Posts by Carl Miller (Page 2)

The Joy of Church Growth

“And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.…

When Light Lifts The Gloom

“Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, as when at first He lightly esteemed the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward more heavily oppressed her, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who walked in darkness have seen…

Light in The Dark Places

“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.” – Psalm 42:5 “It feels like a curtain of darkness closed within me. I’ve been overwhelmed by a heavy sadness that consumes me.…

Wholehearted Praise

“I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works” – Psalm 9:1 As is true in many of his psalms, David opens Psalm 9 telling of his open lips of praise to God. If you were to have heard David doing so, you would have heard…

Enter His Gates

“Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,…

Rejoice, Pray, and Give Thanks

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Paul begins his exhortations on some details of Christian living with what some would consider “tall orders.” However, I want you to notice how these things take our focus away…

Regeneration and Renewal

“But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,” Titus 3:4-5 As Paul has painted the backdrop of the depravity of man…

The Helper, the Holy Spirit

“These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” ~ John 14:25-26 Jesus, the great and marvelous Savior, Teacher, and…