PRAISE AND POWER                       Great and Mighty is Our Lord                     May 22, 2019
Psalm 22:3: “But thou art holy, O thou who inhabitest the praises of Israel.” God lived in praises of Israel to Him. Is it any wonder the Psalmist said in Psalm 34:1, “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” God dwells in praise to Him.  We bless the Lord with our...

PRAISE AND POWER                  GRASSHOPPERS OR CONQUERORS                 May 15, 2019
God had made a contract with Abraham, promising a country they would come to know as Canaan. When they escaped from Pharaoh and the Egyptians, they soon approached this land. God directed Moses to send a leader from each of the twelve tribes of Israel to “spy” out the land. After an appropriate amount of time the...

PRAISE AND POWER                                 WHAT TO SOW                                         May 8, 2019
Most every believer is aware of the parable of the sower. In that parable the sower went out to sow. Some of the seed which he sowed fell by the wayside, some in stony places, some among thorns and some on good ground. Later in this record from the Scriptures we learn that the sower sowed God’s Word. There is another illustration in Galatians 6 which deals with...

PRAISE AND POWER            BE STRONG AND OF A GOOD COURAGE        April 30, 2019
Each of us is going to face some kind of challenging crisis in our lifetime. Perhaps it's serious illness in our own lives, or the death of a loved one. We've seen many calamities in the past year from floods to earthquakes that have ravaged people's lives and their possessions. If we were to come to a similar situation, would we face such things with fear or...

PRAISE AND POWER                                  Are You Hungry?                                April 25, 2019
When our stomach “growls,” and we hunger for physical food, we do what it takes to satisfy that hunger. It may involve shopping and cooking, or going to our favorite restaurant, but we do our best to satisfy that hunger for physical food. What about our spiritual hunger? Do we make the same effort to satisfy that hunger? How hungry are we to know more about God and His Word?...

PRAISE AND POWER                     PRAYER FROM THE HEART                 April 20, 2019
Some memorize "prayers." Some read a prepared "prayer." Should prayer be a religious ritual or a way of life which involves practicing the presence of God? Matthew 6 sets out some boundaries for our prayer life. "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.”...

PRAISE AND POWER                      HIS BROKEN BODY AND SHED BLOOD                    April 12, 2019
At what is called the last supper (before his crucifixion) which Jesus had with his twelve apostles, he instituted a remembrance which represents what he did for those who want to believe. “And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave...

PRAISE AND POWER                               FREEDOM TO SERVE                              March 30, 2019
Romans 6:16 – 23 declares the contrast between sin and righteousness. Let’s start at the end and then consider the other verses. “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Someone once said if that is the best that sin can pay, I don’t want to work there. Wages are earned by work while a gift...

PRAISE AND POWER                                     ACCESS TO GOD                                     March 25, 2019
One of the great truths found in the Epistle written to the Ephesians is: “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; …” (Ephesians 2:19)
What great news that is for those who were previously Gentiles. The born again Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners; but they are fellow-citizens with the saints and part of God’s household...

PRAISE AND POWER         GOD OPENS THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN        March 14, 2019         
It seems like every time we turn around somebody wants us to give something to this cause or that one. Telemarketers and bulk mailers, people on the street and on television make their pitch regularly. Many of these causes are legitimate and honest. But what does God, in His Word, have to say about giving. John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten...

PRAISE AND POWER                    YOUR QWN SPARKS OR GOD’S LIGHT?                March 9, 2019
“Who is among you that feareth [reverences] the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This...

PRAISE AND POWER                                  THIS MIND IN US                                February 27, 2019
“If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels [compassions] and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord [with unity of purpose], of one mind [the same thoughts].” (Philippians 2:1, 2) Since there is: consolation in Christ, comfort of love, fellowship of the Spirit, compassions...

PRAISE AND POWER                  GOD’S PEOPLE SET APART              February 20, 2019
The Bible tells us that when we are born again we are called "peculiar." Today our first reaction to this word is to think of it as meaning strange and different from the norm. In the Biblical sense it refers to a special people selected by God. "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good...

PRAISE AND POWER                               HELPFUL INFORMATION                          February 14, 2019
The first chapter of II Peter gives us some very helpful information regarding our walk as believers. “Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, …” (II Peter 1:2)  Notice that this does not say grace and peace be added unto you. It says “grace and peace be multiplied unto you.” Multiplication is rapid addition. This happens through the knowledge of...

PRAISE AND POWER                               WHAT A LIFE IN CHRIST!                        February 5, 2019
John 3:16 is familiar to every Christian. Let’s look at verse 15 as well: “That whosoever believeth in him [Jesus Christ] should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:15, 16) When a person is born from above he or she receives spirit...