Month: March 2017

THE evidence of God

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When we are new and do not understand, we think that if God would simply prove Himself to us — by either removing difficulty or by adding blessing — THEN we could have more faith. We want Him to give us some proof that He is there. But God isn’t likely to do this. Rather, God will bring us to the place where we are able to believe Him — regardless of the presence of difficulty, the lack of blessing, and despite not having what we might have wanted as evidence of God’s faithfulness. This is possible only by being …

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SERENITY IN THE TEMPEST

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Job 19:23-27 23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! 24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! 25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. PERHAPS I am akin to Job …

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“Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:26

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The fatherhood of God is common to all his children. Ah! Little-faith, you have often said, “Oh that I had the courage of Great-heart, that I could wield his sword and be as valiant as he! But, alas, I stumble at every straw, and a shadow makes me afraid.” List thee, Little-faith. Great-heart is God’s child, and you are God’s child too; and Great-heart is not one whit more God’s child than you are. Peter and Paul, the highly-favoured apostles, were of the family of the Most High; and so are you also; the weak Christian is as much a …

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Judah, Tamar and Perez

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Judah’s Sons,Tamar, and The Messianic Line Judah and Tamar by Arent de Gelder cir. 1681 Genesis 38: 1-11 1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her. 3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5And she yet again bare a …

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TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION

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Everyone will spend eternity somewhere. Don’t put off securing yours in Jesus.   Hebrews 3:7-19 7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. 10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. 11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) 12 …

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Knowing God – Pastor Jack

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You’re not here by accident.
God loves you. He wants you to have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus, His Son. There is just one thing that separates you from God. That one thing is sin.
Sin is our failure to measure up to God’s holiness and His righteous standards. The Bible says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23. We are all sinners.
But there is good news for you! God loves you! And because of His great love, God sent His only Son Jesus to die for our sins, providing the way for you to have a personal relationship with Him.
“God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

 

Pastor Jack on Knowing God

You’re not here by accident. God loves you. He wants you to have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus, His Son. There is just one thing that separates you from God. That one thing is sin. Sin is our failure to measure up to God’s holiness and His righteous standards.

40 Holiness in The Kingdom

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This 40th message of Zechariah concludes the book. Now God characterizes the holiness that will characterize the Messianic Kingdom. Zechariah uses the illustration of bells of the horses. What he is illustrating is celebratory gladness as the horses have their bells ringing on their harnesses. There will be an inscription on those bells that proclaim “HOLY UNTO JEHOVAH.” This is the same inscription, which is on the gold plate of the turban of the High Priest (Exodus 28:36; 39:30). Holy in this sense is dedicated for the use of the Lord. The earth and its entire population will be holy …

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Genesis Message 63 The Lord Blesses Jacob with Wealth

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Laban was concerned that this God who was unknown to him would stop blessing him after Jacob left. He counters with a negotiation.
Laban says to Jacob, “Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.” Jacob seems to ignore Laban’s request for a fee and goes on to describe how he had made Laban wealthy. This is a well-known negotiation tactic. One takes the lead and affirms their benefits to this deal in order to broker the best arrangement. Jacob was in a great position to get a good deal from Laban. So Laban listens to this negotiation tactic and says “what do you want then?” Jacob says that he does not want anything. What he meant was anything in advance. He wanted an opportunity. He needed the opportunity to provide some material accumulation. Up to now he only received room and board for all his efforts and Laban became wealthy as a result. Jacob said that he would continue to keep Laban’s flocks. In addition he asks Laban to give him a certain type of animals from his flock while he took care of them. There were three categories he asked for:

1. Every speckled one (generalizing the characteristics)
2. Every black one among the sheep
3. Every spotted and speckled among the goats

Jacob made a bonafide fair offer and Laban was trying to prevent Jacob from being successful. This is the second time Laban has successfully deceived Jacob. However, Jacob succeeds in outwitting Laban in the course of the next six years.

We have to view the increase as God given which today is called selective breeding. It originated with Jacob and clearly was a blessing in knowledge as part of the Covenant. In the face of adversity with Laban God is going to prosper Jacob as He promised.

A New Life

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2 Corinthians 10:5 “…casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…” In Chapter 8 of the book of John, we are told of a woman who was caught in the act of adultery. The Pharisees came with the woman in tow and began asking Jesus what should be done to her. They knew that the law said that she should be stoned to death, but they asked Him nonetheless. Jesus then stooped down and began to write in the sand. They continued to …

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Keeping Focused

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Keeping Focused ~ Keep me focused Lord, when going through the fire keep my eyes straight on You so I’ll know, Your heart’s desire. Keep me focused Lord, when I’m full of dread and fear keep me looking heavenward so You can draw me near. Keep me focused Lord, when the storm is raging on keep my mind centered upward so to Your will, I can be drawn. Keep me focused Lord, when everything’s falling apart keep my faith, horizontally intact so You’ll always be in my heart. Keep me focused Lord, no matter what I’m going through help me …

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Joy From Out of Pain

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Reflections A woman when she is in travail has sorrow because her hour is come. But as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish for joy that a man is born into the world. And you now therefore have sorrow. But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you. (John 16:21-22) Jesus said these things to His disciples right before He was arrested and crucified. They had hoped for an immediate kingdom with Jesus as the Messiah, and it was all about to …

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