DO YOU CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN? I WAS NEVER COMFORTABLE WITH CELEBRATING IT BECAUSE EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS ABOUT GHOSTS, WITCHES, VAMPIRES, WIZARDS, ETC. DRESSING ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN UP IN SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS SOMETHING THAT THE BIBLE SPEAKS UNKINDLY TOWARD REALLY BOTHERED ME. WE USED TO HAVE "PRAISE THE LORD" PARTIES ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT WHERE WE WOULD SOMETIMES BUILD A BONFIRE AND THE PARENTS WOULD BRING COVERED DISHES. WE WOULD PLAY GAMES WITH THE CHILDREN BUT NO COSTUMES. WE WOULD SING PRAISE SONGS AND JUST HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME....
DID YOU KNOW THAT NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION. THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS IN 2ND CORINTHIANS 6:2 "For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." JUST PRAYING FOR SOMEONE TO BE SAVED IS NOT ENOUGH. ROMANS 10:14 SAYS THAT IF...
John 16:8 "And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:"
It is the ministry of the Holy Spirit to reprove sin, righteousness, and judgment. It is not our ministry. We are simply witnesses. A witness is not the judge or the jury. A witness simply relates what he has...
I ASKED ONE TIME IF YOU GIVE GOD THE THANKS HE DESERVES. I NOW REALIZE WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT. HE DESERVES SO MUCH MORE THAN WE COULD EVER EXPRESS. HOWEVER, WE SHOULD DO THE BEST WE CAN. DID YOU KNOW THAT PRAISING HIM IS GIVING THANKS TO HIM? THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS IN HEBREWS 13:15 "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his...
John 16:7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."
The Greek word translated "expedient" means "to be an advantage; profitable."
John 15:19 "If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you."
We should not think it is strange to be persecuted. "All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution" (2 Tim. 3:12). We can...
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED IF SWEARING (CURSING OR USING BAD WORDS) IS A SIN? THE BIBLE SAYS IT IS IN SEVERAL PLACES. LET'S LOOK AT A COUPLE. EPHESIANS 4:29 SAYS "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." AND, 1ST PETER 4:10 SAYS "As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold...
John 15:4 "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me."
This is a profound truth, that is the key to bearing fruit, but it is so easy to forget. Because the fruit is borne on the branch, it is easy to credit the branch with the...
I WROTE ABOUT THIS A LONG TIME AGO BUT I WOULD LIKE TO WRITE IT AGAIN SINCE I HAVE A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK AND THIS WILL SHOW THEM HOW FAITHFUL JESUS IS. IT IS A PRAISE REPORT AND HAPPENED ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.
I WAS MANAGING A MARINA, HERE IN FLORIDA, AND WHEN IT WAS SOLD, THE NEW OWNERS LET ME GO. THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES AS THEY WANT THEIR OWN PEOPLE IN THERE. I WAS MAKING...
