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Daily thoghts of inspiration

It’s a Lie!

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We hear it all the time The check is in the mail. I’ll start my diet tomorrow. We service what we sell. Give me your number and the doctor will call you right back. Money cheerfully refunded. One size fits all. This offer limited to the first 100 people who call in. Your luggage isn’t lost, it’s only misplaced. Leave your résumé and we’ll keep it on file. This hurts me more than it hurts you. I just need five minutes of your time. Your table will be ready in a few minutes. Open wide, it won’t hurt a bit. Let’s have lunch sometime. It’s not the money, it’s the principle. But it all a lie. Cute little phrases people use to disguise their lie. Today I would like to introduce an outline of 10 lies about God, faith and life. Ten lies cunningly twisted and crafted to cause you to doubt and question you faith, God and yourself. I am very sure that there are many more lies out there, but I want to share a …

Is grass growing on your path?

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Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God. Over time the paths to these places became well-worn. As a result, if one of these believers began to neglect prayer, it was soon apparent to the others. They would kindly remind the negligent one, “Brother, the grass grows on your path.” Sermon Illustration

Close your mouth!

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When I was young boy growing up in my mama’s house there was one phrase I heard over and over again – close your mouth Walter! Well, I wasn’t saying anything, but I had a habit of just keeping my mouth open. So I got the constant reminder to close my mouth. If I could, I would use the same phrase to people who just won’t close their mouth. People who just won’t say anything without using a foul language, a curse word or a vulgar and obscene joke. Sometimes I just want to go – “close your mouth”. I understand, that the tongue is a very difficult thing to tame, and I don’t want to find myself fussing about cursed words with unbelievers. But at least believers should be different from people of the world, cause I think they have and know the truth. I was reminded by the Lord just after I became a believer that my old and worldly ways of speaking was about time to be abandoned, and a new way of …

Open my eyes Lord

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No one can argue that the human eye is one of the most powerful instruments on earth. I say this because I have been blessed with this God-given gift. It is wonderful to have this ability to see and I have had it since I was born. I can’t imagine my life without it. For this I am so very grateful to the Lord. I also sympathize with those who were born without it as well as with those who lost it for one reason or the other. The human eye is able to spot the smallest detail in the widest view, but what the eye sees is not the full picture. Alongside the world we see is a very different world,  one that the human eye is limited to seeing in so many ways. Beyond the narrow range of light that makes up the familiar colours of the rainbow is a vast spectrum of light, entirely unseen. That is why we need telescopes or microscopes to see things that can not be seen with the Naked eye. That is why scientists have …

Set-up for Success

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I am sure you remember when you were a kid how your teacher would do a timely review before a big test. He/She would say something like “pay attention to this or that, especially page number 7 (for example) because it is coming on the test.” If you ever had a teacher like that – you would understand that he/she wanted you to be prepared so that you could do well on your test. You see, they put us to the test alright – but they set us up for success. How is the Lord setting you up for success today? I would like to share one or two bible verses that I think deals with this topic: Deuteronomy 10:13 and to observe the LORD’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? 1 Corinthians 7:35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord. God is always looking out for our …

Missionary MO (mode of operation)

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I was listening the other day to a pastor as he shared about the various church plants he and his congregation is involved in. He seemed to be excited about a few of the churches they had planted – but a little bit more excited – or rather ecstatic about just one of the many churches he and his congregation had planted. The growth of almost every one of the other church plants stemmed from people who were already believers moving to the vicinity, other believers looking for a better fit, or curious church goers just looking for a change in what they were getting in their former churches. But when he began to talk about this other church plant – this pastor lit up, something in his voice changed, he became very emotional. He said, percentage wise this new church was the fasted growing in terms of conversions – people meeting Jesus and making His Lord and savior of their lives. He said more people were meeting Jesus statistically were meeting Jesus through this particular church plant compared to every other church …

These Three Remain

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There are a few scripture references in the Bible that have done for us a great job of summarizing and simplifying the christian faith – at least for practical reasons. These scriptures answer the question – what shall we do now we are saved? What’s the bottom line… or the make it easy for me to do. Most of them are penned by Jesus Himself and the others by Paul. The one we are considering today is that of Paul’s and I think it carries the same idea with those stated elsewhere in the scripture.  A common Pauline triad (cf. 5:8; Rom. 5:2–5; 1 Cor. 13:13; Gal. 5:5–6; Eph. 4:2–5). In 1 Thess. 1:3 we find this same summary – work … labor … steadfastness. These are the practical out working of the Thessalonians’ conversion. The “work” the Thessalonians do is a result or consequence of their “faith.” So, too, their “labor” flows from “love,” and their endurance or “steadfastness” comes from “hope.” The Work of Faith The Labor of Love The steadfastness of Hope What do these …

Devotional: Let Us sayings in Romans

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There are several places in the scriptures where the phrase “Let Us” occur over and over. I would like to share them with you so that together we can discover what we are being called or motivated to do. Romans 12:6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; Romans 13:12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Romans 13:13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. Romans 14:13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. Romans 14:19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. Romans 15:2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to …

Let us!

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If you need a bit of motivation in your walk with the Lord here are a few passages in the book of Hebrews Hebrews 4:1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. Hebrews 4:11 Let us, therefore, strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. Hebrews 4:14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. Hebrews 4:16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God again, Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near with a pure heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts …

7 Blessings…

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The 7 Blessings in the Book of Revelation: 1/. rev. 1:3 – Hear and Do (lk 11:28; John 8:51; 1 John 2:3; Luke 6:43-49( 2/. rev. 14:13 – Die in the Lord (Eccles. 4:2, Heb. 3:14; 2 Tim 4:7 1 cor. 15:18; 1 Thess. 4:16 3/. rev. 16:15 – Stay awake – stay dressed (Matt. 25:13; matt. 24:42 4/. rev. 19:9 – Invited to Sup (Matt. 22:1-14; Luke 14:15; see verse 7) 5/. Rev. 20:6 – The Rapture (rev. 14:13 see 20:14; 2:11; 21:8 6/. rev. 22:7 Keep the Words, trust, faith in, believe in – see verse 6… 7/. rev. 22:14 – Washed robes… (rev. 7:9, 13, 14… who has the right to eat of the tree of life? see John 1:11, 12, 13). Who can enter through the city by the gates – the gate represent Jesus… he said broad is the road that leads to destruction and narrow is the gate that leads to eternal life but few find it. He was referring to himself.