May 23, 2017 - We all know the world is in a mess, that there is turmoil in all things and in all places, hate and racism spewed by all colors of peoples toward others. Injustice upon people of other faiths, creeds and colors. Famines, droughts, floods, earthquakes, and storms dominate the news and our lives. If you watch the "news" all you will see are bad things.
So people worry, people are anxious about their lives. While this is natural for us humans, it is not useful nor recommended.
May 16, 2017 - Why should I worry about tomorrow, for I am saved today?
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God." (Ephesians 2:8) By grace I am saved, I have no worries for all man can do to me is take my physical life from me. I am saved by the one who can take away both physical life and spiritual life.
May 9, 2017 - Today in America those who follow the Lord Jesus in their beliefs and their actions are fast becoming judged to be on the wrong side of society.
May 2, 2017 - The Beatitudes are a collection of blessings pronounced by Jesus during his Sermon on the Mount. These blessings give all who heard or now read, a look into the Kingdom of Heaven.
And he opened his mouth and taught them saying;
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. 5:3)
April 26, 2017 - "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;" (Joel 2:28) "And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Joel 2:32)
April 13, 2017 - "And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "which commandment is the most important of all?" (Mark 12:28)
"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:30-31)
April 12, 2017 - “That's my Jesus", very special words uttered by many people over the ages. My reference is to a very special, very precious lady who passed on to the promised land a few short years ago. When anything was said concerning Jesus Christ that was her answer; "that's my Jesus" which she said and meant with the most reverent voice.
I want to talk a little this morning about this Jesus, (My Jesus) as so many have called him.
March 28, 2017 - Jesus said to his disciples; "If you love me you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the World cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you." (John 14:15-17)
When one accepts Jesus as Lord he receives the Holy Spirit as a gift from God the Father.
March 21, 2017 - "Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it - the Lord is His name. Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known." (Jeremiah 33:2-3)
"I Appeal to you therefore brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship." (Romans 12:1)
A living sacrifice, to devote our bodies as followers of the Lord, giving to him as he asks each day. Not following the world, but keeping apart from the world, living in Christ Jesus. This is the duty of all Christians each day.