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"HAVE YOU ACCEPTED GOD'S MERCY?" BY DAVID MCMILLEN


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-16

HAVE YOU ACCEPTED GOD'S MERCY?




AS YOU KNOW I AM ALWAYS LOOKING UP WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY AND I HAVE ONE MORE FOR YOU TODAY...."MERCY". I FOUND THIS DEFINITION IN THE 1828 WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY. IT IS LONG BUT I AM GOING TO QUOTE IT HERE. "That benevolence, mildness or tenderness of heart which disposes a person to overlook injuries, or to treat an offender better than he deserves; the disposition that tempers justice, and induces an injured person to forgive trespasses and injuries, and to forbear punishment, or inflict less than law or justice will warrant. In this sense, there is perhaps no word in our language precisely...

"JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-16

Joint Heirs With Christ




Matthew 12:50, 'For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.'



MATTHEW 12:46-50



We are not just heirs, we are joint-heirs with Christ. It would be wonderful to inherit any amount of God's glory and power. But, the idea that we share equally with the one who has inherited everything God is and has is beyond comprehension. This is an awesome blessing, but it also places a tremendous responsibility on us.

In the same way in which a check made out to two people cannot be cashed without the endorsement of both parties, so our joint-heirship with Jesus cannot be taken advantage of without our cooperation. Unaware of this, many Christians are just...

Lately So much music is coming thru me!


By Jude Moran, 2021-04-15
Lately So much music is coming thru me!

Like many songwriters, I sit down daily to write.  Lately, the Holy Spirit is moving my pen faster than I can write the words.  Seems I've been writing a new song every single day, if not more.   

Much of my inspiration comes from old Gospel Hymnals, as I read and sing some of them a particular phrase will grab my attention and I'll write it down.  Often I can find a passage in the bible that supports the line and lends meaning to the words.   That will get me started with the spark of the Lord and I just follow his lead because he is leading the band. 

Adela & I traveled and performed in all sorts of venues, churches, farmers' markets, and more.   If we can get a crowd at 2 am in a punk bar in Brooklyn to start singing "Amen, Amen" along with Hank Williams, "I Saw the Light", we can bring the Holy Spirit anywhere.   Jesus went among the sinners to show them that he is the light and the way.  We follow that example, he is our guiding light. 

As Covid...

"HIS CHOSEN TREASURE" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-15

His Chosen Treasures




Matthew 13:44, 'Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.'



MATTHEW 13:44-50



The interpretation of this parable is this: the field is the world, the man buying the treasure is God, the treasure is the true believers in Christ. The price that was paid was the very life of Jesus on the cross. Jesus saw, through His foreknowledge, a remnant of people who would receive Him as Lord, and 'for the joy that was set before him,' He endured the cross (Heb. 12:2) and purchased us unto Himself with His own blood (Acts 20:28). He purchased the whole world, but not everyone will...

"ARE YOU IN GOD'S WILL?" BY DAVID MCMILLEN


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-15

ARE YOU IN GOD'S WILL?


HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE? STRANGE QUESTION? A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD SAY IT IS THE WAY THEY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TAUGHT RIGHT FROM WRONG.  WELL, THAT IS ALL GOOD BUT HOW DOES GOD WANT YOU TO LIVE YOUR LIFE? NOW THAT IS A DIFFERENT QUESTION. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW THIS IS BY READING THE BIBLE. YES, I AM BACK TO READING THE BIBLE. WELL, IT IS IMPORTANT....IT IS GOD'S WORD AND IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN EVER KNOW WHAT GOD'S WILL IS FOR OUR LIVES.



"THE NAME OF JESUS" BY DAVID MCMILLEN


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-14

THE NAME OF JESUS






JESUS.....DO YOU REALIZE WHAT POWER IS IN THAT NAME? SEE WHAT IT SAYS IN PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. USE THAT POWER IN YOUR LIVES.

 

YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GET AS OLD AS I AM YOU TEND NOT TO BE TOO STEADY ON YOUR FEET. I FELL IN THE BATHROOM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND FELL AGAINST THE DOOR. MY KIDS HAD TO CUT THE DOOR OFF TO GET ME OUT AND THEN HAD TO DRAG ME TO MY CHAIR. SURE, I AM SORE BUT THANKS TO JESUS, WHO PROTECTED ME, I DID NOT BREAK ANYTHING. I...

"KING OF HEARTS" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-14

King Of Hearts




Mark 4:30, 'And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?'



MARK 4:30-34



The word 'kingdom' means 'the realm over which a king rules.' When applied to God, it could refer to all creation, since 'his kingdom ruleth over all' (Ps. 103:19), but the kingdom more often applies to His rule in and through those who are submitted to Him. 'The Kingdom of God' more specifically refers to Christ living and ruling in our hearts. So praying 'thy kingdom come' is praying for the expansion and influence of God's rule in the hearts of men everywhere and, ultimately, the establishment of His physical Kingdom here on earth at His second coming (Rev. 11:15; 20:4).

Throughout...

"HONORING OUT RISEN LORD" BY DAVID MCMILLEN


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-13

HONORING OUR RISEN LORD



I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAD A WONDERFUL EASTER SEASON. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT OVER YET AND SHOULD NEVER BE OVER. IT IS GREAT TO GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY ON THOSE SPECIAL DAYS BUT IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE OUR RISEN LORD. WE ALWAYS ENJOY THOSE HOLIDAYS BUT WHEN THEY ARE OVER, WE TEND TO FORGET WHAT WE JUST HAD. WE NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT EASTER MEANS TO US ALL YEAR LONG. WE ARE THE ONLY RELIGION THAT CAN SAY THAT OUR GOD IS ALIVE. THE BEST THING IS THAT HE IS NOT WAY OFF IN THE SWEET BY AND BY BUT HE LIVES INSIDE US. WHEN WE PRAY, WE DON'T HAVE TO LOOK UP TO HEAVEN, WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK DOWN TOWARD OUR HEARTS. THAT IS WHERE HE IS.


"TARES AMONG THE WHEAT" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-13

Tares Among The Wheat




Matthew 13:25, 'But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.'



MATTHEW 13:24-30



Satan has secretly infiltrated the Church with some of his followers for the purpose of hindering the influence of the Church. This has been a more effective strategy than direct opposition.

These tares that are spoken of refer to the Old World variety of darnel, which is poisonous. Virtually all grains are almost indistinguishable from tares when they send up the first blade from the ground. By the time the tares become distinguishable, they are so well rooted that, if growing in close proximity to a productive grain, uprooting the tares would also mean uprooting the productive grain....

"TRUE GREAT LOVE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2021-04-12

TRUE GREAT LOVE


I BELIEVE JESUS SHOWED US ALL THIS GREAT LOVE WHEN HE WENT TO THE CROSS 2000 YEARS AGO BUT I HAD ANOTHER THOUGHT ON THIS. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY GOD CREATED MAN? KNOWING "ALL THINGS" AND TO CREATE A PEOPLE THAT WOULD DO WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WHAT WAS HE THINKING?
 

THIS IS THE WAY I WAS LOOKING AT IT AND I KNOW IT IS A MYSTERY BUT WE JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD, JESUS, AND HOLY SPIRIT DID. GOD SACRIFICED HIS ONLY SON JESUS, WHO WAS ALSO GOD, THAT HE LOVED BEFORE THE WORLD WAS EVEN CREATED. HE KNEW WHAT HE WOULD HAVE TO DO BEFORE WE WERE EVEN CREATED. HIS PLAN OF SALVATION...
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