The Gospel: Brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according... Continue Reading →
Seven P’s of Fathering
[This recap is from the sermon June 18, 2023] From yesterday's sermon... P #1. Procreation – if you can, within God’s limits and by God’s provision, have children - any number (2, 4, 6 or 8 - YEAH!). We remember God’s position on children: “…children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand... Continue Reading →
June Days
These Days June 15 1215, the Magna Carta was signed outside of London 1962, the Port Huron Statement was signed - a political manifesto of the radical left June 16 1858, Abraham Lincoln declared: “A house divided against itself cannot stand!” 1903, the Ford Motor Company was formed June 17 1775, the battle of Bunker... Continue Reading →
Heaven Awaits the Saved
Heaven awaits those who have embraced Jesus as their Savior in repentance, confession and submission. To die as His is to step into the presence of the Lord in Heaven. Considering Revelation 4:1-2 as a picture, to step into Heaven is to step up to the throne. It is not to meet Grandma at the gate or... Continue Reading →
Beware – 1 Timothy 4:1
I Timothy 4:1-3, Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, 3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created … The Holy Spirit emphatically issues a warning of three dangers facing... Continue Reading →
Father’s Wisdom
God, our Father, with directives and info for His children: wisdom for life and living... All from Deuteronomy 28:9-10, The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. Then all peoples of the earth shall see that... Continue Reading →
Father’s Do – Zephaniah 3
Zephaniah 3:16-17, In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Do not fear; Zion, let not your hands be weak. The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” What a good, good Father is our God! What... Continue Reading →
49 and Counting
Forty-nine years ago Janet and I exchanged vows of marital commitment before God and two witnesses – her mother, her matron-of-honor, and my father, my best man. It was a hot Sunday day and as we were on the backside of a big church split, we did not have a church building so we used... Continue Reading →
Haggai 1:5-8
From the Thursday men’s study: Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes.” Thus... Continue Reading →
John and Herod
Mark 6:18-20, Because John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not; 20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 