Doug Evenhouse

Waiting

Could it be that our feeling that God doesn't speak to us when we pray or answer our prayers that we don't wait long enough to hear them? When we take the time to wait patiently and listen, the Lord…

Psalm 5:3 (NLT)

Honor God above all things

Joseph is in a perfect position to cheat. He is away from family and everyone who believes the same as he does. He has been given power and position. But he knows what is right and wants to honor God…

Genesis 39:12 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 6:18 (NLT)

Unconditional Serving

Joseph was successful in everything he did. We dream about being successful in so many different things. Joseph's success comes in the midst of a really difficult situation. He is in a foreign place,…

1 Timothy 2:8 (NLT)

Religious Rules

Jesus is not asking the Pharisees if the Old Testament law permits healing on the sabaath. He is asking them if their own "Man made" rules (the Pharisee's had around 500 extra rules that Jewish believer's…

Luke 14:1 (NLT)

Jealousy

Joseph was a 17 year old spoiled brat. There's no question about that, the bible is pretty clear about the favoritism Jacob showed Joseph. But that doesn't excuse his 10 brothers desire to kill him…

Genesis 37:20 (NLT)

Excuses

Excuses, excuses, excuses... I wonder if Jesus ever gets tired of hearing our excuses. We read the story of the people making excuses about the banquet and wonder, "How could you!? Don't you understand…

Luke 14:7 (NLT)

Knowing God

How well do you know Jesus? Just knowing his name or even doing great works in his name are not enough (Matthew 7:21-23). Knowing God is more than knowing about him, it's having an intimate loving relationship…

Luke 13:25 (NLT)

What are you lookin' at?

Our eyes are windows to our soul. The things we look at impact our heart, they transform the way we think and act. It's the old garbage in garbage out principle. Jesus is the light of the world. When…

Luke 11:34 (NLT), Luke 11:35 (NLT)

Choosing to Love

Jesus taught that love must not be selective. His followers are to love all people, regardless of how unlovely or even hostile they may be. They also must act on that love by being willing to do good…

Luke 6:27 (NLT)

God confirms His promise

Why did God send this strange vision to Abram? God's covenant with Abram was serious business. It represented and incredible promise from God and a huge responsibility for Abram. To confirm His promise,…

Genesis 15:17 (NLT)

Going fishin'!

Jesus, the Rabbi, challenges Peter, the fisherman, to go back out fishing with him. Peter and his brothers had just fished all night and hadn't caught a thing. Peter obeys Jesus even though it doesn't…

Luke 5:10 (NLT)

Nets

The nets were everything to Peter. They represent his livelihood, his successfulness, and his identity. Peter's life revolved around his nets. They were important to him and his family. Jesus asking…

Luke 5:4 (NLT)

Regular worship

Jesuswent as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath.Even though he was the perfect Son of God, Jesus attended services every week. If Jesus, God in the flesh, made it a regular practice to worship, who…

Luke 4:16 (NLT)

Depravity

Even though God destroyed the evil in the whole world with a flood and provided a "fresh start" for Noah and his family, and even though we are made in the image of God, we are still infected with this…

Genesis 9:21 (NLT)

Covered

We often read the story of the flood and see God's judgment of a sinful world as a "mean" or destructive thing. But we need to look at this story from the perspective of Noah and his family - they were…

Genesis 7:19 (NLT), 1 Peter 3:20 (NLT)

3 aspects of temptation

Sin always looks good, we think it will taste good, and that we will gain wisdom from it. 1 John 2:16 (NLT) For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see,…

Genesis 3:6 (NLT)

Impossible is nothing

What impossibility do you face? God can guide you through it if you will use your situation to bring glory to Him! Trust Him and walk with Him by faith. Luke 18:27 NLT He replied, “What is impossible…

Luke 1:37 (NLT)

Favor

The word favor means grace. It was because of God's grace that Mary was chosen by God. Reflect on the grace that God has given you. Think about how amazing it is that at one point in your life God…

Luke 1:30 (NLT)

Ctrl Alt Delete

Oops! Right after being obedient to God's call Abraham makes a big mistake that he wishes he could erase. Why did he do it? Maybe he remembered God's promise to make him a great nation and thought…

Leave

God calls Abraham to leave everything that is familiar to him for the unknown. What motivates Abraham to obey God? Does he like the idea of being famous? Does he like the sound of being a great nation?…

Genesis 12:1 (NLT)

Obey

Noah was obedient to God and built a boat even though it had never rained. I want to the able to hear God's voice, and know him, and love Him enough to obey even in the most difficult circumstances.

Noah finds God's favor

in a totally evil world that God desired to destroy, Noah was different. God gave noah His favor, his grace. God decided to save Noah and his family and start over. I wonder what he saw in Noah? What…

Genesis 6:8 (NLT)

God's universe is beyond comprehension

check out the video called "the awesome factor of God" at http://crazylovebook.com/videos.html

Genesis 1:1 (NLT)