2018-06-11T08:06:54-05:00

Protection for the Faithful “Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherub where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man clothed in linen with the writing equipment at his side. “Pass throughout the city of Jerusalem,” the Lord said to him, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable practices committed in it.”” (Ezekiel 9:3–4, HCSB) Here is... Read more

2018-06-11T08:02:18-05:00

Leading a Double Life ““Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known? Then do you come and stand before Me in this house called by My name and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts’? Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it.” This is the... Read more

2012-10-19T01:12:00-05:00

God Is Bigger Than the Election “A king’s heart is like streams of water in the Lord’s hand: He directs it wherever He chooses.” (Proverbs 21:1, HCSB) Right now is election season. The United States is less than three weeks from an election between two candidates (Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.) It has been a long election season. Many wish for it to be over. There are have been many comments made about who should be the right president for... Read more

2018-06-11T07:57:23-05:00

Dinner with Demons? “No, but I do say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to participate with demons! You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons. Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?” (1 Corinthians 10:20–22, HCSB) When we get involved in idolatrous practices or things... Read more

2018-06-11T07:46:27-05:00

His Faithful Love Endures Forever “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.”  (Psalm 118:29, HCSB) We should learn to give thanks to God for one reason alone: His faithful love endures forever. What does this mean? It means simply that God will never quit loving me. What does that really mean? It means that even though I am a sinner, even though I a person who can’t be trusted from one second to... Read more

2018-06-10T22:23:53-05:00

Having a Heart with Integrity “A Davidic psalm. I will sing of faithful love and justice; I will sing praise to You, Lord. I will pay attention to the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will live with a heart of integrity in my house. I will not set anything worthless before my eyes. I hate the practice of transgression; it will not cling to me. A devious heart will be far from me; I will... Read more

2018-06-01T22:19:06-05:00

Mark 6:30-44 My Burden for Lost People Officer Tori Matthews of the Southern California Humane Society got an emergency call: a boy’s pet iguana had been scared up a tree by a neighbor’s dog. It then fell from the tree into a swimming pool, where it sank like a brick. Officer Matthews came with her net. She dived into the pool, emerging seconds later with the pet’s limp body. As the Arizona Republic (2/14/95) reported, she thought, Well, you do... Read more

2018-06-10T21:04:10-05:00

Ecclesiastes 7:8-10 Git-R-Done I want to share with you a principle that we all have to learn and do. This principle is also my vision for the church for the next couple of months. To quote the imminent theologian Larry the Cable Guy, it is “git-r-done.” Let’s say that together: “git-r-done.” The Bible teaches that we should learn to git-r-done. It teaches that “gittering-done” is the best thing we can do. “The end of a matter is better than its... Read more

2012-10-08T01:05:00-05:00

We Need a New Way to Give Thanks “A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Acknowledge that Yahweh is God. He made us, and we are His — His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal; His faithfulness... Read more

2018-06-10T20:57:51-05:00

I Need to Make a Sacrifice Araunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever he wants and offer it. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. My king, Araunah gives everything here to the king.” Then he said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.” The king answered Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will... Read more

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