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May 18, 2007Turn from Sin
Luke 13:3
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Pray
Father may my life be as a fragrant flower to You. Thank You for
Your tender care and willingness to forgive. May 17, 2007Beware of Covetousness
Luke 12:15
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness:
for man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he
possesseth.
Pray
Father, show me contentment in You and not in what the world says I need. May 16, 2007Hear the Word and Bear Fruit
Luke 8:15
But that on the good ground are they, which in an Honest and Good
Heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Pray
Praise to You Great Provider, who Gives More than I Need and Deserve. Wednesday Night Bible Study May 16, 2007Wednesday Night Bible Study
Signs of the End of this Age
Matthew 24: 28-42
Tonight at 6:30pm
Studing the KJV
Everyone Welcome to Attend Our Fellowship
14330 State Highway 19
Hamilton, Alabama 35570 Sunday School Lesson May 20, 2007Spiritual Error Is Rampant
Biblical Truth:
Believers are to recognize spiritual error and, take a stand
for the spiritual truth.
Background Passage: 2 Peter 2: 1-22
Believers are to beware of false prophets who teach destructive heresies and lead many people astray. They exploit people with deceptive words for their own personal gain. Their judgement will be swift and sure in God’s timing.
The Bible’s true record of God’s judgement of angels who sinned, the wicked in Noah’s day, and Sodom and Gomorrah all attest to God’s judgement of sin. False teachers are bold, arrogant, and wicked; and they speak blasphemy to draw people away from God’s true way of righteousness.
Identify Spiritual Error
2 Peter 2:1-3
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privitly shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgement now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Denounce Spiritual Error
2 Peter 2:12-14
Buy these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they count it pleasure to riot in the daytime. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
Stand Against Spiritual Error
2 Peter 2:17-22
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved forever. For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lust of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. For if after they have escaped the pollution of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing into the mire.
What About You
The Bible makes it very clear that the conditions Peter described are not new. The Devil has been deceiving people since the beginning of time. My wife, Martha, and I were walking along the streets of Basel, Switzerland, one Christmastime.
We were approached by two-fine looking young men dressed in dark trousers and white shirts. They were from the United States, doing inter-national missionary services, but not one on behalf of Jesus Christ. We had an interesting conversation, but neither they nor we were changed in what we believe.
Recently, I was working in my yard when two well-dressed women and a boy walked up to me. They wanted to give me some printed material about their movement. I took their literature and talked to them about Jesus. Many churches experience disruption because members or leaders pervert biblical teachings and practices, whether intentionally or in ignorance.
Because spiritual error is rampant, dangerous, and destructive, we as believers must be sure that we believe is based on the inspired Bible. We must also be willing to take a strong stand for spiritual truth and to confront those who would undermine the faith of others by false teachings.
We must continue to learn God’s Word and keep being filled with the Holy Spirit so we can rightly represent our Lord Jesus Christ wherever He leads us. I pray that you will join me in being willing to pay the price to learn what the Bible really teaches and to stand up for the Lord against those who distort and deny His Word. May 15, 2007Be Willing to Forgive
Mathew 18:35
So likewise my heavenly father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts
Forgive not every one of his brother their trespasses.
Pray
Father, You are the model for true forgiveness. Give me the grace to
Forgive as You do. May 14, 2007Build Upon a Rock
Mathew 7:24
Therefore whosoever heareth sayings of mine, and doeth them,
I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.
Pray
Father, keep me from disastrous ruin by helping me build upon
Your solid rock. May 13, 2007Give All for the Lord
Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive
My Spirit.
Pray
Lord, Thank You for Your example of unselfish Love. Give Me courage to give
My all for You. May 12, 2007Instruct Others
Acts 18:26
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla
Had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God
more perfectly.
