Our scripture and theme for 2016 comes from Colossians 3, which encourages us to seek the things above (not on earth), and be bonded in love. It’s holiness that brings the happiness that lasts!
Continue readingNew Year’s Eve 2015 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Colossians 3:15-17
No Recession on Intercession!!!
Christmas Eve 2015 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
For God so loved the world that He gave the gift of Jesus to reconcile the world to Himself. Merry Christmas!
Continue readingThe Sunday Before Christmas 2015 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
The Christmas story shows us that God has a plan and we are in that plan. Mary represents God’s promise of Messiah. “Do not be afraid to take Mary…”, all the Father has planned for you. God gave us the gift of salvation, and the batteries were included – Immanuel, “God with us”!
Continue readingJoel 3:1-16 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Joel describes the day of the Lord when God will judge the nations. What are we doing to prepare?
Continue readingJoel 2:18-27 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
The Lord is telling His people not to fear, to rejoice, and be glad because He is bringing about restoration – the grain, new wine & oil, which all point to Jesus, the ultimate restoration! The blessing of restoration is the people of God knowing who God is. Do you know Him?
Continue readingValue of a Soul – Franklin Graham & Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Three lives search for true worth as their worlds crumble. Follow their unexpected journeys as Franklin Graham addresses the real value of the soul.
Continue readingJoel 2:1-17 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Joel warns the Israelites of “The Day of the Lord” which refers to a future time when God will pour out His wrath on the nations because of their sins against Him and His people. It is a call to repentance so that God can deliver His people and restore their land. Let’s choose genuine repentance in our own lives so that God can restore us too!
Continue readingJoel 1:14-20 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
One of the greatest temptations Christians face is to avert our eyes from the person of Jesus and place them on the things of Jesus – His doctrine, His people, His word, His mission. This is a great temptation because there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of these things. In fact, without serious attention to them we could not be His disciples. They are essential.
The fallacy that trips us up is our focus on these things as objective apart from living fellowship with the person of Jesus. We end up with zeal for a cause, but no fellowship with the spirit behind the cause. Jesus doesn’t call His disciples by saying “Follow My teachings,” or “Follow My example,” or “Follow My reasoning.” It is always personal. “Follow Me.”
Continue readingJoel 1:1-15 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
God’s judgment on Israel through the locusts brought complete devastation. Even the priests were mourning because the grain and drink offerings required to worship the Lord were gone. As believers, we are the priesthood. Joel challenges us to ask ourselves, do we have “what it takes” to worship? Let God’s judgment, cause repentance, so He can bring restoration!
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