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But in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
2008-01-16 16:38:00
Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.Good morning dear friends again. Isn't God great! We had a good time last night listening to Pastor Black out of East Tennessee preach revival at my brothers church in Carbon Hill, AL. From the first two days of reports we had heard that everything preached was right on the mark, and I praise God that people were willing to admit that they needed revival and that they enjoyed what the Lord would have the man of God that they invited in preach to them. My prayer is that they would now look at what was preached and keep it on their minds and apply it to their hearts and let God work! I look forward to tonight to see what my Pastor may have for us. Last Sunday night he preached on his vision for the church and the direction that the Lord has laid upon his heart. What a wonderful vision it is, there are many things that we could do together if w...
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But because ye are not of the world
2008-01-15 14:59:00
Joh 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.Good morning dear friends, I am excited for this afternoon as my Pastor and I will be heading to my brothers church to hear Pastor Black from east Tennessee preach revival. My brothers church is about 2 hrs south of me and I really look forward to the fellowship of all these preachers and the saints that are in Carbon Hill, AL. As I was studying through the book of John, I started thinking about some of my co-workers who would question me on my desire why I do the things that I do for the Lord and the sacrifices that I make. It is so simply put in the above verse. Ye are not of the world. There are three Greek words for the word world, they are:kosmos as spoken in the book of Genesis, that is the physical created worldoikoumenē as used in Luke 2:1, that is speaking of a governmental system (at that time t...
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But one thing is needful:
2008-01-14 17:29:00
Luk 10:40 But Martha was encumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.Luk 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:Luk 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.Good day friends and readers, what a weekend as busy as I was I got into a hurry while moving from one house to another that I twisted and severely sprained my ankle. Well that didn't stop me from being in the Lords house on Sunday, and I hope each and every one of you found your rightful place in the pews. As I stated earlier in the year I wanted to work on a some words, "commitment" and "consistency". Now I was going through thinking about how in the past I have over committed and was under consistent because of my zeal to do everything all by myself. Then I was reminded w...
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A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land
2008-01-11 14:47:00
Jer 5:30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;Jer 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?As God is dealing with Judah and warning Israel also; I think that there is much to learn from these verses. What is this wonderful and horrible thing committed? I see a nation that loves to have men of great rapport speaking to them instead of the Word of God in their lives. I see a nation in whom has allowed itself to become subdued by false teaching and preaching. I see a nation that is backsliding and unless that nation repents then the chastisement of a loving God shall befall it. Friend let me caution you if you are a preacher or Sunday school teacher, or a leader in the church. God has spoken here and is displeased with false worship, unbearable man made rules, the robbing of the faithful, and the false preaching that was going on. Do not think that God...
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Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice
2008-01-10 14:53:00
Php 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.Good morning dear friends, I am so thankful for my Pastor, my church, and for our members. What a wonderful church to be a part of here in Tennessee. We are growing everyday and I see the Lord working in different ways, whether it be through seeing people saved, adding new members, or seeing people grow closer to Him through dedication. The Pastor has started a series in Sunday school based on II Timothy 2:15, and I can see myself as well as others getting a lot out of it. It is encouraging to know that our Pastor doesn't just want people to show up to fill the pews, instead as he has very well made mention, he wants them to know the Word of God. This study has challenged us to be people of the Word, not just people in a church. It has given others an oppurtunity to look at the Bible as something that they can understand, rather than the old excuses of I don't get it. I believe this has opened up a lot of eyes for ...
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And I will give you pastors according to mine heart
2008-01-09 14:19:00
Jer 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.Good morning dear friends and readers. As I have been walking thru Jeremiah this verse stuck out to me. I thank God for my Pastor, and that my Pastor submitted to his calling. Folks if you have not figured out yet, it is God who sends His man to a local church to be the under shepherd. Dear friends I want to encourage you to be a blessing to your Pastor. I hear so many stories of people that have Pastor stew after Sunday morning preaching, I hear of so many fickle people that try to run down the man of God. David himself when he was under the leadership of a man that he did not desire even said that he would not raise up his hand against God's anointed. David was wise enough to understand that it was God who is in control and it is God who chooses whom He will. Friends from the above verse we are all accountable to understand it is not in our power of who fill...
