Monthly Archives: October 2020

Prosperity? Oct. 29 2020 “Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity,” Deuteronomy 28:47 NIV God had promised blessing on the people of Israel.  To receive these blessings they were to keep all of God’s commands.   Yet, if they failed to do so they wouldContinue reading “Prosperity?”

Halloween  Oct. 27, 2020 Well its that time of year again, fall is here.  We even had a little snow on the ground this morning.  Along with the fall comes Halloween and the never ending question. Should Christians be a part of Halloween?  Well let’s break this question down and look at it.  The BibleContinue reading “Halloween”

Cheer for Your Kids Oct. 23, 2020 When my kids succeed it makes me happy.  Don’t we all get excited when our kids win.  Just go to a High School football game and watch the parents cheer on their kids and celebrate. This is great that we do this but I think there is moreContinue reading “Cheer for Your Kids”

Doers!  Oct. 21 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22 NIV To “deceive” means “to deceive by false reasoning”. This is something we do to ourselves.  It occurs within our  own minds.  We rationalize our actions and tell ourselves we are, “OK.”  When in realityContinue reading “Hearers or Doers?”

Do I Love My Child? Oct. 19 “Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.” Proverbs 19:18 NIV I know that’s a funny question to ask. But how much do we love our children? I love it when my kids are happy and doing well.Continue reading “Do I Love My Kids?”

The Rich Young Ruler pt3 It’s not the Money “As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. YouContinue reading “The Rich Young Ruler pt3”

God has given us a land full of plenty. We have become the bread basket of the world. Yet, at the same time we still have poor people living in our land. How can this be? God told the people of Israel that, “there need be no poor people”. If they would only do oneContinue reading “Cure to Poverty”

The Rich Young Ruler Pt2 Sin “As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments:Continue reading “The Rich Young Ruler. Pt2”

ADONAI

Are you a Rich Young Ruler? Oct. 9.      The rich young ruler. “As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No oneContinue reading “The Rich Young Ruler”

ELOHIM

Giants of the Faith pt. 2 Oct. 7 “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 NIV It has always taken faith. But having faith requires us to believe in what we can not see. This is not some blind faith. It is aContinue reading “Giants pt2”

JEHOVAH is my strength.

Giants pt.1 Oct. 5 Do you ever think about the, “Giants” of faith.  In Hebrews there is a list of some OT saints that were giants of the faith.  I’m sure that we could easily add some NT characters to that list.  But I’ve been think about one person.   I think this guy isContinue reading “Giants”

“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:27‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Yes black people matter and so do white, yellow, red and any other shade under the rainbow. God is color blind and so should we also be. Each and every soulContinue reading “Life Matters”

“I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.’ ”‭‭Exodus‬ ‭8:23‬ ‭NIV‬‬ God has always wanted His people to stand out from the crowd. What sign do we see today that says we are different from the world? Don’t get bogged down with the cares of this world. LiveContinue reading “Distinction”