l Kings 21:25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. Ahab was a very wicked man. He sold himself, gave all, 100% of himself to do wrong. The thing that jumps off the page for me […]
Archives for July 2017
Questioning God?
I Kings 17:20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? Elijah sees that the widow’s son is dead. He goes to immediately heal or raise the child from the dead. The interesting thing is […]
What made the Lord angry
I Kings 11:9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, I think that it is interesting to notice what made the Lord angry. It was that Solomon’s heart turned from the Lord God of Israel to false gods. […]
Strangers, Foreigners to hear
I Kings 8:42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; When Solomon was dedicating the temple he thought of all those non Jewish people that needed to know God. The blessing of God on […]
We choose so much
I Kings 2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: Solomon was […]
Giant Killers
II Samuel 21:19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. I love the story of how God used David to kill Goliath. I love this story […]
New Ministry at the Forsyth County Jail
Last night we saw an answer to the prayers of many people. It has been our desire for many years now to have the opportunity to serve in the local jail by leading Bible studies. Over the last year, especially, Joseph Reidy has kept this prayer requests before us. We are so thankful this […]
David’s friend came
II Samuel 15:37 So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem. There is nothing like having a real friend. David was in trouble. His son was kicking him out of his kingdom. He was on the room to save his life. The verse is so simple. Hushai David’s friend came. […]
No other God like Him
II Samuel 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. Last night I listened to testimony after testimony of how good God is and what He has done for His people. His […]
Giving up your dignity and pride
II Samuel 6:22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. David had been worshipping God as the ark made its way to the city. Michal, his wife and […]
Obvious to Saul
I Samuel 26:25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. David did right. He didn’t kill or harm Saul when he had the chance. He was good even […]
Behave yourself
I Samuel 18:14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. David was in front of Saul and all the people. David kept a good testimony. Those that watched him knew that he was doing right. He behaved wisely. That might have meant that he didn’t do somethings […]
God can do it again
I Samuel 17:36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. When the battle against Goliath was before David he wasn’t worried about whether God would work in his life or not. He knew […]
Rehearsing to God
I Samuel 8:21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. Samuel knew, obviously, that God already knew what was going on . He still went to God in prayer and told Him all about what was happening. He rehearsed them in the ears […]
By the Word of the Lord
I Samuel 3:21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD. We all know that Samuel heard from the Lord much more directly than any of us. He even appeared to him in this verse. What strikes me as wonderful is […]
Preacher for sale
Judges 17:10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. Imagine a man of God being for sale like this man. […]
It was God’s power
Judges 15:14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. Sometimes we picture Samson has a big muscled […]
Reaping what you sow
Judges 9:56 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: God makes it clear in story after story that sin doesn’t go unpunished. Sometimes it may seem like it takes too long but God is just. Here Abimelech dies. He dies because of his sin. […]
Teach them war
Judges 3:2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; I think that sounds strange to the majority of us today. God wanted His people to learn war. He wanted them to learn to fight. We live in a […]
Don’t make the same mistakes
Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. We love our parents and are very thankful for them but that doesn’t mean we want […]
Still a lot to do
Joshua 13:1 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. Joshua had given his entire life to serving God. He had watched God bring them across the Jordan river. He had seen […]
Our Generation Camp 17
Have you ever been to the Our Generation Camp? If not, you might not know what it was all about. The Our Generation Camp focused on world missions. For five days, real missionaries and other preachers taught on the subject of world evangelism. Teens were encouraged to consider the call on their own lives to […]
Shout in faith
Joshua 6:16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city. They are making their last trip around the city. They will shout before the walls fall. They will shout because they believe and […]
His great promise
Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Imagine the God of heaven telling you something like that. I will be with you. I will […]
Prophesy concerning the church
Deuteronomy 32:21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. God’s people didn’t show Him the respect that […]
Help your brother
Deuteronomy 22:4 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. When you see your brother in need you are to help him. You are not supposed to act like you didn’t see. He […]
Stand for God above all others
Deuteronomy 13:6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the […]
Sunday in Review – Tailgate Sunday
We had a great Sunday this past week as we celebrated the fourth of July by having our annual Tailgate Sunday. Many different Sunday school classes made different foods from Tamale’s to BBQ sliders to Indian food. We had a great time celebrating with each other. We had 290 people in attendance Sunday morning with […]
Never forget that He will destroy
Deuteronomy 7:10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. We talk so much of God’s love that it is easy to forget that the Scriptures also tell us that He will repay to […]
God caused others to fear and respect His people
Deuteronomy 2:25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. God caused people to fear the nation of Israel. God would send […]
Two witnesses required minimum
Numbers 35:30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. God told Moses way back when how they were to treat criminals. They were to deal severely with murderers. They would be put […]
Taking care of their children first
Numbers 32:24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. 2 1/2 tribes of Israel chose their inheritance on the wrong side of the river. God accepted their petition to do so. The funny thing is that they wanted to make […]
Charging the man of God
Numbers 27:18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. God is going to replace Moses […]
A replacement
Numbers 20:26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. It is God’s way to replace His people. Someone said that God buries His workers but never His work. God will keep on keeping on until He has […]