The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Genesis 2:8 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either...
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God...He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places. (Psalm 18:31, 33) A Brief Sketch of the Day On day four our team climbed Mt. Masada. It is a place rich with historical significance,...
This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5) The Back Story for Those Not There On Sunday, April 6, at approximately 10:15 a.m., the power at Sylvania Church went out. So, about...
And Jesus was going about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people. Matthew 4:23 A Day Filled With Water Day three of our Journey through...
"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it." (Matthew 7:13-14) The Basics...
"It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, 'Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened.' So they cried out with a loud voice and cut themselves...
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. Behold, your house is being left desolate! For I say to...
"I may venture to say that I know and unreservedly believe the doctrines pertaining to our salvation. But my difficulty is in the question how I am to use this truth in ministering to the salvation of others, seeking what is profitable not for myself alone, but for...
"'And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" Jesus - from Mark 12:30-31 Love and Goal-Setting Often, when...
Do not enter the path of the wicked and do not proceed in the way of evil men. Avoid it, do not pass by it; turn away from it and pass on. (...) But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines down brighter and brighter until the full day....
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love. Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman and embrace the...
Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, ?I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,? (Hebrews 13:5, NASB). The Love of Money - A Tough Topic Scripture teaches that confessing...
For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. (Philippians 3:18-19) A World of...
The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near. Proverbs 10:14 The "Unheld" Tongue The other day I had the great misfortune of hearing one of Miley Cyrus' new songs, entitled Can't Stop. One line in particular caught my attention. In the midst of...
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble. Proverbs 4:14-16...
I am attaching a file to a sermon I listened to this morning. I am not going to tell you the young man's name. What I will tell you is this: he is not a "senior pastor", he does not yet have his seminary degree, he is in his early 20s. While not a "big-name",...
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, ?Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the...
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. (Proverbs 18:1) Created In Community In the creation narrative in Genesis 1-2, the first time we are presented with something being "not good" is when Adam is seen as alone...