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But my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit
2008-01-08 15:27:00
Jer 2:11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. Jer 2:19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.Oh America, land of the free and home of the brave! Dear friends I was reading in Jeremiah this morning when I came across these verses. In these Jehovah God is dealing with the nation ofJudah; which was the Southern Kingdom of the time of the divided kingdom stage. God in His ever long suffering and mercy was still pleading with them to repent and turn to the only true God. In Gods pleadings He doesn't just say repent, no friends God shows us exactly what they needed to repent of. In the above verses it shows how they sold out when it came to worshipping the true God. God shows them that even the ...
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More About Jesus
2008-01-07 16:52:00
More about Jesus I would know,More of His grace to others show;More of His saving fullness see,More of His love who died for me.Refrain:More, more about Jesus,More, more about Jesus;More of His saving fullness see,More of His love who died for me.More about Jesus let me learn,More of His holy will discern;Spirit of God, my teacher be,Showing the things of Christ to me.More about Jesus, in His Word,Holding communion with my Lord;Hearing His voice in every line,Making each faithful saying mine.More about Jesus on His throne,Riches in glory all His own;More of His kingdom’s sure increase;More of His coming, Prince of Peace.Good Morning my dear friends and what a glorious day is today. I wanted to give you a song that has touched my heart since last night as I was thinking about the lyrics during a sermon our Pastor preached. The message last night was about "more", now a lot of people want more stuff, more riches, and more attention. Our Pastor had us thinking a little "more" abou...

And searched the scriptures daily
2008-01-03 13:02:00
Act 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.Good morning again dear friends, and I hope yesterday was a wonderful day for you. Early in the hours of this morning I was burdened as I was awoken with this thought throughout the night. Friend my desire for myself and for you is to become so familiar with the Word of God that you and I may be made perfect that is mature. I pray that we could read the Word of God so much that if they came and ripped the Bible out of my hands that it would be written upon my heart. I am so dismayed with hearing about people that are hurt by irrelevant preaching, by advice from others that only have a shallow understanding of the Word of God. Friend I encourage you today to get into the old Blessed Book and read and pray, and cry unto the Lord. I was encouraged by this thought of scripture this morning as those fo...
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The same was in the beginning with God.
2008-01-02 12:53:00
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.Good morning dear readers and a happy belated New Year! With the start of an official new year I listened to a message last night at the nursing home that our church has a ministry at and started thinking about the word "beginning" The Bible says in the beginning was the Word. Now I would like to challenge you this new year to begin it with the Word, that is with Jesus. I believe if we could all start our new year with Jesus as the focus of our lives instead of foolish new years resolutions then we would see more things done for His glory. I would like to give you a few things to start your beginning on in case you can't come up with any right at this moment:Begin this new year with a desire to grow closer to God through prayerBegin this new year with a desire to know more of Gods Word through Bible readingBegin this new year with surprising the...

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation,
2007-12-31 13:38:00
1Co 14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.What a glorious day we had yesterday! The Lord is so wonderful and it is so exciting to see His providence at work in our church. We were blessed to have a missionary that is also a friend of mine stop by and present his work that he has been called to do. It was exciting to hear of the saved souls in North Africa in the Muslim 10/40 window. This missionary has been living in a closed nation that normally rejects the gospel message, however because God is gracious and that He wishes none to perish this man and his family have been allowed by Gods grace and protection to live amongst them and lead some to the true Savior-Jesus Christ. Brother A.B. has a website that I encourage you to take a look at and see what is going on, and then I challenge you to pray for him and their work over there. You can find their website in the link to the left, Call For Muslim Evangelism. Then it was t...

But as we were allowed of God
2007-12-27 13:52:00
1Th 2:4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our heartsGood morning dear friends, I hope all of you had a wonderful night in church last evening as you found your place in the pew. We heard some excellent preaching last night that just stirred me up a little more to go a little farther in life. The Pastor used the versus from 1 Thessalonians 1-8 for his message. What stood out the most before he was even able to finish with his point that was in the above verse. In it, it says that "as we are allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel." What an awesome privilege to be able to take part in. If we would just stop and think about this for a second before we go forward today. I mean with all my heart dear friends that we don't "have to", oh no "we get to" proclaim the gospel, as we are entrusted by God. I know the command is given in the gospels themselves to go forth and preach to...
