Tag Archives: encouragement

Thirsty

Posted on March 22, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We need the refreshment that comes from intimacy with God. Drink deeply, drink long, drink often. Continue reading →

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The Final Say

Posted on January 15, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

When life proves unfair, when we are trampled upon by others, when people let us down, we do not lose perspective. Life is often unfair, circumstances are often difficult, people are often unrighteous, but God is just. And he gets the final say. Continue reading →

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Calming the Storm

Posted on January 11, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

What is your storm? Not all storms are weather related. Some of the strongest are those that rage in the human heart: turmoil because of relationships; frustration at work; difficult circumstances you are facing. Whatever the source of the storm, Jesus knows about it. He sees it. He is able to calm your storm too. Just as he brings peace to the storm, he is able to bring peace to your troubled soul. Continue reading →

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Too Good to Be True

Posted on January 7, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Abraham and Sarah were promised a son, Isaac (meaning Laughter). Indeed he would be the laughter of an old couple that had no hope of their own—a source of joy that only the God of the impossible could bring. Continue reading →

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Real Fellowship

Posted on November 30, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Fellowship is more than casual conversation over coffee and cookies. Fellowship is the deep connectedness we have with one another because of our common bond, our relationship with Christ. That isn’t to say that the casual conversation is unnecessary or unimportant, but true fellowship will always take us deeper. Continue reading →

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Spurs of Encouragement

Posted on November 11, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Sometimes we all need to be spurred on. We need the encouraging words that move us beyond apathy and complacency to a full gallop toward the goal. Continue reading →

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Your Most Important Prayer Partner

Posted on November 6, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

You may feel overwhelmed by the news of the day. But be encouraged, Jesus invites you to intercede and together take the matter to the Father. This is not a time for anxiety, it is a time to trust and press on in God’s unshakable kingdom; a time to rest in the hopeful promises of God. Continue reading →

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Encouragement

Posted on November 1, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

It is a dangerous thing to drift, to compromise, to rebel and to find one’s heart grow hard because of the deceitfulness of sin. It all starts so subtly–so easily. Continue reading →

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Eternal Encouragement

Posted on October 14, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Perhaps you need a fresh touch of God’s love and encouragement. Maybe you need God to give you a clearer sense of the good hope that is yours in Christ. Maybe you need his strengthening power in every good deed and word today. I pray that Paul’s blessing for the Thessalonians may be yours today. Receive it! Continue reading →

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Thanks For Your Support

Posted on September 25, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

That is a beautiful picture of a healthy church. It is a picture of a church operating as it was intended to. Notice the results: the body is built up, there is unity, there is maturity, there is growth. Continue reading →

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