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You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience; among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest....

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them, and said, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom...

Come now, and let us reason together, says Yahweh: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land Isaiah 1:18–19 WEB. As I looked out over the fresh snow covering our home, smoke slowly rose from the chimney. It was an extremely rare day in South Carolina...

Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it. Joshua 23:14 WEB. Joshua had served God his whole life and grew up in the presence of the Lord. As a young man, he never departed from the tent...

But when they deliver you up, don't be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. Matthew 10:19–20 WEB. A truly great coach is almost transparent. They are always behind the team, pressing them to improve their game. Coaches are proud of their team's accomplishments, but...

As it was in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man. They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Luke 17:26–27 WEB. As Noah worked on the big boat in his yard day after day, life went on around him as usual. People were eating, drinking, attending weddings,...

Shipwrecked Faith from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. You must develop a direct relationship with Jesus Christ that is not dependent on anyone else. Far too many people have their faith shipwrecked when they get spiritually hurt by someone in the church, especially if it comes from the church leadership they look up to. We have seen members...

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet and wise as you. You shall be over my house. All my people will be ruled according to your word. Only in the throne I will be greater than you." Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." Genesis 41:39–41 WEB. As Joseph was standing before Pharaoh, he had to wonder if it...

Scott Riegelmann, one of our dear members, passed away at his home in Oregon on May 16, 2025 and began his eternal life with Jesus. We greatly miss him, but will see him again. This page is a memorial and place to leave comments as we remember him. His profile page is here. Comments by members:Scott RiegelmannBy Dion ToddOur dear brother Scott joined Refreshing Hope Ministries Online Church...

Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of Yahweh, and spread it before Yahweh. Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sit above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. 2 Kings 19:14–15 WEB. Hezekiah looked hopelessly over...

It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him. But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Yahweh sees not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:6–7 WEB. The Lord sent Samuel to anoint the next king of Israel...

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 WEB. "God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food. By His hands we all are fed, give us Lord our daily bread, Amen." We used to pray this at school every morning when I was in the first grade. Still, somehow it is...

Hezekiah prospered in all his works. However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him to test him, that he might know all that was in his heart. 2 Chronicles 32:30–31 WEB. Hezekiah was a great king in Judah who followed the Lord closely. At his prayer, God sent an angel and wiped out 185,000 Assyrians...

Now the Philistines had taken God's ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. The Philistines took God's ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon. When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh's ark. They took Dagon and set him in his place again. 1 Samuel 5:1–3 WEB. After the Philistines captured...

The Fleece from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. In Judges chapter six, there is a young man named Gideon who is the least of the least. For seven years, raiders from the land of Midian invaded Israel at harvest time, set up camps, and systematically stole their crops and livestock, destroying and pillaging anything of value. The raiders came...

Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious. For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek God's Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you. Luke 12:29-31 WEB. The Lord once doubled some of our computer equipment here at the office. At the time, we ran a small computer service company on a...

Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land. Yahweh's word came to Jonah the second time, saying, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you." So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh Jonah 2:10–3:3 WEB. Jonah plopped on the sand and shakily stood up. He was probably covered in fish vomit, for the giant fish had puked him up onto the...

A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 WEB. When the world has turned its back on you, Jesus Christ is there. When your best friend has let you down, Jesus is there. When all of your companions have left you behind, you are not alone because Jesus is still there. When you are disappointed, He will sit right there with you. He...

Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God." John 6:67–69 WEB. The Apostle Peter had come to know Jesus as the source of all knowledge, grace, power, eternal life, and much more. For Jesus...

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God's mouth.' " Matthew 4:1-4 WEB. After...

Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that will he also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up. Galatians 6:6–9 WEB. We were constructing a three-story office building and setting...

Secret Service from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Today, I would like to discuss God's timing. Too many of us read the Scriptures and feel that God is outdated or out of touch with modern times when nothing could be further from the truth. He invented time. He created the Sun that the Earth orbits. Sometimes, we can feel that He is distant...

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. Psalms 27:13 WEB. David was now a wanted man and on the run for his life. He was once a hero in the eyes of the people. Now the ones who David had trusted sought to kill him. David was on the run when he wrote Psalm 27. Either from his father-in-law Saul, when Doeg the Edomite reported him. Or from his own son...

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through Me." John 14:6 WEB. Years ago, when people around me started praying for someone, I would shy away or stand quietly by. If they really had their eyes closed and were praying the way they should have, they shouldn't have noticed me anyway. I always felt inside like, "If they really knew me, they wouldn't...

When the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, saying, "For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever!" then the house was filled with a cloud, even Yahweh's house, so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason...

For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do. Isaiah 55:10–11 WEB. After the long, cold winter, our...

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones and of all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Matthew 23:27–28 WEB. When we got ready to plant the garden in the spring, Dad would break out the old 1940s John...

It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God. When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles Luke 6:12–13 WEB. My mind was in chaos after a morning filled with phone calls, texts, and many emails. The inside of my head felt like I was standing in a busy intersection. It was...

The Church of Acts from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. What God designs and establishes is always perfect and never needs to be improved on or replaced. He always gets it right the first time. For example, look at Noah's ark which is a pattern of the Church, both designed by God, built by carpenters, and those inside are saved. Now, the Church...

David said to Saul, Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after him, and struck him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him. 1 Samuel 17:34–35 WEB. As a young shepherd caring for his father's sheep, David got to know each of...