If I Only Had

 1 Timothy 6 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain
If I have heard this statement once,  I have heard it a thousand times. ” If I only had…” Contentment is a hard thing to find, or a hard place to stay. People all the time associate the meaning of contentment with stuff, money, [...]

Get Rich Quick

 Prov. 28 : 20 & 22 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. 22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Another big problem that people get into when it comes to finances [...]

Who Is Your Master?

This may seem like a strange question, especially since we are talking about money. You may be asking,” what do you mean who is my master? I tell my money exactly where to go. ” Or do you?  The Bible says in Prov. 22 : 7 “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [...]

Financial Problems

Many marriages in today’s society are stressed because of money problems. Not to mention, the single parents out there struggling, trying to survive. I have copied some facts from Dave Ramsey that I thought were alarming.
57 percent of all fights in marriages are about finances… 9 out of 10 divorces that occur within the first seven [...]

The Power Of Words

Last night I was watching a television show and a man and his wife were arguing. It got intense and the woman told her husband, ” I hate you.” We need to be very careful with the words that we use. When we get angry we forget about what is right and become more concerned with [...]

Wrong Expectations

Many times in our marriages, the fights occur and the insults are made, all because of having wrong expectations. There are a lot more than I will post here, but this should be enough for all of us to work on for the next few days.
1. We expect to always get our way.
Romans12:10Be kindly affectioned [...]

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Hello, My name is Wayne Cooke. I am the pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Middletown, NY.  A new church that will be starting as soon as my family and I are able to sell our house here in Atlanta GA. This blog is set up with the purpose of helping the families of Middletown and beyond. I [...]