Tag Archives: encourage

7 Keys to a Successful Life and Ministry

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Mark Cole

What does it really mean to live a successful Christian life? Is success measured by the size of your church, the number of people attending your services, your musical abilities, your influence, or your accomplishments? After more than 50 years … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church, God, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus, Leadership, Music, Teaching, Wisdom, Worship | Tagged encourage, follow His Word, God's wisdom, God's Word, gratitude, heart, hymns, Jesus at the center, Know God, know Jesus, life, lifestyle, mentor, ministry, new song, Psalms, relationship, relationship with Jesus, representative, sing to the Lord, singing, spirit and in truth, spiritual songs, teach, teachable, thanksgiving, walk with God | Leave a comment

When Should We Confess Our Sins to God—and When Should We Confess to Others?

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Mark Cole

“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” — James 5:16 NLT One of the beautiful privileges of being a follower of Jesus is that we can come directly to God … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Wisdom | Tagged confess, confess our sins, confession, encourage, forgive, forgive me, forgiveness, freedom, He is faithful, healed, lie, pornography, pray, reconciliation, repentance, restoration, shame, sorry, Trust, truth, wrong | Leave a comment

When the Spirit of the Lord Rests on You

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Mark Cole

“And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. He will delight in obeying the Lord. He will … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, God, Holy Spirit, Leadership, obedience, Wisdom | Tagged accomplish, counsel, encourage, fear of the Lord, grace, hearsay, humble, humility, Knowing God, knowledge, like Jesus, listen, more like Jesus, obedience, obey, obey God, obeying, patience, pray, spirit, Spirit of the Lord, trust in the Lord, understanding, wisdom | Leave a comment

You’re Never Too Young—or Too Old—for God to Use

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Mark Cole

“I will pour out My Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out My Spirit even on servants—men … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church, Family, God, Holy Spirit, Leadership, obedience | Tagged all people, dream, dreams, encourage, experience, fully surrendered, gender, generations, God's purposes, Holy Spirit, men and women, mentor, My Spirit, old, old men, pour out, pray, prophesy, serve, sons and daughters, used by God, willing, wisdom, young, young and old, young men | Leave a comment

Let Love Be Your Highest Goal!

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Mark Cole

What if we made love our highest goal? Not success. Not recognition. Not wealth. Not even being right. Love. The apostle Paul wrote, “Let love be your highest goal!” (1 Corinthians 14:1). That is a remarkable statement. Paul wasn’t saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Family, God, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus, Love | Tagged biblical love, choice, courageous, emotion, encourage, encouragement, forgave, forgive, forgiveness, goal, highest goal, home, kindness, listen, love, Love God, love is a choice, love people, loving, patience, patient, peace, priorities, truthful | Leave a comment

Love That Looks Like Jesus

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Mark Cole

Paul’s words about love in 1 Corinthians 13 are some of the most familiar words in the Bible. We hear them at weddings, read them in churches, and quote them when we talk about relationships. But these words are much … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, God, humility, Jesus, Wisdom | Tagged always hopeful, believe, biblical love, compromise, does not demand, encourage, endures, forgive, genuine love, help, hope, I Corinthians 13, kind, kindness, like Jesus, listen, love, love of Christ, more like Jesus, never gives up, no record, not boastful, not irritable, not jealous, not proud, not rude, our way, patient, pray, record of wrongs, serve, trust God, trusting God, truth, truth wins, weddings | Leave a comment

Living With Heaven as Your Goal

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Mark Cole

“No one can ever pay enough to live foreverand never see the grave.”— Psalm 49:8–9 We spend much of our lives working toward goals. We set financial goals. We pursue careers. We want healthy bodies, meaningful relationships, successful children, memorable … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, God, Jesus, obedience, Wisdom | Tagged bless others, content, destination, encourage, eternal life, eternity, forgive, generous, give, goal, grateful, grave, heaven, heaven is home, hope of heaven, live forever, love, Love God, love people, resurrection, Resurrection and the Life, serve, serve God, temporary, values | Leave a comment

When You Realize God Is Greatly Blessing You

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Mark Cole

“And David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel and had greatly blessed his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.”— 2 Samuel 5:12 There are moments in life when we suddenly stop and realize, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, God, humility, Leadership, obedience, Prayer, Wisdom | Tagged answered prayer, blessed, blessed me, blessing, close to God, dependent, difficulty, draw closer, encourage, for the sake, gifts from God, giving, God's blessing, God's faithfulness, grateful, gratitude, greatly blessed, His goodness, humble, listening, mentor, Obedient, open doors, perspective, prayers, praying, provision, seasons of blessing, serving, thank you, waiting, worshiping | Leave a comment

Pleasing Everyone for the Right Reason

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Mark Cole

“I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved.”— 1 Corinthians 10:33 “Try to please everyone” is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church, Family, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Leadership | Tagged bigger purpose, encounter Jesus, encourage, example, faithful to God, generous, gracious, interest in others, Jesus, listening, love, mature, maturity, meet Jesus, mission, patient, personal preference, please everyone, preference, purpose, right reason, selflessness, what is best | Leave a comment

What We Can Learn From How David Organized the Musicians for Worship

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Mark Cole

When we think about King David, we often think of the shepherd who defeated Goliath, the king who united Israel, or the psalmist who poured out his heart to God. But David was also an extraordinary organizer. One of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church, God, Leadership, Music, Worship | Tagged character, committed, competence, creative, culture of service, different generations, different gifts, disciplined, encourage, excellence, experience, generations, gifted, gifts, humble, instrumentalists, leaders, leadership, mentoring, ministry, Music, musicians, organization, organized, passionate, play music, practice, praises, prepared, servant's heart, serving, singers, singing, singing praises, structure, teachable, teachers, teaching, training, Worship, worship God, worship ministry, worshippers | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: encourage

7 Keys to a Successful Life and Ministry

When Should We Confess Our Sins to God—and When Should We Confess to Others?

When the Spirit of the Lord Rests on You

You’re Never Too Young—or Too Old—for God to Use

Let Love Be Your Highest Goal!

Love That Looks Like Jesus

Living With Heaven as Your Goal

When You Realize God Is Greatly Blessing You

Pleasing Everyone for the Right Reason

What We Can Learn From How David Organized the Musicians for Worship

Top Posts & Pages

Recent Posts

Categories

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Meta

Enjoy this blog? Please spread the word :-)