Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures Let me read to you the words of Luke 24, verse 45; “Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.” In Luke chapter 24, we have the story of the resurrection of Jesus, and how He first appeared to Mary Magdalene at the tomb. And how Mary and some of the other women ran back to…
Did You Count Your Many Blessings This Past Thanksgiving Day? (Or can’t you count that high?) And have you thanked God for all your many blessings? Have you thanked God for your greatest blessing? The bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 15:57; “But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Are you thankful for the victory? And…
Exploring Some Similarities Between the Spirit of God, the Word of God, and the Son of God ? I thought it would be interesting to explore some of the similarities, between the Spirit of God, the Word of God, and the Son of God. I heard a little saying the other day, that goes like this.. “The Spirit of God, uses the Word of God, to make…
Grow Strong in the Lord! Ephesians 6:10 says; “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers, of this world’s darkness; And against the spiritual forces of evil, in…
Ezekiel 7:1 thru 13 “Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying; And you, son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, to the land of Israel; An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land.” God said that to Israel, in about 570, maybe 580 BC. But when we read it today, is that what God is saying to us?…
God’s Word is Food for the Soul (closing hymn # 31) Did you bring your appetite with you this morning? And did you bring your food? Jesus said in Mathew 5, verse 6; “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Too often when we think of food, all we think of is food for our belly. But Jesus says; …
Swiftly We’re Turning Life’s Daily Pages That’s what the song says; “Swiftly we’re turning, life’s daily pages. Swiftly the hours, are changing to years.” Amazing isn’t it? How “swiftly” time goes by! The hours, turn into years. One hour, you’re a child, playing hide-and-seek, and the next hour, you’re wondering where your childhood went! But each day, is just a page in your life, isn’t it? And…
How Sweet are the Lord’s Words ! The bible says in Hebrews 11, verse 6; “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” But just “believing” in God, isn’t good enough. The bible says in John 8:24; “I said therefore unto you, that you shall die…
Precious Memories, How They Linger This morning I’d like us all to do some thinking. And what I’d like us to think about, is all of our precious memories from the past. Don’t think about bad the bad things that have happened, but think about all the good things. Our lives have all varied form one another, and so some of us will be thinking…
Six Things that the Lord Hates, Yea Seven are an Abomination The bible tells us in Proverbs 6:16; “There are six things which the LORD hates, Yea, seven, which are an abomination to Him.” And here’s what those seven abominations are, from verses 17 thru 19.. #1. “A proud look” Some versions say, “haughty eyes” #2. “A lying tongue” No definition needed there. #3. “Hands that shed innocent…
The Logos is God ! I’ve been told that in some places, some people within the body of Christ, are questioning the Deity of Christ.. Questioning, the Deity of Christ! Of course the word “Deity” refers to someone who possess a divine nature; In other words, a God. So then the question is.. Is Christ God? What does the bible say? Don’t even be concerned with…
Burning in our Hearts for God I’d like to ask you to think about something this morning. Have you ever had a “burning in your heart” for anything? It’s like all you have to do is just think about something, and this feeling comes over you. Have you ever had that burning in your heart for another person? Maybe it’s for a husband or a wife. …
Fear in the Present Day World I’m going to begin this morning by reading from an article titled, “Jesus and the Problem of Fear in the Present Day World” Jesus said, in Luke 12 ,verse 32; “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” Fear is in no sense a modern problem. It’s as old as the history of…
Beyond the Sacred Page, I seek Thee Lord Where do you think is the first place, and maybe the best place, that you should go, if you want to seek the Lord? Would it be the very word of God, the bible? If someone doesn’t know much at all about God, where would they go to learn about God? The bible! Right? Jesus was speaking to a crowd…
Grow In Christ A couple of Sunday evenings ago, I read a little piece that was written by a lady who’s a member of the church. And I told you how she seems to have a lot of good ideas in what she writes. And so last week she wrote something about growing in the Lord, and she suggested that repentance, is a sure sign of…
God Personified In the bible, God often times has personified Himself, as if He had a physical body, like we do. For example, Psalm 34:15 tells us; “The EYES of the Lord are upon the righteous, And His EARS are open to their cry.” And in Isaiah 59, verse 1 we read; “Behold, the Lord’s HAND is not shortened, that it cannot save; Neither his…
I am Crucified With Christ Let’s begin with reading Galatians 5, verses 22 thru 25.. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: Against such there is no law.” Listen to that last part again.. “Against that, there is no law.” The word “against” really means.. “compared to that, or set along side that.” Actually, it literally means.. “down from that”,…
God is a Perfect Soul Our God, the God of heaven and earth, is a perfect living being. Is He not? Is God not perfect? Yes..? Yes He is. God is the ONLY perfect soul, (a soul is a living being) He is the ONLY perfect soul that there is! Different from all other souls; Our God is Holy. You remember what “holy” means right? It means…
Searching The Scriptures Daily I’d like to read to you Acts 17, verses 10 & 11.. “The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night, to Berea. And when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Now these were more noble, than those in Thessalonica; For they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily, to see whether these things were so.” Paul…
There Is A Sin Unto Death Let me read to you 1 John 5, verses 16 & 17. We were talking about these two verses last Sunday morning in bible class. Those verses tell us; “If anyone sees his brother committing a sin NOT leading to death, (the phrase “sees his brother”, in this verse, means.. if you become aware of, or if you perceive this happening) And so…