Teresa Sturek

“But to all who did accept Him and believe in Him He gave the right to become children of God.” - John 1:12 What gives us the right to be a child of God? Jesus is the answer. Jesus is the only way to be right with God and

“But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the LORD looks at the heart.” -1

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” -John 14:6 Jesus said that He is the only way to God. He does not just show us the way, but He is the way. It is all

“Pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers, asking for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready and never give up. Always pray for all God’s people.”-Ephesians 6:18 There is power in prayer. When we pray, God promises to

“That is, in Christ, He chose us before the world was made so that we would be His holy people, people without blame before Him. Because of His love, God had already decided to make us His own children through Jesus Christ. That was what He wanted and what pleased

“You will hear of wars and rumors of wars but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.” -Matthew 24:6-7

Two people are better than one, because they get more done by working together. If one falls down, the other can help him up. But it is bad for the person who is alone and falls because no one is there to help. If two lie down together, they will

The eleven followers went to Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. On the mountain they saw Jesus and worshiped him, but some of them did not believe it was really Jesus. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All power in heaven and on earth

“No one knows when that day or time will be, not the angels in heaven, not even the Son. Only the Father knows. When the Son of Man comes, it will be like what happened during Noah’s time. In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking,

It is better not to promise anything than to promise something and not do it. -Ecclesiastes 5:5 Have you ever made a promise that you could not keep? If so, there is a reason why the Bible recommends us not to make promises. Sometimes, it is impossible for us

“So, do not let sin control your life here on earth so that you do what your sinful self wants to do. Do not offer the parts of your body to serve sin, as things to be used in doing evil. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have

“I am the LORD, the God of every person on the earth. Nothing is impossible for me.”-Jeremiah 32:27 There are many stories in the Bible that describe God’s amazing power. He did many miracles by using sinful people, angels, prophets, and a donkey. The miracles He did

“Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Accept my teachings and learn from me because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives. The burden that I ask you to accept

“Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world.” - Ephesians 6:12 There is a spiritual battle going on in the world that we cannot see.

“Each of you should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should not give because you feel forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily.”- 2 Corinthians 9:7 Should we do things out

No one really knows what heaven is like. But there is information said about heaven in the Bible that gives us a glimpse of what it is like. Jesus told one of the criminals who was being crucified next to Him that he would be with Him in “paradise” after

In Acts 9, a man named Saul was threatening God’s people by saying that he was going to kill them. If he found followers of Jesus, he would have them arrested, brought back to Jerusalem, and put in jail. In Acts 9:3-4 Saul’s life changed as God

Why are rainbows important? It is not because there is gold at the end of a rainbow or what they are used to symbolize in the world today. They are important because God originally created the rainbow as a symbol of His promise to all living things not to flood

Jonah was called by God to go to the city of Nineveh to tell the people to repent of their sins. The people were doing evil things that God disapproved of (Jonah 1:1). Jonah ran away from God because he did not want to go. He did not want

Having the right friends has a big impact in our lives. God warns us what can happen if we choose the wrong friends. Having the wrong friends can affect what we do, how we act, and can lead us down the wrong path. They have the power to influence us

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done. Love takes no pleasure in evil but rejoices