Shaking Things Up

Acts 4:31
“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”

You often hear leaders say that they need to shake things up. When they say this, they are saying that they need to do something drastic to change their current circumstances. Shaking things up gets people out of their apathy and comfortable settings and usually gives enough fear or motivation to get people to get off their seat to do something. The whole reason you shake things up is because something needs to change.

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At the Master’s Call

John 11:28
“And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.”

One of the missed facets in the story of Lazarus coming back to life is the call of the Master. We have heard how Jesus delayed His coming when He heard of Lazarus’ sickness. 

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Cumbered About

Luke 10:40
“But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.”

Martha is like so many people in that she was so “cumbered about much serving” that she missed the opportunity to enjoy the presence of the Saviour. 

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Bible Thoughts by Terry Hedderman

Tuesday, 6/21/16  Eze 16:15a, But thou didst trust in thine own beauty (self confidence?); :15b, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, (being above rules and wise safeguards); :15c, and pouredst out thy fornication on every one that passed by; his it was (self-indulgence: “I deserve...”).

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Bible Thoughts by Terry Hedderman

Tuesday, 6/14/16  Ps 23:1 is supposedly a verse of comfort: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. But, He’s my Shepherd and I’ve wanted/lacked a lot. This is actually a challenge to my own out-of-control desires.            Jesus told stories to illustrate His points/truths: those without names are referred to as parables, and oftentimes they seem to be simply created stories. Lesson: you may “invent” or “craft” an illustration. Also, be aware of privacy issues or potential embarrassment if the story is a true one.

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Bro. Al Lacey

Please pray for the Al Lacey family. Bro. Lacey went to Heaven on June 25, 2016. The funeral will be at Landmark Baptist Church in Grand Junction, CO on July 7, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. MDT.

We plan to do a special memorial on our web page later this week.


Preposterous

The Obama Regime has a new term for criminals: “justice-involved individuals.” And in a growing number of blue cities, justice-involved individuals are given cash to not commit crimes. Because when liberals are in charge, crime literally does pay. The Washington Postreports that Democrat-run cities are eager to copy a program in Richmond, CA which gives convicted felons up to $1,000 a month not to hold up liquor stores or break into houses. (Meanwhile good kids in the same community who attend school and don’t sell drugs get squat.) Take 21-year-old Lonnie Holmes — please. He’s been arrested for numerous violent offenses, and has done prison time. Thanks to Richmond’s “grand in your hand” program, Lonnie now spends his days tooling around in his 2015 Nissan Versa smoking weed with his homies. “So far, the attention — and money — seems to be working for Holmes,” chirps The Post. Other participants have been treated to expensive trips to London and South Africa, led by ex-con “mentors” who have unsupervised free rein over the program’s budget. Paying ransom to thugs — the new cash-for-killers program. And guess what we’ll get more of? Thugs.

From the June 2016 Limbaugh Letter 

Pivotal Influences ​​

Matthew 26:75
“And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.”

Peter had many great intentions to do right, but he had the wrong pivotal influences which resulted in his denial of the church, his faith, and God. You have certainly heard about the incident in Peter’s life when he denied Christ three times, but like any incident, it should become a teaching moment to everyone who reads this story. If Peter had kept his pivotal influences right, he would have never denied Christ.

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