"Faithfulness today will bring fruitfulness tomorrow, but success today, if rooted in compromise, will foreshadow a greater defeat to come." - Willy Rice // What a word!!
1 Thessalonians 1:6 CSB [6] and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.
I hope men will register & join us tomorrow & everyone wil join us Sunday! It's going to be a great weekend with the most influential pastor in my life, Johnny Hunt.
Please help us spread the word! We would love for all men to join us Saturday & EVERYONE to join us Sunday morning as Pastor Johnny Hunt will be preaching at 10 AM Sunday!
1 Chronicles 27:33 CSB [33] Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
Everyone needs someone to be a counselor & someone to just be a friend, even David who was a king & a man after God's heart. Those who are both counselor & friend are dear.
2 Corinthians 11:5-6 CSB [5] Now I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.” [6] Even if I am untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have in every way made that clear to you in everything.
"Those who think 3 meals a day little enough for the body ought much more to think 3 solemn prayers a day little enough for the soul & to count it a pleasure, not a task." - Matthew Henry
It's hard to believe that it's been 20 years today since Dad entered the presence of Jesus. He is missed daily & loved dearly. Today, I celebrate the great memories & rejoice in the hope of heaven that's only possible because of Jesus.
John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I am is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. - Luke 3:16 // John the Baptist knew his place. It's important we remember
"Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord." - Luke 2:11 CSB // Jesus didn't become the Savior. He always has been & always will be the only Savior for all people.
So it also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus, - Luke 1:3 // Luke, as a physician, was detail-oriented by nature. God uses us within the gifts He gives us.
Therefore, he had to be like his brothers and sisters in every way, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in matters pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. - Hebrews 2:17 CSB
When Zacharias wouldn't believe Gabriel's announcement, he lost his ability to speak. The lesson is simple. If we don't believe, we can't speak. This might explain the lack of evangelism by most of us.