Mohave Valley Assembly of God Church

08/10/2024

The quilt ministry at MVAG is active. If you would like a quilt for a new baby, a student going off to college, for a birthday, or someone who is in crisis or need, please let Leslie know. These are some of the quilts we have given this year:

07/08/2024

Prayers for everyone in the path of fire, hurricane, and heat. Frightening times.

07/02/2024

Maybe everyone already knows this, but I just figured it out. Blue Letter Bible has audio! Select the scripture you want and over on the far right a link appears that says "Audio" It opens a popup with multiple versions and styles, narrated or dramatized. Mom finds the KJV narrated best because it doesn't have music in the background which she find distracting. I'm loving hearing the Word as I'm doing all the morning things.

06/28/2024

06/19/2024

Studies have shown that one of the best methods of preventing depression and su***de due to bullying is that the child knows the adults in their lives love them. we need more of this: From "For Better or For Worse" by Lynn Johnston 19 June 2024

04/27/2024

Sometimes people are praying for us and we don't know... I was looking for something else and found this photo of Helen Levin. Helen has been in heaven since 2011 and I think she is probably still praying for us. She asked for photos of the children of our church so she could pray for them. After she died, her family gave the scrapbook back to me. It is still at church. If you or your family attended MVAG before 2011 she prayed for you.

04/21/2024

Yesterday a friend posted this drawing, and I immediately thought about the scripture "Make a joyful noise...". That phrase is often my response when someone says "I can't sing." I tell them, God didn't tell us to sing beautifully, He said, Make a joyful noise. So, I looked up that phrase, turns out it is in seven different verses in Psalms. One for each day of the week. Some of those Psalms include memories of the problems the people had encountered, one says "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me." (Psalm 66:18). Lots to think about. And that led me to remembering the song based on Isaiah 51 that says The redeemed will return with Joy and sorrow and mourning will flee away. Isaiah 61 says God will give beauty instead of ashes (putting ashes on the head was an action in response to great grief), God will give the oil of joy for mourning, garments of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness.
Philippians 4 was next: Rejoice Paul said, don't concentrate on what is wrong (be careful for nothing) instead pray with thanksgiving... and the Peace of God will guard our heart and mind. Paul goes on to instruct us to think on the GOOD things in our lives (read Phil 4:8 in the KJV.) Philippians 4 is also the source of the verses, I have learned to be content; I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, and My God shall supply all your needs through His riches in glory.

So, be like the frog, even if you can't sing, or don't feel like singing, Praise Jesus anyway!

As Paul closed the letter to the church at Philippi, my thought for you today: Philippians 4:23 KJV - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.

03/31/2024

I serve a risen Savior
He's in the world today
I know that He is living
Whatever men may say
I see His hand of mercy
I hear His voice of cheer
And just the time I need Him
He's always near

In all the world around me
I see His loving care
And though my heart grows weary
I never will despair
I know that He is leading
Through all the stormy blast
The day of His appearing
Will come at last

He lives, He lives
Christ Jesus lives today
He walks with me and talks with me
Along life's narrow way
He lives, He lives
Salvation to impart
You ask me how I know He lives
He lives within my heart

03/31/2024

March 31 Bible Reading for Resurrection Day, Read Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, and John 20

03/19/2024

March 19 Bible Reading; Joshua 4-6. Notice how many times Joshua is encouraged to be strong and courageous. Also, Please pay close attention to Joshua 5:13-15. Comparing this passage with Revelation 19:10-16, I think this man Joshua saw is Jesus. The leader of the Armies of the LORD is Jesus according to Rev 19:14. Joshua fell down to worship and his worship was accepted, but in Rev 19:10 the angel refuses to let Joshua worship and says "I am a fellow servant." That is why I think this man in Joshua 5 is not an angel.
Another point about this verse in Joshua 5:13-14 when Joshua asks if the man who appeared to him is on the side of the Israelites or on the side of their adversaries, The man replies "Nay, I am the captain of the armies of the Lord." When we sing current songs, or listen to people we seem to get the idea that God is on our side, this is dangerous. It is our responsibility to pray until we recognize HIS will and for us to be on HIS side. God's ways are not our ways, (Isaiah 55:8-9).
Also, remember as you read Joshua, God had given the people of Canaan the testimony of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They did not repent. Go back and read Genesis 15:16 for the explanation of why Joshua and the people of Israel were told to completely destroy the people of Jericho and the other groups who inhabited Canaan.

03/17/2024

When it rains, then sometimes the next morning we have fog. Today it was close to the ground. I love the verse in Isaiah 55 that says God's ways are higher than our ways. As I was walking the dog this morning, the fog on the fields was heavy for several feet right at ground level. Above the fog, the sky was bright blue and clear. I think that is how God sees our problems. If you've ever had to drive in the fog you know it can be frightening. We are stumbling around in the fog; can't see what is ahead, losing our way, full of fear about what is coming at us that we can't see. And God is right there offering clear vision and the ability to see for miles instead of inches in front of us. I took this photo to help me remember, to look up. Psalm 18:11; Isaiah 55

03/05/2024

Feb 5 Bible Reading Deuteronomy 1 - 3