Out of Darkness Unto Light

1 Peter 2:9

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"

God says about the Christian, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." (Matthew 5:14) God says in the verse above that He has called us "out of darkness into his marvellous light." When the Christian got saved, they were called out of the darkness of Satan's power, immorality, powerless living, no hope and eternal punishment. When a person gets saved, they are saved to eternal life, a relationship with God, a blessed hope, an empowered life and a life of purpose.

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Open Internet?

Tangled Web: While in China, where free speech is suppressed, the president again pitched net neutrality, in which a "free and open Internet" is regulated by a government that would be both gatekeeper and traffic cop.

Under net neutrality, a concept pushed by President Obama and his Federal Communications Commission, the regulators propose taking for themselves the power to control how Internet providers manage their networks and how they serve their customers. It would be up to the FCC to decide how and what information could flow through the Internet, all in the name of providing access to the alleged victims of corporate greed.


The Conflict Problem

James 4:1

"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?"

Conflict is a part of life which everyone will have to endure. Countries have conflicts with each other. Christians have conflicts with each other. Churches will oftentimes have conflict amongst its members. Sadly, marriages and families will often endure conflict. Anytime you have sinful people, you are going to have conflict.

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Impacting Faith

Hebrews 10:22

"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water."

Every Christian should desire that their faith makes an impact on their world. I certainly don't want to go through the Christian life and at the end have had no impact on those who are around me on a daily basis. Every Christian should desire to have made a great impact on people for Christ if their life were to end at this moment. In the chapter above, I find five things that are necessary to having an impacting faith.

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Bible Thoughts by Terry Hedderman

Sunday, 11/2/14  Are you frustrated that God’s no helping you? So is God!! Ps 81:14: I should have soon subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. But look at v13: Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways. Before getting upset at Him, examine your (dis)obedience.              Heb 5:2 Who [earthy high priests] can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. Leaders (dads, pastors, teachers, coaches, bosses): don’t ever forget that you’re not better than your lowliest follower. Your degrees or titles or power or position are from God. Don’t ever think that you’re one whit better in any way, shape, or form.

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Called to be Distinctly Different

1 Thessalonians 4:7

"For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."

One of the battles we fight in society is the desire for everyone to be the same. This battle has created a passive attitude that has caused many to not care whether or not they exceed in life. It is only the few who try to rise above the average and have no desire to be like everyone else who make the greatest mark on society.

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Who Did, Does and Will

2 Corinthians 1:10

"Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;"

Paul reminded the church of Corinth who was going through tribulation that God is a did, does and will God. He wanted them to know that God delivered them in the past, is there to deliver them in the present and will deliver them in the future. God comforted them in the past when they went through trials, and Paul reminded them that He would comfort them in the present while they endure trials. Paul also wanted to remind them that whatever trial they were enduring, that if it continued on in the future that God would be there for them then as well. The whole reason Paul mentioned this to the church of Corinth was because he wanted to remind them that they served a did, does and will God.

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Wisely Using Your Spiritual Gift

1 Corinthians 12:1

"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant."

One of the reasons that every person is important to their church is because God has given them a gift that is unique to them to be a help to their church. Paul addressed the subject of spiritual gifts in the church of Corinth. This church was using their spiritual gifts in the wrong manner. God wanted them to take their spiritual gifts and use them wisely so that they could get the greatest returns from them. There were five obvious things that were addressed about spiritual gifts that will help you to use your spiritual gift wisely.

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