Video Talk Isaiah 29:15-16 ESV “Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, ‘Who sees us? Who knows us?’ You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, ‘He did not … Continue reading Deeds Done in Secret
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A Jezebel Influence
Video Talk Tolerating that Woman Jezebel Revelation 2:18-20 ESV “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. “’I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and … Continue reading A Jezebel Influence
The Wounds of a Friend
Proverbs 27:5-6 ESV “Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” In America we live in an era in our society as well as within much of today’s church (or what is falsely called “church”) where open rebuke, i.e. speaking the truth … Continue reading The Wounds of a Friend
Standing Firm, with One Mind
Philippians 1:27-30 ESV “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not … Continue reading Standing Firm, with One Mind
Sharing in Our Sufferings
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 ESV “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by … Continue reading Sharing in Our Sufferings
The Floods Lift Up Their Roaring
Psalms 93:1-2 ESV “The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.” Jesus Christ, our Lord, is the King of the whole world. … Continue reading The Floods Lift Up Their Roaring
Living in the Midst of Liars
Matthew 10:24-25 ESV “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.” Jesus had … Continue reading Living in the Midst of Liars
Shepherds who Destroy and Scatter
Video Talk Jeremiah 23:1-3 ESV “’Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!’ declares the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: ‘You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. … Continue reading Shepherds who Destroy and Scatter
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
Video Talk James 1:22-25 ESV “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at … Continue reading Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
He Commends Himself in His Own Eyes
Psalms 36:1-4 ESV “Transgression speaks to the wickeddeep in his heart;there is no fear of Godbefore his eyes.For he flatters himself in his own eyesthat his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;he has ceased to act wisely and do good.He plots trouble while on his bed;he … Continue reading He Commends Himself in His Own Eyes
Walking Wounded 