Living here in the Pacific NW, I’ve grown up loving the mountains. Almost everyone here loves the mountains, from Mt. Hood near Portland, to Mt. Rainier near Seattle, to the mini-mountains of the coastal mountain range to the multi-peaked Cascade Mountain Range — we love seeing our giant mounds of dirt and rock!

]]> http://www.tenthdotministries.com/anything/feed/ 0 http://www.tenthdotministries.com/active-faith/ http://www.tenthdotministries.com/active-faith/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:05 +0000 Joe http://www.tenthdotministries.com/?p=9525 Without faith it is impossible to please God, because those who come to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him — Hebrews 11:6.

]]> http://www.tenthdotministries.com/active-faith/feed/ 0 http://www.tenthdotministries.com/run-to-win/ http://www.tenthdotministries.com/run-to-win/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:18:26 +0000 Joe http://www.tenthdotministries.com/?p=9534 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize (1 Corinthians 9:24).

A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. ² They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 

Jesus’ message drew people to Him. There were people at this gathering that loved Jesus, people that wanted to see a miracle and people that would be shouting to crucify Him in due time. Why do you gather at church, in your home, at school, at work? Is it to hear from Jesus? Is it to fulfill a duty? 

Let’s be more specific. Why are you hear right now reading this? Is it to hear from God? Is it to check this off your list? Our prayer is that this is a place where you can meet with God and not be distracted by all the things of this world.

]]> http://www.tenthdotministries.com/evangelism-for-the-long-haul/feed/ 0 http://www.tenthdotministries.com/let-us-from-hebrews-4-44/ http://www.tenthdotministries.com/let-us-from-hebrews-4-44/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:00:22 +0000 Joe http://www.tenthdotministries.com/?p=8739 “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” — Hebrews 4:16 ]]> http://www.tenthdotministries.com/let-us-from-hebrews-4-44/feed/ 0 http://www.tenthdotministries.com/let-us-from-hebrews-4-34/ http://www.tenthdotministries.com/let-us-from-hebrews-4-34/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:00:44 +0000 Joe http://www.tenthdotministries.com/?p=8736 “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess…” — Hebrew 4:14 ]]> http://www.tenthdotministries.com/let-us-from-hebrews-4-34/feed/ 0 http://www.tenthdotministries.com/would-you-stand/ http://www.tenthdotministries.com/would-you-stand/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:00:27 +0000 Joe http://www.tenthdotministries.com/?p=8838 The history of Christian Martyrs goes back as far as Abel in Genesis 4 and continues today with the Iranian Pastor Yoseph that is facing execution by his government because he converter from Islam to Christianity. These men and women throughout history have stared down death and when given a chance to change to back down from their spiritual fervor, they chose to burn for Christ even brighter! Their deaths call us to a higher living, through every generation of history.

Would you stand?

It just seems that God often leads us into the wilderness before he refreshes us in the valley.

"My Grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" — Corinthians 12:9