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And there were also with him other little ships.
2007-12-26 12:29:00
Mar 4:36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.Mar 4:37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.Good morning dear friends, I hope all finds you well and ready to go through another day. I came across this verse because of how it applies to our lives this day. Many times in our life we find ourselves in the midst of a storm. There is the ever mounting pressure of bills, there is the pressure of lifestyle, there are the waves of the storm. Some days the storm is relentless, and others it seems as if the storm is starting to abate. Now when I look at my life I see that there is this man tossed about and beaten and battered, and it becomes very easy for this flesh to say just give up. I am encouraged though, as the Bible says in these verses as you continue to read on that there is the God of the storm. Just about the time you thi...
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Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
2007-12-26 02:28:00
Luk 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.Well the Christmas evening is rapidly coming to an end, and all the presents have been given, and all the hustle and bustle is winding down. If by chance you didn't leave no room in the inn for Him last night, maybe you can gather around and invite Jesus into your lives tonight. I know for a fact that Jesus has room for you in your life dear friend, and he stands at the door and knocks. Invite Him in, see what a change in your life Christ can bring. As the angels were gathered in multitude, why don't you just join in with them and other Christians praising God for all He's worth and all He's done. Give glory to God as He gave us His only begotten Son, who has been the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. What a gift to receive this night if you are not saved. The precious gift of eternal life through Jes...
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Because there was no room for them in the inn
2007-12-24 16:02:00
Luk 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.Good morning dear friends, what a wonderful day it was yesterday in the house of God! Another came forward and accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. His name is Michael and he is 10 yrs old! He and his mother have been visiting for quite some time and they both joined the church last night, hallelujah! I am so excited for our church as there has been much going on, and the Lord is the centerpiece of it all! Our Pastor decided to use the above verse for a special day in honor of Christ. Usually when we read the above verse we don't think of the implications of what is said. Dear friend, if you will notice the verse says there was no room for him in the inn. From the beginning Christ was rejected and He hadn't even begun to preach of the glories of God! Well our church fully accepts Jesus as the head of the ch...
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Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in
2007-12-21 13:53:00
Luk 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.Good Morning dear friends, what an enjoyable evening we (church members) had last night. We gathered together at the church and went Christmas caroling to the silver saints and a few others. The smiles of those precious people when they opened up their doors and saw all of us standing there, and when we broke out in song. I hope and pray that when I reach an age that I may not always be able to make it into the church house that there will be the heart of those left in the church to come visit with me. What a joy to uplift the spirits of those dear people. Also I forgot to mention in yesterday's post that there was one SAVED during Wednesday nights service. Unfortunately I was on the road and just was able to squeeze into service right at the end when there was some good old fashioned shoutin for the Lord. This brings me to a point and th...

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
2007-12-20 13:28:00
Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.Well good morning dear friends, I was out of state again yesterday and when I got in I was a little tired after the work that needed to be done, and the drive back home. Yesterday I was observing one of our houses being put together, and with that there were many people on site. There was a crane operator, a 5 man framing crew, and the builder and truck driver. Now with all that being said these folks had to work together to get the job accomplished, and I started thinking about the above verse this morning. Now the spirit that was there of course was not the true Spirit of God, however there was a good indication that all that were involved had the same mind and the same heart..lets get the job done, and get it done right. I just wanted to take a few moments and encourage you today to get behind your pastor at your local church, and get in the same mind, and direction of the people of the church that way...
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and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea
2007-12-18 13:06:00
Jon 1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.Again dear readers we find ourselves looking at the life of Jonah. I don't know why but I love this part of history, and enjoy the lessons that are available in it. Yesterday we talked a little about Gods will and how Jonah had almost missed it. You see I forgot to mention yesterday that there is a simple way, a plan A if you choose to accept it, then there's always plan B, C, D. It's totally up to you if you choose plan A or not and it would be a whole lot easier. As we continue reading though we see the ignorance of Jonah and his decision. While this great and mighty tempest is come against the ship and every man is crying out to his god, Jonah decides to go below and sleep. Now isn't that like our lives? Instead of confronting what...
