Reflections
Greetings and blessings to all of you. The Word of God says, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” (Ex. 20:3) What does that mean for us in this day and age? Violating that commandment today for us is worshipping me, myself and I, other people, materialistic possessions such as your retirement home to come or your family or your car. In the OT they worshipped golden calves, they worshipped Molech; which included the murder of infants as a pagan sacrifice. They worshipped Dagon who was associated with farming, harvesting, and the anointing of kings. Did you know that God has ma...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Scripture teaches us about wisdom. The Word speaks of “the value of wisdom”. In Proverbs 2 it says, “If you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding... yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding; if you seek it like silver and search for it as hidden treasures then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding; He stores up...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. For such a time as this. It is a time when we as believers must begin to shine a bright light in our dark world. We are called to Holiness; to begin to live out our new nature in our secular- pluralistic culture. In Psalm 119:10 it says, “I seek you with all my heart do not let me stray from your commands.” We need to stop making excuses for our living in sin or spiritual immaturity like the carnality that was found in the Corinthian’s church. Stop saying and acting on thoughts such as… I’m only human. God knows my heart&hel...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Why does the church exist? As you know a lot of people have found it a non-essential? They believe Zoom is good enough. But have you really probed the Scriptures to see what is said about the purpose of the Church? Here are some reasons. You may think of others. (A) is it to present the gospel to the lost? (B) is it to bring hope to the hurting? (C) is it to provide a place for worship and instruction? (D) is it to equip saints for the work of the ministry? (E) Is it to support family values? (F) to prepare children for life? (G) to provide for the needy?...
(Read More)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 ...
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