January 2012 Blog Posts (104)

Through one man's offence, all mankind are exposed to eternal condemnation. But the grace and mercy of God, and the free gift of righteousness and salvation, are through Jesus Christ, as man: yet the Lord from heaven has brought the multitude of believers into a more safe and exalted state than that from which they fell in Adam. This free gift did not place them anew in a state of trial, but fixed them in a state of justification, as Adam would have been placed, had he stood. Notwithstanding…

Start children off on the way they should go and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

The Precious Blood of Christ – Charles H. Spurgeon

From the sermon “The Precious Blood of Christ”

The precious blood of Christ has a REDEEMING POWER. It redeems from

the law. We were all under the law which says, “This do, and live.” We

were slaves to it: Christ has paid the ransom price, and the law is no longer

our tyrant master. We are entirely free from it. The law had a dreadful

curse; it threatened that whosoever…

Privileges that Christ procurred: Boldness to enter into the holiest. They have access to God, light to direct them, liberty of spirit and of speech to conform to the direction; they have a right to the privilege and a readiness for it, assistance to use and improve it and assurance of acceptance and advantage They may enter into the gracious presence of God in his holy…

I was reading Romans chapter 8 and there is a verse that talks about how freelyGod gives to his children.  Isn't that just wonderful.  It brought a smile to my face just thinking about it.

O Lord Jesus Christ,

keep these young people in your love.

Let them hear your voice and believe what you say,

for you alone have the words of life.

Teach them how to profess their faith,

bestow their love, and impart their hope to others.

Make them convincing witnesses to your Gospel

in a world so much in need of your…

How essential that this be our foundation! Then can we adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things (Titus 2:10). To think that we in any way can adorn the wonderful gospel by our lives! As we put a frame on a beautiful picture, to enhance its beauty and make it more conspicuous, so we must adorn and make more beautiful the gospel of Christ. A king in his royal robes is…

Last night on television I saw an advertisement for Scientology … one of our culture’s greatest dupes to entice people to grow wiser and actually increase their ‘IQ’… Of course, it also entices folks to spend a lot of money to do so, because a ‘follower’ has to work with an auditor on his e-meter (similar in function to a lie detector machine), to achieve next levels as he moves to remove the…

Through the ages, God has used a variety of ways to speak to His people. He spoke directly with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, meeting them in the cool of the day (Gen.3:8). After God expelled the disobedient pair from the garden, He turned to other forms of communication. These forms have included direct revelation, dreams and visions, the words of prophets, and others.…

One scriptures have been going over and over in my spirit these past few days.

1Peter 1:16 Scripture says, "Be Holy, because I am Holy." Also, questions about this come. What is it to be Holy? 1Thess 4:7-8 7For God has not called you to impurity but to Holiness. 8Therefore, whoever defrauds, does not defraud a man, but God, He who gives His Spirit of Holiness among you. We are shown how not to be, we are not to…

“Lec” Benner, my childhood pastor and later the General Superintendent of his denomination, told the story of his visit to the West Indies island of Dominica where missionaries under his charge were serving.  When he spoke to the church in little seaside village of Layou, on the west side of the island, Rev. Benner decided to use the children’s story of “The Little Engine That Could” since it seemed to fit his message. …

WHAT GOD CONSIDERS IMPORTANT

THE PRIORITY OF GOD'S WORD

Sunday, December 18, 2011 9:33:55 PM DISC 3

Hebrews 1

1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image…

Measuring One's Humility

The Essential Christian Character

Monday, January 09, 2012

Humility is the most essential character quality of the Christian. Humility allows one to respond properly to conviction of sin, as one is being led to Christ. Living by faith is contrary to living with a prideful attitude. In describing the righteousness of faith, Paul quotes Habbakuk 2:4, but the whole verse…

Into the depths of untold depravity,

a perfect creation had fallen away;

unimagined grace poured out from our God above -

As His Hand of wrath was firmly stayed.



The Cross, stark and still, standing upon a naked hill...

subtly calls for the World's attention.



Since the dawn of everlasting time,

our Savior awaited His appointed day;

despite humanity's race to certain doom -

His Hand of wrath was intentionally stayed.



The Cross, stark and…

Today's great undead poets,

awash in the internet sea,

seek to fill the void of sensible emptiness

of our cyberspace world.

Following the heroic tradition of Man,

these daring individuals look to gain acceptance

through the expression of concepts.

Mirroring the virility and vitality of Life,

in defiance of critical naysayers,

the blankness of virtual paper

is scribbled upon with hurt, hope and ideals.

Writing styles and topics,

whether…

In 2 Corinthians 10:5 the Apostle Paul writes the following about our calling and about our spiritual battle: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down…

Kera was raised you might say with a silver spoon in her mouth.  She had everything, a Lexus when she turned 16, all the finest clothes and make-up.  She and I were baptized together when she was 16 and attended Vilonia Assembly regularly.  She had a heart of gold, would do anything for anyone, but she liked her stuff!

She graduated with a college degree as a FACS…

The Lord put forth his hand (Jeremiah 1:9). Compare this story of Jeremiah's call with that of Isaiah's (Isaiah 6:7). Paul says that prophecy is a spiritual gift (1 Cor. 14:1). The touch of God's hand was a tangible pledge for Jeremiah that God was with him. He could not get away from it. The Word of the Lord is a power that carries out His will and accomplishes what He wishes…