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So he paid the fare thereof
2007-12-17 13:28:00
Jon 1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. Jon 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.Good morning dear readers, I have found this after meditating on some decisions that I have to make, and this was a sermon that was preached at one time in my life so I thought that I would share it with you. You see God Word does not return void, this may not have applied in my life at the time, however if you stay diligent to listen to Gods Word it can be a help and a comfort in your life. Now Jonah was given a command of the Lord, and we see here that it was against a great and mighty city. Historically this city was in Assyria, and it was corrupted and wicked above all else. Now the Lord wishing that no man would peri...
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Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
2007-12-14 13:04:00
Psa 26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.Good morning friends, wow its been a couple of days since I've said that. Well it is inventory prep time at my facility and I have been very focused on counting every part and locating everything. Now when I started doing this I said boy this is going to be easy there are only a couple thousand parts to have, however as we kept going forward I found stuff that I really didn't even have on my books. The Bible in the above verse invited the Lord to examine David, and to prove David. I believe that before David foolishly asked this of God that he did a pre-inventory of his own life. I started thinking how that pertains to our lives, the Bible says in 2Co 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? You see we are to take an inventory of our lives and see whether we be in the faith, we are to loo...
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For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all h
2007-12-13 04:07:00
Pro 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.Good evening again friends, I just got off the road from driving from Ohio. I left this afternoon after a full day of meetings. Well everything went great as no one was fired :) I was a little restless last night so today's post will be very short since I have been up since about 4:30 eastern time. During my drive back home, one of my favorite CD's just happened to start skipping (maybe I wore it out?), anyway I had to resort to the radio for that time frame of non quietness. As I was skipping through the channels looking for a Christian station I heard the most absurd song in a while (go figure, radio, duh). This song however happened to be on a Christian station, the reason it blew my mind is for the few different non biblical standards that it projected, however two things really stand out. The LyricsThe lyrics have a chorus of "I was able to sneak into heaven on a borrowed halo",...
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I will make you fishers of men
2007-12-12 01:49:00
Mat 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.Good evening dear friends, I have found myself traveling again so I must post later in the day when this occurs. I am on the road headed for Ohio, and a business meeting. The purpose of this meeting is for training in the upper management so that we may continue to be a leader in our line of business. Well for homework they have assigned us to read a book called "From Good To Great". Now the whole purpose of this book is to encourage companies to look at their management and find those few things that would make a difference in their leadership to take them from good to great. I chose this verse today because it started here in my mind at the model for training leaders. What a simple bunch of folk, I mean they were just regular labourers, they didn't even have a certificate from a two year college? Now when I read my Bible I found 12 ordinary men that God used and they were no doubt "good" at what...
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Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
2007-12-10 13:18:00
Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.Good Monday morning dear readers, what a great weekend. The Lord has added yet again to the family as one came unto the saving knowledge of Jesus and accepted Him as their personal savior. Hallelujah for this as our Pastor and our church has such a burden for souls this is such an encouragement. While thinking about this over the weekend I kind of started thinking about our memory verse for the this last week "Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." What a simple statement, but deep in thought and action. Oh friend if it wasn't for the Father having mercy on us, and extending His grace what a horrible life we would be living, knowing that the only path in life would lead straight to a devils hell. However friend there is a way, one way, and that is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. There is a lot to be said of mercy, and this is just one way we can show Christ likeness in our lives by showin...
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Be ready always to give an answer to every man
2007-12-08 00:07:00
1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:Good evening my dear friends, well it feels odd saying that as I normally post early in the morning. Well I would like to apologize as I had to be on the road very early this morning in order to meet my business obligations. Well I am a little convicted as I should have just did my post last night and hit the good ol send button this morning. I would like to say in defense to that the Lord has allowed me time to learn a little more this day, which in turn on my long drive back has allowed me to meditate upon. The thought that came to mind this afternoon after a busy day of meetings was communication. How important communication is and what words we choose to use. You see there was a misunderstanding from the beginning of the conversation that probably would have shortened my presence in the room. So I dwelt o...
