Reflections
Greetings and blessings to all of you. Times are changing. Are they changing toward the best or the worst? If you listen to some of the prosperity preachers you will believe that you can live “your best life now”. As Christians we live a life that a follower of Christ lives. Talk with Paul about that. He gave his testimony after he was beaten and thrown in prisoner for preaching the gospel. Talk with Peter who said, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil (as a roaring lion) walketh about seeking whom he may devour”. (1 Peter 5:8) In 2 Tim.3:13 it says,...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Are you content with your lifestyle? Are you experiencing a life of satisfaction? In John 4:1-26 the woman at the well was looking for something. Five husbands and the one she was currently with was not her husband. A song by the late Otis Redding said, “I can’t get no satisfaction (2x) but I tried (3x) but I can’t get no satisfaction.” What did she need? A personal vital relationship with Jesus Christ. This lady had a spiritual need even though she thought she had a physical/emotional need. It is amazing how many people today are ...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. The Word of God in Matt. 24:37-39 said “for as were the days of Noah so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day when Noah entered the ark and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” Are we similar to these people? Are we going about our day to day giving no notice of what is happening in our culture? Are we similar to these folks. They heard the teachings of Noah and ...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. We are living in a world of divisiveness. Has it always been like this? Historically speaking, yes. From the Book of Genesis to the book of Revelation there have been wars. People always had disagreements. About what? Governmental ideologies, property, political issues, power, control, money, lifestyles and Biblical issues and doctrine interpretations, etc. Today not only in the world {at large} we are divided in the Body of Christ. A divisive person demands uniformity where God does not, which destabilizes UNITY in Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul in I Cor...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. There are a lot of people including your loved ones that are living without eternal life. According to a Christian study nearly 35% of Americans have no idea what will happen to them after they die. To comfort themselves they attempt to mold Jesus into an image they can deal with. They want a Jesus that will allow room for all their behaviors good and bad without consequences. Paul said in Acts 17:22-34 “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. A well-known Pastor said, “The more of God’s truth we know and want to obey, the more we will fortify our relationship with Christ.” The seeds of Truth have to fall into our hearts to grow from babies to the spiritually mature; hearts that are made ready by God to receive the Word. Once we receive the Word, meditation, prayer, reading the Word, obeying the Word, attending church, and a commitment to live the church life; that is fellowshipping with other practicing believers will help us to grow and mature. And isn’t that the goal ...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. A well-known Pastor said, “The more of God’s truth we know and want to obey, the more we will fortify our relationship with Christ.” The seeds of Truth have to fall into our hearts to grow from babies to the spiritually mature; hearts that are made ready by God to receive the Word. Once we receive the Word, meditation, prayer, reading the Word, obeying the Word, attending church, and a commitment to live the church life; that is fellowshipping with other practicing believers will help us to grow and mature. And isn’t that the goal ...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Marriage is under fire! Marriage is being dismissed and disrespected. The founder of Focus on the Family says, “people are asking, why shouldn’t the definition of family be broadened and modernize? What harm could be done by two consenting adults who love one another coming together to create a binding union?” People do not want to honor the institution of marriage as a sacrament; an institution designed by God that serves as a metaphor for the relationship between Christ and His church. “The thief (Satan) has come to rob, steal an...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. I wonder what you think of these two verses in light of our society. “They took him and brought him to the Aeropagus, and said, ‘May we learn about this new teaching you’re speaking of? For what you say sounds strange to us, and we want to know what these ideas mean.’ Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.” Acts 17:16-21. In 2nd Tim. 3:7 “always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth”. We are living in th...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. I believe we are watching the set-up for the end of the Church Age. The world is getting darker as the devil is trying to strengthen his grip on the church. In the US church attendance is declining. In 1 Tim. 4:1 “The Spirit clearly says that in latter times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons through the insincerity of liars whose conscience are seared.” The Word also said in 1 John 2:19 “they went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would continue with us ...
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