Author: Deb Herrold

Matthew 10:20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. We often think, while we are sharing Lord Jesus with people, that it is us doing the thinking of what we want to share and the speaking of those words. After all, we want to get […]

Matthew 15:11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” Back in Jesus time the Pharisees had very strict rules about eating with clean hands and clean pots and pans. The Pharisees insisted that it was by eating with dirty hands that people […]

Matthew 15:8 ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. One man leaned over to the older gentleman sitting next to him in church and said “Probably only 75% of the people attending this church are truly saved.” The older gentleman […]

Jeremiah 29:11 I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for. So often we get so nervous. What is happening here in my life? In Jeremiah the Lord reminds us that He has a plan for each and […]

FCFI March 29, 2026 Recently, a familiar question was posed: Which is more important, Christmas or Easter? While they are often treated as separate celebrations, one wrapped in quiet wonder, the other in triumphant joy, the truth of Scripture reveals that they are not rivals, nor even merely related. They are inseparably joined, two essential […]

Matthew 25:31-33 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He […]

Philippians 1:23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. There was the question on when we die, do we go directly to heaven or not. Paul answered that question for us. He said he was torn between staying alive on earth and continuing […]

Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: Paul had lived through so much in his life. At one point he was a member of the Pharisees and condemned the followers of Jesus. Then, he became a Christian himself and found […]