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Content in the Mess
Content in the Mess This is the fifth post lately about contentment. You can guess what I have been thinking about! I have been so very, very upset about what is going on in the US. The good part of that is I have been driven into the Word and prayer. One of the results…
Read MoreAre the Lost Ten Tribes Lost?
The Lost Ten Tribes Have you heard that ten of Israel’s twelve tribes are lost? After Solomon, Israel split in two, with Jeroboam king over the ten tribes of the north, and Rehoboam king over Judah and Benjamin in the south. Two hundred plus years later, the northern kingdom, Israel, was taken captive by Assyria,…
Read MoreWhen to be Content
Christians’ goal should be, like Paul, to be content in any situation. I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. (Philippians 4:11) Often, though, we should NOT be satisfied with where we are. Paul was discontented: For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would…
Read MoreTen Steps to Contentment
Christians are commanded to be content. Paul said contentment was something he learned. Therefore, we are commanded to learn contentment. How to be Content Learning to be content involves head, heart, and hands (what we think, say, and do). Head 1.God is sovereign. Everything (good and bad) is under His control. (See Chapters 2 -5, When Storms…
Read MoreThanksgiving Day 2017
Thanksgiving Day USA Public days of thanksgiving have been common in the United States since the 1600s. In 1621 the pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in the “New World” with what is now commonly called the first “Thanksgiving.” In 1789 the first United States president, George Washington, recommended a day of public thanksgiving and prayer…
Read MorePraise the Truth
Star Factory. nasa. gov Pilate asked Jesus: “What is truth?” (John 18:38) And Pilate asked this while he was looking at the One who is Truth. Who is Truth God is the God of truth. He who is blessed in the earth will be blessed by the God of truth; and he who swears in…
Read MoreActing on Fear
Fear is a common human feeling, both for Christians and for unbelievers. Acting on Fear Do you fear hurting someone’s feeling? Do you then stay quiet when the Lord tells you to speak up? Do you fear lack of money? Do you then foolishly invest in wild schemes or take ungodly jobs? Do you fear…
Read MoreBe Discontent
Contentment, regardless of our circumstances, is fully possible for those whose Lord and Savior is Jesus Christ. In fact, it is a command. Paul said he’d learned how to be content. I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. (Philippians 4:11) To Be Contented, First Be Discontent In order to be content, however, we first…
Read MoreCurrent Event Bingo
Current Event Bingo How hard is it for you to watch the news? Since I’m asking, you can guess I am having a hard time. Many current events are a demonstration of 2 Timothy 3:1-5. In the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant,…
Read MorePraise the Son
Harry-Mouse Durgin Jesus is the Son of God, the Son of David, and the Son of Man. Jesus is both eternal God, and perfect human. Son of God Jesus, the Word, is eternal, was God in the beginning, and was with God in the beginning. (John 1:1) All things came into being through Jesus, the…
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