by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” Psalm 116:15 Although we may wonder why He allows it and doesn’t put a stop to it, we must still “give thanks in all things” (I Thess. 5:18) and “lift high the shield of Resurrection faith” (Eph....
by Vince Olaer | Illustration
The following sermon illustrations can be used in topics like temptations and Lent season. The Power of Temptation We laugh when Professor Harold Hill in the musical Music Man warns that the boy who buckles his knickers below the knees is “on the road to degradation,”...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears and my feet from falling.” Psalm 116:8 His is not a partial salvation, but complete in every way—both in life and death. How thankful we should be the anonymous author of today’s Manna wasn’t some...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears and my feet from falling.” Psalm 116:8 His “rescue” is always on time and gives us what we need when we need it. Picture yourself, if you will, in the 10th floor of a burning building. The clanging alarms...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“Return unto your rest, O my soul—for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” Psalm 116:7 “Why am I so weary?” I asked myself one day, As I went about so frustrated and harried And anxious in all I did say. “Yes, why am I so burdened And uptight on every hand—...
