In 1 Kings 18 there are 851 prophets that gather on Mount Carmel. Only one of those prophets stood for Yahweh.
Truth has never been determined by the majority.
Before conversion, you were not a “child of God."
You were:
A “child of disobedience (Eph 2:2)”
A “child of wrath (Eph 2:3)”
A “child of the darkness (1 Thess 5:5)”
An “accursed child (2 Pet 2:14)"
A “child of the devil (1 John 3:10)”
But by faith, children of the Father!
There is no christian gratitude without an understanding of our guilt apart from Christ and if there is no gratitude, there will never be any joy.
Thankless people are joyless people.
Would you be praying for our sweet girl Scottie Joan? Today she has an ultrasound on her heart and in the coming weeks, an MRI on her brain in an attempt to get some answers.
Thankful that the Lord holds this world and our precious girl in His hands.
“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I got to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.”
~John 14:2-3
The Promise: “God is our refuge & strength, A very present help in trouble (Ps. 46:1).”
The Peace: “Therefore we will not fear…(Ps. 46:2).”
What reason on earth would you have to fear when God protects, preserves & provides for His own?
He is our refuge! He is our strength!
Suffering is not the check-mate to God’s sovereignty, but rather a piece in the grand-master’s hands.
The pawn can have hope and live by faith, knowing that in the end, there is a plan behind the problems we face.
Praying, “God take away my worry,” is not the same as praying, “God help me to trust you as I feed my mind with the truth of your Word & gaze upon your matchless character. Anchor my hope in your love, wisdom, & sovereignty & grant me the peace that only you can provide."
The health of any church is dependent upon godly men.
Thankful to start our men’s bible study this morning at Stonebridge Bible. 6 AM!
Grateful that 120 men came to be sharpened by the word.
This morning I begin series walking through our statement of faith.
Christian students would be better off going to UC Berkeley knowing they will face much opposition/hostility for Christ than they would be going to many nominal “Christian universities” today that feed them error through cultural hermeneutics & “modern interpretations.”
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field."
Matthew 13:44
Praying, “God take away my worry,” is not the same as praying, “God help me to trust you as I feed my mind with the truth of your Word & gaze upon your matchless character. Anchor my hope in your love, wisdom, & sovereignty & grant me the peace that only you can provide."
God is wanting to bring back dreams as regular language of intimacy.”
~Ben Armstrong-Dir. Bethel Prophetic
Saddening to see statements like this.
How does one speak for God outside His word?
Do you desire intimacy W/ Christ? Love His Word & run to Him in prayer!