "When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: ‘Do not think that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?’ Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: ‘Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.’" Introduction: The book o

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Snakes and Ladders    Genesis 45:3–7 (NIV) Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt. And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. For two years now, there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years, there will be no plowing and reaping. But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance." As children, we

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Stones in the way    Around 600BC, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded Judah and people were taken as captives to Babylon. The city of Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed into a heap of stones. Around 500 BC, a leader by name Zerubbabel went to rebuild with about 50,000 Israelites but got discouraged and quit. Later, Haggai and Zechariah tried and could not finish. Around 400 BC, the Persians took over Babylon and Nehemiah was chosen as a cupbearer to the King and later a governor (Nehemiah 1:11). His life in a foreign land was going well. When he heard about the condition of Jerusalem, he sat down and wept; he fasted and prayed. Then gathered his leaders and said, "come, let us rebuild Jerusalem so that we will no longer be in disgrace". When news of s