This week we talked about God making us useful for His purposes and His glory. But what is the difference between being chastised by God and being tried by Him. https://youtu.be/xixUCYMfT8A (2014MAR09 - Q&A-60)
We touched on this verse yesterday, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me". Where is that found? Oh, just in three out of the four Gospels - Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, and Luke 9:23....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve." (Colossians 3:23-24) One of the odd things about...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We've all heard the example, haven't we? Standing in a garage doesn't make you an automobile. So sitting in church doesn't make you a Christian. Well even the days of Christ had this problem. You had the super elite and they were educated and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We live in a day where rebellion is looked on as favorable. It's ingrained in our national history where freedom from England was won by rebels. It's in our movies where rebellion is looked upon in favorable light - Rebel Without A Cause, Easy...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever." (Psalm 16:11) If you've ever been to a really big corn maze (can you tell someone is from the middle of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For some odd reason there are quite a number of TV shows about gold prospecting. The people that take part in that job deal with harsh environments, wild wilderness, and back breaking work. They spend thousands of dollars on equipment, fuel, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Did you ever read the Dr. Seuss book "Green Eggs and Ham"? In it, the main character is pestered by Sam to try the title food. Sam offers the food to the main character is a number of different places and a number of different situations. The main...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Here is a special video from Pastor John Samuel Barnett discussing Old Testament events pointing to New Testament imagery and fulfillment. We pray that it can be used for your heart of worship. https://youtu.be/6lKCUmkRx9M(From 2015SEP13 - HFG-15...[ abbreviated | read entire ]