Beware of the “Is that So?”

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Tempted

Originally posted 03/31/2009 Have you heard a little voice say to you is that so?  If so, beware!  In Genesis 3:1 we see Satan using that tactic with Eve “Yeah, hath God said…” Now turn to Matthew 4:3 & 6: Satan says to Jesus “If thou be...

The Liberator

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Tempted

Originally posted 05/08/2009 As we continue on in our discussion of who Jesus is; let’s take a look at John 8:36: “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” Jesus is the Son that is referred to in this passage.  One must ask...

Tempted

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Tempted

Originally posted 3/20/2009 Are we prepared to handle temptations?  One way to find out is to look at your Scriptures that you have memorized.  For some John 3:16 is the first verse they ever memorized as a child, and as an adult the only verse they can recall.  Yet...

Temptation’s Timing

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Tempted

Originally posted 05/21/2009 Luke chapter 4 records the temptation of Christ and Christ’s responses to the Devil himself.  Have you ever come through the storms of temptation and was glad that it was finally over?  I have. It was a time of breathing afresh.  A...

Taste and See

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Thanksgiving

Originally posted 11/24/2008 With Thanksgiving so close and all the feasting that goes on around the holidays, I can not help but think about Psalms 34:8 “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”  As you take your...

Spring Cleaning

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Thanksgiving

Originally posted 02/07/2009 It is that time of year for me again, to begin Spring Cleaning.  I always need a head start, that way I might finish before summer.  Spring cleaning is not something I look forward to.  Matter of fact I can get a little miserable to be...

Your Commitment Rated

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Thanksgiving

Originally 03/20/2009 Commitment is a big word, and it is a word to be taken seriously.  When you think of your life; your life as a Christian (they should be one ofthe same) how would you rate your commitment to God?  David states a very interesting thing in...

Truth

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Truth

Originally Posted 04/24/2009 “A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.” Proverbs 14:25.  Ever wonder who or what is the truth?  Just look for the end result.  Does the end result bring people closer to God and thereby help...

Warning

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Warning

Originally posted 05/19/2009 Why did Paul for 3 years warn the flock at Ephesus that when he left grievous wolves would enter among them and not spare the flock?  Why did he for 3 years warn that there would be those in the flock that would likewise turn people away...

Repentance, What’s the Big Deal?

by | Jun 24, 2023 | Warning

Originally posted 06/01/2009 I am hearing more and more people omit repentance from a necessary part of a relationship with Jesus.  I scratch my head with this one, because it makes no earthly sense to me. You see in Matthew 4: 17 it states “From that time Jesus...