ScriptureActs 28:26-27"Go to this people and say, "You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving." For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes....

ScriptureActs 26:27-29"King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do." Then Agrippa said to Paul, "Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?" Paul replied, "Short time or long--I pray to God that not only you but all who...

ScriptureActs 15:2,4"This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.""When they came to Jerusalem,...

ScriptureActs 13:15,45"After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying "Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.""When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with...

ScriptureJob 6:2-3"If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas--no wonder my words have been impetuous!" ObservationJob was in agony. His pain was intense, his grief was deep. His...

Scripture Acts 8:4-8"Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he...

ScriptureMalachi 3:13-15"You have spoken arrogantly against me," says the Lord. "Yet you asked, "What have we said against You?" "You have said, "It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out His requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord...

ScriptureMalachi 1:11-13"...My name will be great among the nations," says the Lord Almighty. "But you profane it by saying, 'The Lord's table is defiled,' and 'It's food is contemptible.' And you say 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it contemptuously," says the Lord...

Scripture Psalm 1:1-2 "Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked, or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit in the company of mockers. But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night."  Observation...

ScriptureNehemiah 10:39b"We will not neglect the house of our God!" ObservationThe people of God were turning back to Him. They had confessed their sins, praised His faithfulness, and pledged their obedience to God. The conclusion of their prayer is this short...

ScriptureActs 1:6-8"Then they gathered around him and asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority. But you will receive power when...

ScriptureNehemiah 6:3,8"I sent messengers to them with this reply: "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?""...I sent him this reply: "Nothing like what you are saying is happening. You are...

Scripture Ezra 9:2-4 "They have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled the holy race with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness." When I heard this, I tore my...

Our SOAP journal is brought to you today by Rae Takiue. Rae is a hard-working mama, a gifted hula dancer, and a strong woman of God. She has a passion to glorify God with her life story. ScriptureWhen Jesus heard him, he stopped and ordered that the man be...

ScriptureLuke 17:6"He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you." Observation'Planted'. It's an interesting word that Jesus uses--I've seen trees planted...

Today's SOAP journal is brought to you from Margaret Laletin.Margaret is the leader of our Women's Ministry, and a very talented member of our Hula Ministry also! ScriptureLuke 14:28-30“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower.  Won't you first sit down and...

ScriptureLuke 14:12-14"Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a...

ScriptureLuke 13:31-32"At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, "Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you." He replied, "Go tell that fox, "I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the...