The 04/19/15 FBC Hammond bulletin is now up at Baptist City.
Matthew 7:14
"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."
Across every country you have interstates, highways and roads. Most people choose the interstates if they are traveling a long distance. Oftentimes the interstate is not as direct a course as a highway or road, but it is often the most traveled way. With every trip you take, you have to decide which way you are going to go.
Sunday,
4/12/15 1 Cor 16:9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many
adversaries. No opportunity is without its challenges: active resistance or
hard work or risk or the doubts of loved ones. Using counsel and the Bible,
determine God’s plan for you and DO IT!!! Matt
4:1-11 The Devil isn’t going to hold a conversation with you, but the
temptations are still real. How did Jesus respond and win? By a knowledge of
God’s word. “This book will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from this book.
“Ask your pastor or SS teacher (or me) for ideas to help enliven your Bible
time.
Genesis 1:18
"And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good."
God's creation is a perfect creation, not only in what was created, but how it was created. One part of this great creation is the firmament. The Scriptures teach us that in this firmament, God made "...two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night..." Of course, we understand those two great lights are the sun and the moon. Each have their own importance to the firmament, but God made it clear that they were to be separated for that purpose to "...rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness..." After the powers were separated and at the end of that day God said, "... and God saw that it was good."
Malachi 3:2
"But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:"
It is amazing how the presence of a spiritual authority causes one to immediately do right. As a preacher, I'm amused how people apologize to me for accidentally saying a wrong word in my presence as if they sinned against me. I've seen people quickly get their beer cans out of sight and quench their cigarette all because the preacher showed up. The presence of God's representative was enough to cause one to put sin away.
- The Bond of Hatred
- Our Saviour and King
- Testimony
- Testimony 2
Four wonderful messages for the week of 4/12/15 are now up at Baptist City. The two Testimony messages are by a Christian business man from North Carolina. Truly amazing!
Enjoy.
Zechariah 8:23
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you."
There is something missing in today's Christianity. When you look at the works of Christianity in years gone by, you will clearly see that they had something that this generation did not have. They did not have the technologies that we have today, yet they seemed to reach more people than we are today. The one thing Christians from yesteryear clearly understood was that they needed God, and they were willing to do whatever it took to get His presence in their lives.
Nahum 1:3
"The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet."
Every spring when the temperatures begin to rise, storms rise up as the clash of cold and warm air collide. There is nothing like going through the night with the lightening flashing and the thunder rolling. It is always amazing to me the power of the thunder as you can feel the vibration of the sound in your house. There is no doubt that it can be intimidating at times when the thunder sounds as if it is directly overhead.
1 Peter 5:7
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
There comes a time in everyone's life when the load that they carry seems so heavy that they are about ready to explode. It is in these times when you feel that nobody can help or understand what you are going through. It is in these times when people often make drastic mistakes with their decisions and life.
Here is one thing said by Jeb Bush that I can agree with...
The details remain blurry at best but one thing is clear: the idea of regulating access to the Internet with a law more that 80 years old is one of the craziest ideas I’ve ever heard.