Pray
Father, Show Me how I can use the truths You have taught Me to disciple others. May 11, 2007Witness with Boldness
Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when times
of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
Pray
Lord, Give Me courage to stand up for your Truth and share it with others. May 10, 2007Act Wisely
1 Kings 5:12
And the lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was
Peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
Pray
God, give Me wisdom so that I will make wise choices and form relationships
that please You. May 9, 2007Intervene for Others
Esther 8:3
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his
feet, and besought him with tears to put away mischief of Haman
and Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
Pray
Lord, Show Me how I can stand up for others in the circumstances
You place me in today. May 8, 2007Provide Godly Counsel
Exodus 18:19
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel,
and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to god-ward,
that thou mayest bring the causes unto God.
Pray
Father, use me to encourage and bless others who
desire to be pleasing in their work for You. Greensburg, Kansas May 2007Tornado
Greenburgs, Kansas
Let us all remeber to pray for the families, in this community.
May God Bless All
We Love You
Kemp Chapel Baptist Church Sunday School Lesson May 13, 2007God’s Word Is Essential
Biblical Truth:
Paying attention to God’s Word facilitates spiritual growth.
Background Passage: 2 Peter 1: 12-21
Knowing that he would soon depart this life, Peter was led by the Holy Spirit to remind believers of the truth. Peter’s message about the Lord Jesus Christ was not a clever myth, but a report of his personally experiencing the Lord’s Glory. The prophetic word has been strongly confirmed and demands attention because it came from God as men were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak God’s message.
Most Believers know something of what the Bible teaches, but evidence shows that many do not remember even the most basic facts or grasp the principles enough to reflect biblical truth in their lives. They live relatively good moral lives; but the morality of many Christians is based on a secular worldview rather than a biblical view worldview.
This lesson reminds us that God’s Word is a key element in understanding God, His Truth, and His Ways. Applied biblical knowledge is essential for spiritual growth. God expects His people to give close attention to His divinely inspired Word.
Wake Up
2 Peter 1: 12-15
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; Knowing that shortly I must put of this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me. Moreover I will endeavor that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
Have Confidence
2 Peter 1: 16-18
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
Pay attention
2 Peter 1:19-21
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your heart: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but the holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
What About You
This Mother’s Day is a good time to reaffirm our devotion to the sacred scriptures which Timothy’s grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice taught him. These scriptures are able to instruct you about salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training, in righteousness, so that man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Have you been born again through the living and enduring word of God. If not, now would be the best time to believe in Jesus and to be saved. Once you are born again, like a new born infant, you should desire the unadulterated spiritual milk of God’s Word so that you may grow by it in your salvation. Where could you find a better offer?
I hope you will join me in regularly meditating on the Word of God, which means all of the following: spending time every day in the Bible, having an earnest desire to put God’s Word into practice in your life, and being willing to obey it’s teachings.
Meditation includes considering ways to obey the Word. These may include Thanking god for promised blessings, praising Him for the truth revealed about Himself, repenting of sins brought to light, mending a broken relationship, expressing appreciation to someone, and listening to what God says so you can bring your life in line with His will and purpose.
Underline any of the following you are practicing or feel led to start: asking the Holy Spirit to guide you each time you read the Bible; adopting a consistent plan to read the Bible through; using study helps to guide you in understanding the Bible; writing notes on what you read and how it applies to your life; writing prayers or songs based on passages you study; and sharing with others the truths you are discovering. List other ideas the Spirit brings to your mind.
May God Bless You as You dig deeper in to His inspired Word, so You may be more like His Son, the Living Word. May 7, 2007Stave Off Crises
Genesis 41:56
And the famine was over all the faces of the earth: And Joseph, opened
all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore
in the land of Egypt.
Pray
Father, give me discernment to hear and obey You. May 6, 2007World Changing Journey
Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore and teach all the nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Pray
Lord, today my heart desires to join You in changing the world. May 5, 2007Celebratory Journey
Matthew 21:9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna
To the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna
In the highest.
Pray
Father, Open My eyes to seeing Your presence. I will rejoice in You.
May 4, 2007Gospel Journey
Acts 16:10
And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into
Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach
the gospel unto them.
Pray
Father, strengthen my faith and desire to step out and share Your gospel
With people around me. May 3, 2007Commissioned Journey
Luke 10:1
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them
two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself
would come.
Pray
Father, I joyfully accept Your commission to go to
all the world and make disciples. |
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