The Connie Giordano Show

Make Your House In The Rock

"The Christian race is easy when the runners are strong and the course is smooth. But oh, it is very difficult when the hearts are heavy, and the hands nerveless, and the limbs are weak, and the way is rough and steep!" (The Pulpit Commentary)

Let Us Not Sleep As Do Others

"If the apostle's time demanded wakeful spirits, much more do these times. Alas, how many so-called Christians are fast asleep! The enemy is upon them, and they do not heed the approach...They are not awake to the calls of duty...We must shake off the torpor of indifference. Sleepy men are an easy prey to evil!" (The Preacher's Homiletic Commentary)

Time To Go Higher

"The life of a Christian is a race, wherein he must run, and hold on, if he would obtain the prize. It is not enough that we run in this race, by a profession of Christianity, but we must run well, by living up to that profession." (Matthew Henry)

Plead In This Way To See God's Glory

"The Lord's especial presence was revealed upon the mercy seat between the cherubim, and in all our pleadings, we should come to the Lord by this way: only upon the mercy seat will God reveal His grace, and only there can we hope to commune with Him. Let us ever plead the name of Jesus, Who is our true mercy seat, to whom we may come boldly, and through whom we may look for a display of the glory of the Lord on our behalf." (Treasury Of David)

When In Distress, Call On The Shepherd

"Jesus Christ is the best of shepherds, the best in the world to take the over-sight of souls, none so skillful, so faithful, so tender, as He, no such feeder and leader, no such protector and healer of souls as He." (Matthew Henry)

Deliver Us From Evil

"No net of trouble can so hold us that the Lord cannot free us. Our afflictions may be numerous and complicated, but prayer can set us free from them all, for the Lord will show Himself strong on our behalf." (The Treasury Of David)

An Irreverent Age

"The greatest concern in our prayers and in our lives should be the hallowing of the name of God. It is of utmost importance that God Himself be reverenced, honored, glorified, and exalted. In our prayer and daily walk, we must be intensely concerned with the reputation of God, His Church, His Gospel, and His kingdom. To do something that brings scandal upon the name and character of the Lord is a hideous sin that puts Him to open shame." (The Full Life Study Bible)

Change Your Ways To Avoid Judgment

"God is the Judge of all the earth; He gives charge to all, takes cognizance of all, and will pass sentence upon all." (Matthew Henry) God's eyes are open. He is regarding, recording, and reserving to bring to judgment when the books are opened. What do your ways and works look like? Make them good for you will be judged accordingly.

Living Phenomenally Knowing He Lives

Martin Luther said - "Christ is alive, otherwise I would not wish to live an hour." Fredrich Miconius said - "Christ liveth, and reigneth, otherwise I should be utterly out of hope." "The Living God" was the most glorious and distinctive of all the names of God. God was known to the Israelites as "The Living God" from the time of Moses. As a Christian, you serve the same God! He is "the living God!" Your testimony is - "The LORD liveth!" And "because He lives, you shall live also."

I Know You Can Do Every Thing

"There are many things which we know, but are not the better for, because we do not consider them, we do not apply them to ourselves, nor draw proper inferences from them." (Matthew Henry) It is so important that we "consider" what a God He is with Whom we have to do. One of Satan's chief devices is to keep men from "consideration" - especially when it pertains to the Character of God. That is why, in this message, we will think deliberately about the Sovereignty of God.