Archive for March, 2008

31 Mar

Prayer: Your Powerful Priority

Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. (Luke 9:28, ESV) 
September 11, 2001–the nation looked on as the New York skyline and our lives were forever changed. Lives were lost, fear and anger gripped the nation…and people prayed. 
In the […]

31 Mar

Be Steadfast in Faith, Trusting in the Lord Only

What does the Lord ask of you?
To love the Lord our God.
To keep His commandments everyday.
To serve Him with heart and soul.
Not to turn away and worship other gods.
To keep and teach His word.
To walk in all His ways.
These are the things which the Lord requires of all His people.
Therefore thou shalt love the Lord […]

30 Mar

The False Prophets Are Coming

What is a prophet?
One who delivers divine messages, or interprets divine will.  A prophet will speak out for a certain cause, and even make predictions about the future. 
Many years ago there were many prophets whom God used to speak to His people.  When the people were disobedient, as people tend to be, God would give […]

21 Mar

Who Cares?

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read straight through, and you’ll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss […]

17 Mar

Not Worth Remembering

Throughout history there have been vile and wicked leaders who died with evil as their epitaph - Hitler and Idi Amin, the wicked leader of Uganda, to name two.  But we all know of less famous people who lived - or are living - wicked unrighteous lives as well.  They committed sin and seemingly had […]

07 Mar

Persecuted for the Name of Christ

Location: China
Arrested: July 2007

In July 2007, 42-year-old Li Mei and nine house church leaders were arrested, when they were discovered having a Sunday worship service. They were charged with singing Christian hymns to villagers, showing the JESUS film in a nursing home and praying for healing for a disabled elderly man. The nine were sentenced […]

05 Mar

If There is One Thing That God Hates…

God does not hate His people.  But if there is one thing that He does hate, it is a lukewarm heart. 
That term is pretty self explanatory isn’t it? 
Lukewarm; it’s not quite hot, but not quite cold either.  It’s just in between. 
If a husband tells his wife that he loves her, yet doesn’t back up his […]

03 Mar

Purity

Purity is a condition of beauty.  Something pure exists in its essential nature:  undefiled, unblemished, uncontaminated.  An entire department of the U.S. government, the Food and Drug Administration, exists as a purity watchdog.  Its guidelines spell out how much impurity manufacturers can get away with - and it’s a little alarming.  Coffee beans, for instance, won’t […]