Listen to this great message from James Woosley on Hyles-Anderson College chapel!
Zechariah 1:3
“Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.”
God is a very reasonable and fair God. When He created us, He created us with a free choice to be able to do what we want to do. God could have chosen to create us with no ability to choose and only with the ability to act upon His command, but He loved us too much to do that. No other part of God’s creation was created with reasoning and the ability to choose.
- My Sword Hath Been Bathed in Heaven
- There is Nothing Ugly
- The Tool of Suffering
- The Tool of Suffering #2
Four fine sermons for the week of 01/31/16 are now up at Baptist City.
Enjoy!
Habakkuk 1:2
“O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!”
One of the most discouraging things that many Christians face is not getting answers to prayers. The Devil loves to use the time when we perceive that God is not answering our prayers to defeat our spiritual confidence and he even attempts to get us to stop praying. He knows that if we stop praying, he can win some battles.
Obadiah 1:3
“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?”
Edom had exalted herself as a nation that could not be destroyed. She thought that her location in the rocky, mountainous region would keep anyone from being able to destroy her. Yet, it was not the location that destroyed her, it was the pride in her heart that destroyed her. God said, “The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee…” Her pride led her to believe that she was too big to be destroyed.
Amos 3:3
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”
The verse above, though only comprised of a few words, carries a
powerful principle as to how two forces can succeed. God reminded Israel
how together they were able to leave Egypt, survive the wilderness and
conquer the land of Canaan. The way they did it was they walked together
in agreement. Yet, because Israel no longer was in agreement with God,
He was no longer able to work with them to see mighty works performed.
It was the power of their agreement that allowed the mighty works to be
done.
Monday, 1/25/16 1 Sam
28:2, And David said to [the Philistine
king], Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to
David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. Not every
promotion or good opportunity is a good idea or God’s will. 1 Sam 26:9, And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not:
for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be
guiltless? David could’ve hurt King Saul who was trying to hurt him, but
chose faith. God has chosen your leadership (boss, teacher, pastor,
politicians, etc.) Don’t rebel against them, or fight them, even in your heart.
Joel 1:11
“Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for
the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is
perished.”
The harvest is important to the future of a plant. Imagine if all
apple trees never produced one more apple. If that happened, apples
would be extinct within a few years. The harvest is important to the
perpetuating of the apple tree.
Bully for You
From the January 2016 Limbaugh Letter
Daniel 9:8
“O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to
our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.”
The Devil is a master at creating confusion. He knows that “whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” (Romans 14:23)
One of his major goals is to get God’s people to act in such a manner
that creates confusion because when there is confusion there is
uncertainty.