Archives for April 2014

Mark 14:8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. I have often heard this verse preached as we encourage people to get involved in their local church. I think that question that must be answered in reference to World Evangelism would be “Are you doing […]

Mark 10:44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. Biblical leadership is completely different than worldly or secular leadership. They rule over, we serve. As God prepares you to go as a missionary servant of His just remember that that is exactly how He would have you go. Go […]

Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. How much of what we teach and practice is just a keeping of our own traditions and not the commandment of God. We have been commanded to take the gospel to the world […]

Mark 5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. Outside the very Word of God the most powerful message you have is what God has done in your life. When […]

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. People often ask me where church planting is emphasized in the Bible. I always say to them that starting in the book of Acts till you reach […]

Matthew 23:4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. Religious people were and are famous for asking people to do things that they do not do. Jesus came to set men free, to give […]

Matthew 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. I would like to share some ideas about how to deal with sin and failure in the lives of our church members and especially […]

Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. How guilty have I been of this disobedience? Singing His praises, preaching His glory and His Word and yet not having my heart right with Him? How often have I gone […]

Matthew 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. It is time to get out of our “Baptist Bubble” and “Christian Cocoon”. People are dying and going to Hell without even a chance to hear the gospel […]

Malachi 2:14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? […]

Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. I do not know how many times we think that we are something or that we bring something to God […]

Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. Shall be filled it says. The knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the world as waters cover the seas. With such a promise how can you not desire to […]

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. There is no God like the One and Only true God. He is a God that forgives sin. He doesn’t […]

Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: I believe that today there is a famine in the land. I believe that it is a famine […]

Hosea 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. God, through Hosea, tells His people that He is not looking for external worship. He wants them to love others, show mercy. He want them to know Him more than He wants them to bring offerings. We […]

Daniel 10:8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. When Daniel saw an angel in Daniel 10, he fell on his face and had no strength left in him.  He said […]

Daniel 3:29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. There is no other […]

Daniel 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. The lost religious world will most likely not believe in our God unless He shows himself to […]

Ezekiel 38:23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD. I never read these verses without them touching my heart. He will magnify Himself. He will be known. They will know that He is the […]

Ezekiel 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? The ministry was never meant to be a means of getting a pay […]

Ezekiel 28:6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; In this chapter we are going to find what we believe is an explanation of the beginning of Satan. Where did Satan come from? I believe that this passage shows how Satan in his heart began […]

Ezekiel 20:9 But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. His name is very important to Him! He does not want us pollute His […]

Ezekiel 18:32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. Our God does not have pleasure in the death of those that die. That is made clear in this verse. A rhetorical questions is asked in Ezekiel 18:23 Have I any […]

Ezekiel 13:3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! God was angry with the foolish prophets because they were following their own spirits. They said they had seen something when they had not. I am afraid that this is true of much preaching […]

Ezekiel 2:5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. God tells Ezekiel to go preach to a nation that doesn’t want to hear him. They are rebellious. They will not hear. They will continue […]

Lamentations 3:22 It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. I don’t know if you ever have those days when you wonder if it is worth it or not. I get tired, real tired. It is not […]

Jeremiah 47:7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it. The sword of the Lord is busy and making noise. It has gone out to accomplish what the Lord sent it to do. The question is how can […]

Jeremiah 42:3 That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that […]

Jeremiah 32:37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be […]

Jeremiah 27:5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. We would be very wise to remember that it is God that has made us and we ourselves. […]