(Rev 1:4) “John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come;” In John’s day, the church was experiencing extreme persecution and many were even being killed for their faith. They were discouraged and God told John to […]
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“And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife…and they brought him forth, and set him without the city” (Gen 19:16). God was about to destroy Sodom & Gomorrah and He sent two angels to get Lot and his family out. Something that really bothered me
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Prov 18:21). It doesn’t matter how small you may be physically, you have great power today. With your tongue (the words that you say), you can either build someone UP or tear someone DOWN. Friendships
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“Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men” (Ps. 12:1). This was the first verse I read in my devotional time this morning and 3 great truths jumped out to me that I wanted to pass along. Let’s look at that verse in reverse order. 3)
“And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost…” (Acts 2:3-4a) Notice that when the Holy Ghost came, it says the cloven tongues sat upon “each of them.” Then it says, “they were ALL filled” (Emphasis mine). In
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“Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded” (Ps. 7:6). David wanted God to deal with his enemies, and deal with them severely! He wanted God to get angry at them for what they were doing
New Years is always looked at as a time to renew ourselves and do better, especially spiritually. People often say, I need to get back to where I used to be with God.” Maybe NOT. “What? We shouldn’t get back to where we were with God,” you say? I submit to you that a better
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“And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62)Looking back at how God has blessed CBC, both amazes and humbles me. In 2014 we had 32 saved! 28 of those were baptized, and 22 people joined the church.Looking
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“..they brought forth the sick into the streets…that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.” (Acts 5:15) The Bible says that people were bringing the sick so that they may be under Peter’s shadow as he passed by! Every one of us have our own shadow of influence
“He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.” (Matt. 12:30) Everyone can be put into one of two categories; we are either WITH Jesus, or AGAINST Jesus. We are either GATHERING for Jesus, or we are SCATTERING from Jesus. What many do not realize is
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