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Scripture-rooted encouragement by Frank Mann Jr., written every weekday morning since 2018. Browse by topic, scripture, or the message you need today.
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June 30, 2022
Being an Effective Witness by Being Like Jesus
So, I’ve been reading through Philippians and talking about how we need to get to work to spread the word of Jesus. It’s been enlightening reading about Paul and his struggles and his witness. But it’s been brought up to me and asked, “how exactly do we be an effective witness?”Well, look at it l...
humilityJune 28, 2022
Living for Christ, Not Ourselves
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility coun...
gospel-sharingJune 23, 2022
Who Should Share the Gospel? Christ Matters Most
As we near the weekend, I wanted to touch on a something that has been with me the last few days. It’s a thought centering around my own sharing of the gospel and the sharing I receive from others. More specifically who “should and shouldn’t be sharing”? “Some indeed preach Christ from envy and r...
faithJune 22, 2022
Growing Faith Through God's Beautiful Creation
As I sit here watching the sun come up this morning, I can’t help but marvel at the beauty God has made. How do I know he made it? Well, I have faith that he did. It’s the same faith that I have in Him that allows me to grow closer to Him. You see, developing a love for God is a little more chall...
golden-ruleJune 21, 2022
Love God, Love Others: The Golden Rule in Action
So, we’ve been talking about seeking balance in our lives and our relationships with God by showing compassion and serving others. What’s interesting though, is this has me circling back to our discussion of the “Golden Rule” and how that affects our relationship with other and our relationship w...
compassionJune 20, 2022
Growing in Compassion: The Balance of Faith
I was talking to one of you over the weekend about the writing I send out. I always appreciate a good conversation around the messages I send out. Especially when they hit home and are appreciated. I genuinely cherish each of you and love the exchanges. “When two or more are gathered” right!? For...
golden-ruleJune 17, 2022
Love Like Jesus: Seeing Others as Masterpieces
So, I’ve been reading and writing about how we need to try and live like Jesus would etc. As kids we were taught the Golden Rule (Jesus’ rule) threat others the way we want to be treated. Great idea, not so easy to do. Just yesterday, the clown driving slower than the flow of traffic in the left...
incarnationJune 16, 2022
Immanuel: God Chose to Be With Us
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).”Matthew 1:23 Have you ever thought about why God sent Jesus? It’s pretty amazing to think about. God could have chosen any number of ways to save us. But He sent His Son, Jesus, t...
graceJune 15, 2022
Stand Up with Grace, Not Stones
“And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."”John 8:7 In a world where opinions can go viral minutes after they’re posted, and social media debates go from zero to 100 in a hot second, it’s wise to re...
hypocrisyJune 14, 2022
Stop the Hypocrisy: Living What We Believe
Ya’ll know I tend to write what is on my heart. It’s what helps me drive the content I send each morning. Well, last night walking the dogs, I got frustrated and said something pretty “off color” and it really bothered me. You ever stopped and thought about why so many people often quit going to...
gods-presenceJune 13, 2022
God's Presence Remains Even When We Sin
You ever get the feeling sometimes that when we sin, that God has left you? Like the feeling you had when you were a kid and you got in trouble with your parents and they punished you and during that moment you felt like they have left you? I have for sure. But the thing is, that feeling that our...
surrenderJune 10, 2022
Let Go and Let God Have the Wheel
I want to wrap up this week by simply saying, “Quit driving, let God have the wheel!”Look, I’ve talked about this many times before, but God continues to show me time and time again that He is in control, not me. No matter how many times I pray for something to happen or I try and drive a situati...
gods-planJune 9, 2022
Bloom Where You're Planted: God's Purpose in Trials
“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.”Jeremiah 29:7 God didn’t put you where you are by mistake. He doesn’t make mistakes. When we believe in our hearts God is good and that His though...
integrityJune 8, 2022
Guarding Against Pride's Fall Through Community
Yesterday, I was in a conversation with a co-worked, friend and member of this group, and we were talking about the erosion of faith and integrity in our country and people in general. So, I got to digging and recalled an article I posted three years ago titled, “The ungrateful American”. The art...
wisdomJune 6, 2022
Ask for Wisdom: God's Generous Gift in Hard Times
Alright, so you are probably asking yourself, after Friday’s message, “how exactly am I supposed to stay rejoicing during these hard times?” Well, I hear you and I get it. James is telling us to rejoice during our times of struggle because this faith produces perseverance. The Bible teaches us th...
trialsJune 3, 2022
Count It All Joy: Finding Purpose in Trials
Aight, look here…we all know people who are going through a rough season in their life. Heck, you may be too.While I certainly feel empathy, I can’t help but reflect on the fact the If you live long enough in this world, you will inevitably go through some kind of suffering. But as Christians, yo...
peaceJune 2, 2022
Non-Anxious Presence: Finding Peace Like Jesus
So I’ve been reading and writing about “finding peace” of and on for a year now. To me, it is one of the most essential parts of my relationship with Christ. My vision of Jesus, in part, is peace. But I have learned recently about a phrase that young students in seminary school are taught and tha...
gods-disciplineJune 1, 2022
Infinite Possibilities: God Makes Beauty from Ashes
Listen, I’ve been rambling on for the past week about our bad habits and how God can remove them from us and restore us. So check this out;“Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I...
freedom-in-christMay 31, 2022
No Condemnation: Your God-Given Legacy of Freedom
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh A...
addictionMay 27, 2022
Breaking Free: Finding Connection Beyond Addiction
Look, I get it, we all need to feel a reconnection with God and with people after we have done something wrong or been through a difficult circumstance. But if we don’t find that bond, we will try and comfort ourselves with something else, anything else, to numb the pain. Our addictions are norma...
transformationMay 25, 2022
Spring Cleaning: Putting Off the Old Self
“But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and...
great-commissionMay 20, 2022
Using Your Blessings to Make Disciples of All Nations
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”Matthew 28:19 So let talk about these blessing we’ve been given. I got to thinking more about why, at certain times, we feel we are blessed more than others. And by “ot...
callingMay 19, 2022
Am I Doing Enough With What God Has Given Me?
Giving my current unique circumstances, I am wondering if I’m doing enough. Not enough by way of treatment, but enough by way of am I doing enough with what I have left. God has blessed me with certain skills, traits and talents. Am I using them correctly, efficiently? Am I using using it to glor...
friendshipMay 17, 2022
Hold On to True Friendships - We Need Each Other
Hold on to those friendships. A true friend is a blessing. I believe that the Lord Jesus wants me to encourage you to look after your friendships and not neglect them, nor take them for granted!We need each other, especially in these turbulent times in which we are living. In the book of Ecclesia...