Florence Carlton Church

God is so kind. He has been very patient with me as I too often resisted His plans. He has allowed me to learn slowly because I needed slow. Each of us comes to the Lord with baggage. It has been my experience that the baggage does not just disappear. I find that mine is [...]

Jeremiah 17:7-8, Psalm1:1-3, Psalm 92: 12-14 An integrated summary of the above scripture (mine) states: The godly will flourish as trees planted by a stream, with roots that have a rich water supply. They are strong and produce much fruit, even in old age. They will be blessed and be a blessing. Seeing the three [...]

Have you ever repeatedly asked God for relief from a burden? Paul did. This paragon of God’s apostles, who was so incredibly effective in spreading the Gospel, had a “thorn in the flesh.” He asked three times to have it removed but God said “no.” Paul himself said that his weakness was his strength. In [...]

Scripture indicates that God wishes for us to know him in the sense of great intimacy, as in marriage. This is intimacy of heart and soul and is for all. God has gone to great lengths to show himself to us and to invite us into deeper communion with him. Jesus came to offer us [...]

In Matthew 3:13 we see Jesus moving toward baptism by John the Baptist, who leapt in his mothers womb when Mary came to see Elizabeth. John, who would be a prophet crying out in the wilderness to prepare the way for the Lord’s coming. Matthew 3:2-3 What might this have felt like to Jesus and [...]

Pondering Mary and Joseph’s first few years as parents-to-be then parents, brings an opportunity for our growth in obedience to God’s call. The first, very crucial concept is that every moment in their lives was lived on a human level. MARY AND JOSEPH WERE LIKE US! We must not forget this. What would we be [...]

I am unable to decide what to call the visitors from the East. They were most likely Zoroastrians, an ancient Persian monotheistic religion. This religion had a prophetic expectation of several “saviors.”  They are still found in India and parts of the Middle East and there are some American Persians who keep the old religion. [...]