Month: October 2018

Loneliness

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Loneliness Being alone and being lonely are two different things. One can be alone without being lonely, and one can be lonely in a crowded room. Loneliness is, therefore, a state of mind, an emotion brought on by feelings of separation from other human beings. The sense of isolation is very deeply felt by those who are lonely. The Hebrew word translated “desolate” or “lonely” in the Old Testament means “one alone, only; one who is solitary, forsaken, wretched.” There is no deeper sadness that ever comes over the mind than the idea that we are alone in the world, that …

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“Just Be Held”

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1 Peter 5:6-7 (KJV) Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. “Just Be Held” Hold it all together Everybody needs you strong But life hits you out of nowhere And barely leaves you holding on And when you’re tired of fighting Chained by your control There’s freedom in surrender Lay it down and let it go So when you’re on your knees and answers seem so far away You’re not alone, stop holding on and just be held Your …

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“She gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.” Ruth 2:3

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“She gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.” Ruth 2:3 Her hap was. Yes, it seemed nothing but an accident, but how divinely was it overruled! Ruth had gone forth with her mother’s blessing, under the care of her mother’s God, to humble but honourable toil, and the providence of God was guiding her every step. Little did she know that amid the sheaves she would find a husband, that he should make her the joint owner of …

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Thirty Pieces of Silver

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According to Exodus 21:32, if an ox gored a neighbour’s slave to death, the owner was obligated to pay the neighbour thirty pieces of silver — that was the value of the dead slave. Thereafter, it became symbolic of contempt. At one point in his ministry, the prophet Zechariah was asked to play a messianic role (Zechariah 11:4-14), meaning a role that the Messiah Himself would play in the future, the role of the good shepherd. For a period of time, Zechariah was to feed a flock destined for slaughter. He then was to approach the Jewish leaders and say …

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Revelation Message 67 – Salvation by Grace

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In this video Dr Woodhead discusses the fact that all going into the Messianic Kingdom will be saved or regenerated individuals. The topic of salvation in general is discussed and what the Bible teaches about the dynamics of this subject as it pertains to the Church Age. Specific attention is given to II Corinthians chapter 7, and baptism as well as the Lord’s great commission.   Watch this video on YouTube

Awakened!

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Dr. Mike Murphy The words he wrote must have troubled him. He saw a nation that was turning to lawlessness, a nation of people only concerned with their own selfish interest. Since the War of Independence, the nation found itself in a moral decline. The roaring waves of the First Great Awakening had now turned to nothing more than ripples. He watched as our churches were becoming empty. Church membership in this nation had fallen to just five to ten percent, and many of our churches were facing the horror of having to permanently close their doors. The Methodist were …

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Press On

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Press On Philippians 3:12 “Not that I have already attained or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.” _____________________________________________________________ How encouraging that the great Apostle Paul would confess his great need for growing deeper in his pursuit of God. His admission brings me great hope and tells me much about our own Christian journeys. After he had experienced so many miraculous encounters in his life, from meeting Jesus on the Damascus Road to declaring the Gospel to the Emperor of Rome, Paul never …

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Then Face to Face

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Reflections Then Face to Face For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. (I Cor. 13:12) The glass through which we NOW, “see darkly,” is natural man. Not necessarily sinful man, but natural man. Even though Christ dwells in the believer, and this equips us with the capacity to grow to see Jesus Christ, in this age, and in this body, we will never be completely free from our natural man. To one degree or another, we will see …

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May the strength of the Everlasting God carry you through whatever you’re facing — today and always

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May the strength of the Everlasting God carry you through whatever you’re facing — today and always. Isaiah 40:27-31 (KJV) 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God? 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, […]

Accepting God’s Plan

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Accepting God’s Plan Job 24:1–25 David, in Psalm 139, makes the appropriate comment, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it” (v. 6). If David lived today, he would write, “This blows my mind.” The vastness of God’s inscrutability has a way of doing that to us—and so it should. If nothing else, the study of Job reveals that we don’t fully understand God’s ways. We cannot explain the inexplicable. We cannot fathom the unfathomable. So let’s not try to unscrew the inscrutable. If only the men who considered themselves Job’s friends …

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Why Christ?

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Why Christ? Dr. Mike Murphy “All religions are the same” “Any religion can get you to heaven” “Every religion worships the same god” We have all heard these statements over and over. We hear many discard and diminish religion, telling us that religion has no place in society. We hear many claim that religion is just a way to control men, to manipulate the world in a direction that religion wants it to move. We hear many tell us that this world has moved beyond religion, no longer in need of religion’s gods. And we hear many tell us that …

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