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Biblical Teachings
The Innkeeper ( Do You Have Time For God This Christmas?)
Dr. Mike Murphy “I just do not have time for all this! With all the people pouring into this town, I have to make the most of each minute. I have to strike while the iron is hot. It would just not be good business to do otherwise. This census has brought me an opportunity that I may never see again. Every inch of space in this town is needed right now, and I can get whatever price I want for the space I have. Now is not the time for me to be giving out free rooms! Not even …
Free to Enjoy God
God is a loving Father and friend, not a judgmental taskmaster who motivates by intimidation. Psalm 37:3-5 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. The gospel writers spoke about children coming to Jesus, giving the impression that the young were very comfortable around Him (Matt. 18:2-3; Matt. 19:13-14). Some probably climbed …
Merry Christnukkah!
Here we are drawing close to the eve of Christmas and Hanukkah in this season of celebrating eternal light. It has been proven by many, that this isn’t the season of our Saviors birth but the season of His conception, and He was actually born during the time frame Feast of Tabernacles. That doesn’t diminish the celebration of this season, it just shifts the focus of the celebration. So, in this season of the celebratiing the conception of the light of the world, from Prepare the Way Ministries International, Tribe Quantum, Prophetic Art of James Nesbit, and the Nesbit home, …
IN THE SCHOOL OF FAITH
Small faith limits God’s activity in a believer’s life. He uses us only to the degree of our trust in Him Matthew 16:6-12(KJV) 6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. 8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how …
Names of Jesus: The Good Shepherd
A Bible Study by Jack Kelley “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay …
Captain of the Host of the Lord
Reflections And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. (Josh. 5:13-14) Joshua wanted to know the whose side this angel would fight for. He said, “Neither side. I’m here to fight for the Lord’s interests.” This is true in any …
Question 6: What does it mean to worship God “in spirit and in truth,” and does the Bible specify a particular style of worship?
John 4:24 says: God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. Answer: Concerning what Yeshua meant about worshipping God “in spirit and in truth,” one has to consider the context of Yeshua’s conversation with the Samaritan woman. In this conversation, the question came up whether Jerusalem or Mount Gerizim was the proper place of worship. Hence, the issue was not the form or type of worship, but rather: Must the worship of God occur in only one specific place? The Messiah declared to the Samaritan woman that, for the time being, Jerusalem was the …
The Hope of Glory
Reflections And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Rom 8:17-18) There are a number of expressions in the Bible that seem a little odd to our way of speaking. For example, Paul says we are, “in Christ.” He also says there is life, “in Christ Jesus.” (John 1:4) These seem odd to us because we …
Our True Identity
Believers aren’t patched-up versions of their old self; they are new creatures. Ephesians 1:3-8 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein …
“Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant.” 2 Samuel 23:5
This covenant is divine in its origin. “He hath made with me an everlasting covenant.” Oh that great word He ! Stop, my soul. God, the everlasting Father, has positively made a covenant with thee; yes, that God who spake the world into existence by a word; he, stooping from his majesty, takes hold of thy hand and makes a covenant with thee. Is it not a deed, the stupendous condescension of which might ravish our hearts forever if we could really understand it? “HE hath made with me a covenant.” A king has not made a covenant with me–that …
BETHLEHEM OF JUDAEA
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” (Micah 5:2 KJV). Today’s Scripture, written about 700 B.C., prophesies the exact birthplace of Israel’s Messiah. Notice the Bible is very specific: “Bethlehem Ephratah” pinpoints the Bethlehem in southern Israel (there was another Bethlehem, in Galilee, northern Israel). Bethlehem of Judaea, as today’s Scripture teaches, is “little among the thousands of Judah” (a little-known village). The Bible tells us that …
WALKING WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE
Many times we choose self-reliance over trusting God. But following the His guidance is a much better way to live Hebrews 11:1-31 (KJV) 11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, …
I want to live my life for God. How do I do that?
Living for God is not a matter of following a set of rules. God commanded the Israelites to follow a system of sacrifices, but Samuel said to Saul, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams” (1 Samuel 15:22). In order for us to live for God, we must know what He wants. Jesus, in His High Priestly prayer during His Upper Room Discourse (John 13—17), gives us insight into what He wants. He …