Ancient History
Hallelujahs
In Psalm 150 there are only two words between Hallelujahs except for once. What Two words would you put between Hallelujahs (Praise God) today? Hallelujah Forgave me Hallelujah Hallelujah Rescued me Hallelujah Depressed Joyful Dark Light Wronged forgave Frustrated patience Love joy Cross Resurrection Jesus Christ God Father Holy Spirit Alone family Misunderstood presence Beginning…
Read MoreSELFIE TRIBUTES
On Tuesday February 3, 1970 Cluster, a non-professional leading the morning worship in a small town in Kentucky briefly shared his testimony of faith. Then he invited others there at the student chapel to talk about their own experience as Christians. It was 10 o-clock worship service. The Holy Spirit used that spark to ignite…
Read MoreSin is a hardening agent worse than epoxy
…encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. Hebrews 3:13 So says the Lord. This hardening is a common experience in the heart of believers, often like an unrecognized heart attack doing damage. However commonness is not an excuse, it is…
Read MoreWe can only pray for God’s glory with Jesus.
Our only connection to God is with Jesus, exclusively In glorifying Jesus, we glorify the Father In glorifying the Father, we stand with Jesus.
Read MorePraying Like Jesus
This coming Sunday we will take a second look at the record of Jesus great prayer in John 17. In our first look we discovered a presupposition truth which lead to principled prayer. The presupposition here is that “the glory of God,” that is “the eternal perspective” is what we need. Prayer is the place…
Read MoreMissing in Marriage
Missing in Marriage In the midst of the uproar of celebration and condemnation over the federal legalization of same sex marriage there has been a distinct absence. It is quit natural that this absence should appear. It is absent because of the irresistible reality of design. In many same sex relationships an effort to…
Read MoreGravitation to Repentance
I suspect that the gravitational force of the celebration of Independence Day will pull many congregations. This pull on our attention may be stronger this year when we sing “God shed his grace on thee.” Stronger perhaps because of the most recent display of our rebellion against God consummating in the Supreme Court rulings of…
Read MoreSince the Day…haven't stopped praying
The above line is from Colossians 1. As I prayed with a faithful few this morning the Lord struck me with how often and precisely appropriate this prayer is. Here is the prayer; 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God…
Read Moreof a sermon on Psalm 142: 6-7, Sunday Unfinished
Aiming your life at His glory puts you in the path of the Holy Spirit. As our life collides with his purpose, the by-product is heaven, the greatest happiness. Like breathing out before you pull the trigger, the lonely cave is a decisive moment. 6 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me…
Read Moregive us this day our daily bread
By simply sincerely praying, “give us this day our daily bread” we transfers our treasure to heaven on the train of thanksgiving.
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