Psalm 16:6
"The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage."
In my lifetime I have had the privilege of going to some very exotic places.
Hebrews 10:24
"And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:"
The family relationship and the relationship of the Christian and the church mirror each other.
Hebrews 3:12
"Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God."
The children of Israel missed out on the greatest blessings of God because they would not by faith obey God's command to go into the Promised Land.
Sunday,
3/16/14 2 Chron 12:1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had
established his kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of
the Lord, and all Israel with him. Perhaps this is why so many people
struggle financially...God’s gotta keep the pressure on to keep them any kind
of close to Him.
2 Thessalonians 3:6
"Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us."
Every parent who truly cares for their child will prevent them from playing with children who could turn them away from what they are supposed to be.
Philippians 1:27
"Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"
One of the sad things about Christians is that we tend to fight against each other more than we work together.
- Thanksgiving for those things I'm not Thankful For
- Ex-Generals Make Good Sergeants
- From Rags to Riches
- Perverting God's Grace
Four sermons for the week of 3/16/14 await you at www.baptist-city.com.
Galatians 5:4
"Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace."
What does it mean to fall from grace? Does it mean that a person can lose their salvation? Not at all!
Proverbs 25:28
"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."
God says that a person who does not control their own spirit is like a defenseless city.