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October 12, 2012
He is Faithful
Read: 1 Kings 11.8-10, 2 Timothy 2.13, Isaiah 62.3-5, Zephaniah 3.17-18 “The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.” What we have in this passage, though at first glance could illicit fear, in all reality, speaks of God’s [...]
October 11, 2012
Celebration Song
Read: 2 Chronicles 5.11-13, Psalm 145.1-3, Ephesians 5.18-21 What do you celebrate in your life? Is it your accomplishments, perhaps the love received from others, or maybe even the things you create? Or better yet, what are you excited for? What gets you out of bed? Imagine for a moment the long history of the [...]
October 10, 2012
Wisdom Better than Riches
Read: 1 Kings 3.3-15 We often dream and contemplate what it would be like to win the lottery. This is a fun game in some regards, for it taps into our dreams of ease and comfort. Imagine never having to worry about paying your bills on time, or taking care of your family, or having [...]
October 9, 2012
Walking in Obedience
Read: 1 Kings 1-2, Psalm 119 The death of David signifies something incredibly significant; the man who was known to be after the heart of God, the first king to follow the Lord to the end of his days by faith, the Goliath killer and the man who killed his “ten thousands”, continued in God’s [...]
October 5, 2012
Are You “Angry”?
“I find it very interesting, and I’m willing to bet you do as well, during the 1600’s Isaac Ambrose mentioned, “Moderation in religion is accounted a virtue in these times, whereas Jesus Christ would have spewed us out of His mouth.” If moderation was accounted a virtue four hundred years ago, what would we consider [...]
October 3, 2012
A “Shrat” and a “Drag.” – I had Fun with this
In our culture or subculture that we see around us, we see an absolute infatuation with dogs. I know, I know, delving into a subject very close to so many of your hearts. But seriously, there are some bizarre crossbreeding going on amongst the dog owners of our day. We have labradoodles, if that’s how [...]
October 1, 2012
Sin, huh, How are You?
Many Christians today are in real danger of losing our saltiness because of our behavior. Actually, it primarily is because of our neglect of seeing within our own selves. Thomas Boston, a great Scottish Puritan says “Men’s looking at themselves with such confidence, as if they were in no hazard of gross sins.” In other [...]
September 28, 2012
The Remnant Path Excerpt – Chinese Warrior
“I once heard tell of a story of a warrior in China. She was an older woman, far advanced in years and even further advanced in her faith in Jesus Christ. All throughout her long and painful existence as a Christian, during incredibly difficult times, she never had the chance to publicly worship that which [...]
September 27, 2012
What Lies are You Believing?
Out of the dark, like some voice from the past, a long lost friend contacts me on Facebook; he apologized for not having done so previously. As if he needed to. As if to say he owed me some sort of explanation. It’s been fifteen years since we have talked and he apologized for this. [...]
September 25, 2012
A Theology of Grace
Some of you may know that I’m going to begin teaching a theology class starting next Tuesday night through King’s Harbor church. I am more than excited to begin this class as we delve into some deep things in regards to the Lord. One of the things, however, that I want to be defensive about, [...]