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For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to k
2007-12-06 13:35:00
Rom 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.Rom 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.Rom 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.Rom 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.Good morning dear friends, church was wonderful last night and the preacher brought out a great message on the foolishness of preaching. The Bible declares in 1Co 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. While I will not repeat word for word what the preacher preached on, for I would rather have you hear him I may or may not repeat some of his points. Thank you preacher for studying to bring us a message that would stir our hearts an...
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Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season;
2007-12-05 13:06:00
2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.Well a very good morning to you friends, I hope all was a wonderful day yesterday. I happened to be talking with a dear brother and while thinking on the things that we were discussing this verse came to mind late last night. Here is Paul the experienced missionary, preacher, teacher, Apostle, doing exactly what we are to be doing in this day and age. Paul is training still young Timothy, his son in the faith. You see Paul knew that service for the Lord would not come without its trials and temptations in the ministry, so I believe Paul started in verse 1 and starts to set in on helping to encourage the young preacher. Paul had already given Timothy the qualifications, the charge to set things straight, and the encouragement to not let those take advantage of him because of their age. Now we see Paul putting the plow into the soil a little, I believe Paul u...
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For they are most rebellious.
2007-12-04 13:10:00
Eze 2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.Here in the book of Ezekiel the Lord is encouraging Ezekiel in His duties as a prophet. The Lord has given him warning that the children of Israel are hardhearted and backsliding, they have a problem with hearing. I think the same goes for today's time. Everywhere I look I see preachers having a rough go of it because of the fickleness of the people. I see preachers being run off from their pulpits by hard hearted folks. Friends let me encourage you to not become stiff necked to the things of the Lord. Let me encourage you not to be rebellious against the man of God, or the Word of God. There is much to be gleaned from this very passage, even though it is written about the children of Israel during the time of the captivity, we can see how the Lord dealt with them and their ways. A lot of people would say that this was the Old Testament, well I...

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, ap
2007-12-03 13:04:00
2Ti 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,What a truly wondrous day it was yesterday. We were able to see one come forward and get saved! Praise the Lord for this as our prayers at Calvary Baptist Church are to see God move in peoples lives and to see them get saved. The preaching was great as we were encouraged all the way from Sunday school to Sunday evening preaching with some great scriptural teaching. I have heard many a pastor preach about what we should do and why we should believe, but sometimes the how is left out. We heard some great teaching on the refuting of 5-point Calvinism, and then Sunday evening we were exhorted to become students of the Word. This was accomplished not only for that veteran saint, but also for that newly saved soul. We were given some of those insights on how to read the bible and apply certain methods of study that you would only generally get in a bible college. I think this ha...
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For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of
2007-11-30 12:56:00
1Co 9:16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!Good morning again dear friends, I am so glad that the Lord is a patient and loving God. I am so glad that He saved an unworthy sinner as I. I have been thinking about Gods holiness and how that we are only able to come into His presence because of the Lord Jesus Christ. If it were not for Jesus, then I would in no doubt not be sitting in the position I am sitting in today. we are no doubt in this day and age buffeted from every side with temptation, and our flesh. God however said that when we are tempted He has made a way of escape. Paul says here in Corinthians, I have nothing to glory of, that is, in and of himself, because there are none righteous no not one. I fall into this category everyday my dear friends, I am a man in the flesh, however saved by the blood of Jesus Christ and have no other desire but to write unto you a...
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The Church Part III
2007-11-29 12:53:00
Again my dear friends what an opportunity for me to brag on the Lord, last night was an excellent service in the house of God. What would this world be like without the ability of a preacher to meet with the people in the church house and hear the Word of God? I shudder at the thought of it as I read through the book of Revelation and the end times. Now we shall continue on today with some points of the responsibilities of the church as a whole to fulfill until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. All this of course I encourage you to go back and look in your bibles and read. The church is to edify the believers (1 Cor 14:26; Eph 4:11,12,16)The church is to discipline its members (Mt 18:17; Rom 16:17; 1 Cor 5:1-13) this of course in no way substitutes for the command of self-discipline (1 Cor 11:31), and sovereign discipline (1 Cor 11:32) if we were to follow in these examples then the role of church discipline would not be needed.The church is to provide a place for fellow...
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