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A Godly Response To Tyranny
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(1) Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, (2) to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and...
Building Relationships In Each Situation
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(10) Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. (11) Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.’ (1 Chronicles 16:10-11) The context of these verses is from ...
Out with the old
On Sunday we looked at the New Covenant which is better than the Old Covenant. I did not mention the parable of Jesus from Luke 5:36-39 dealing with the old wineskins and the new wineskins. Why? The message of Jesus is ...
Fix The Levee Leak Before The Breach!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.’ (Proverbs 17:14) Had Russia and Ukraine been able to discuss their disagreements with each other, it is p...
Stand Up For God’s Principles
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(18) Then <the Sanhedrin> called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. (19) But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to y...
When Justice Is Righteous, Justice Is Served
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.’ (Proverbs 21:15); ‘Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it <what is r...
Progress Must Follow God’s Word
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(21) Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials, (22) for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?’ (Proverbs 24:21...
Exchange The Lie For The Truth
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(25) They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. (26) Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lust...
Our best – only – advocate
If any of us had to stand before a judge in court, we would want someone to stand with us — to advise us, to speak for us. Someone who knew the system and how to best represent us. This morning, we saw that ...
Don’t Be Superstitious!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.’ (1 Timothy 4:7); ‘See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy...
Open Up With Your Needs
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(13) Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. (14) Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them w...
The Valley Of Decision
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘”For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone”, declares the Sovereign Lord. “Repent and live!”’ (Ezekiel 18:32); ‘For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.’ (1 Corin...