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Proverbs 3:5-6 – Acknowledging God: Trust Him
This Week's Theme - Acknowledging God September 04, 2018 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 Thought For Today To trust God with all your...
Colossians 3:15 – Gratitude: Let God’s Peace Bring Thankfulness
This Week's Theme - Gratitude August 31, 2018 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Colossians 3:15 Thought For Today Have you been told you need to be at peace with God? Me too. But how about this...
James 1:17 – Gratitude: Every Good Gift is From God
This Week's Theme - Gratitude August 30, 2018 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. James 1:17 Thought For Today Never be persuaded into thinking God is not...
Psalm 136:1-4 – Gratitude: Because His Mercy Endures Forever
This Week's Theme - Gratitude August 29, 2018 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever: To Him who...
Colossians 3:17 – Gratitude: In All Things, Give Thanks
This Week's Theme - Gratitude August 28, 2018 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Colossians 3:17 Thought For Today Whatever you do, understand that you are functioning in God's plan,...
Psalm 118:24 – Gratitude: The Reason to Rejoice and Be Glad
This Week's Theme - Gratitude August 27, 2018 This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 Thought For Today Let's mark this day, the day the Lord has made, with honor and great joy! God created these days, each day as a new day...
Matthew 6:19-21 – Generosity is Connected to Our Treasures
This Week's Theme: Generosity August 24, 2018 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do...
I John 3:17 – Generosity: Whether Rich or Poor, Both Are a Test of Our Love for God
This Week's Theme: Generosity August 23, 2018 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? I John 3:17 Thought For Today Some of God's most faithful servants are poor. But...
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 – Generosity and Joy
This Week's Theme: Generosity August 22, 2018 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a...
Luke 6:38 – Generosity and Gratitude Change Everything
This Week's Theme: Generosity August 20, 2018 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you. Luke 6:38 Thought For...
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News & Updates
Update on GTI Youth Center Outreach in Nashville,TN (Formerly Woodland Hills JDC)
GTI stands for Gateway To Independence. GTI is the former Woodland Hills Youth Development Center in Nashville, TN and the home of one of our weekly youth outreach ministries of High Impact Teens. In the fall of 2015 we started the first ever All Pro Dad Chapter in a...
Update on Mountain View JDC – Weekly Worship Services
Mountain View Juvenile Development Center in Dandridge, TN (east of Knoxville) is one of three state juvenile development centers in the state of Tennessee. Every Sunday morning I travel over to Mountain View JDC to provide a Sunday morning worship service. I go early...
Update on Indianapolis Outreach in Marion County Juvenile Detention Center
On Saturday mornings around 10:00 AM a group of teen guys are receiving the hope that comes from God's word through the High Impact Teen youth outreach led by Brian Weiss and Wally Anderson. Recently I received a text message from Wally saying, "Hey, just wanted to...