The Struggles of a Christian

What does that mean? It means our forefathers gave us a Godly nation and we have done nothing to further it. We are resting in/on what they did and by doing so negating all their work.

Too often we forget that He promised us that if we are His, truly His we will be persecuted. Why? Just as He did, we too, by preaching the Gospel, will shine a light on their sin, and they will hate us for that.

In Acts 1:11 we are given what, in my opinion, is the most comforting promise we could hope for.

Today let us remember the Lord our God and remember all that He has done for us, Lest we forget. Relive it, rehash it, relay it but keep it - Him - fresh and new in your hearts and minds.

In Colossians, just 30 yrs after Christ ascended, Paul is having to re-educate people on this fact. Jesus is God, Incarnate, the Most High. Not an offspring, or an offshoot, not just a teacher or prophet, He is THE God.

According to the Word of God, Jesus says Hell was created for satan and his angels. Think about that God never meant for us to go there, man chooses it.

Philippians 4:8. Paul tells us what to think on, to dwell on to meditate on. Perhaps if we thought more on these things, revival might actually happen.

Love Tough Love. Communication. Fathers teaching sons, mothers teaching daughters. We have lost our way as we waste our lives seeking entertainment rather than Holiness.

How many times do we make our plans, ask God for good weather or green lights but fail to ask Him what He would have us do? How many do we tell of this wonderful place we are going and how they might get there?

Jesus (God) came to this earth, after man rejected Him in the Garden, knowing He would be rejected all over again. That is love.

Whatever happened to "if you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all." We have gotten so far from that, in fact, if you use a kind word now people will stop and stare for they are not use to that.

Jesus said 3 days and 3 nights He would be in the heart of the earth. So it really does matter when He died, for if it was a friday death then 3 days and 3 nights were not met. Could He have been wrong? Of course not, we are in our maths.

Jesus is being questioned by the authorities, they are trying to trip Him up. Yet even in that hostile environment one seeks truth and wants to hear and learn.

How often do we conflate Scripture? We know it so well we don't have to look it up, we know it right? Yeah we should probably refresh.

There are verses I call A and B verses. One part says one Truth and the next part says a Truth opposite. A) He that believeth on Him is not condemned B) but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the Only Begotten son of God. John 3:18

Train up a child in the way he should go. Notice that? Train them, in the way they SHOULD go. Train them how they should be. Huh.

In the Temptations of Christ, we have His way of defeating the tempter and by the way we have Satan's playbook laid out for us too. What a fascinating section of Scripture

In the courts of this nation there is a dress code, to face man's authority. Why do we fight so hard to deny God's authority with dignity in our dress code? We are His, why do we dress as them?

A very good learning experience when you read through Lot. A long list of what not to do.

Christ stated several times the faith of the Roman Centurion and a few samaritans were greater than the faith, the gratefulness, He saw in Israel. Why? Does this affect us today?

"Time... it is the only currency we spend not knowing our balance. Use it wisely" Author unknown.

There will be a time and now is when they will not hear the Truth. Paul knew this. BUT it is cyclical, there is a time for turnaround. People are looking for answers, We have those answers.

What i the Armor of God? What does it do? Where i the Bible do I find it? Ephesians 6 Remember wearing the Armor of God, putting it on daily is a choice, just as ignoring it is a choice made daily.

I hope you saw the very important part of that phrase, "put on". For that is exactly what we must do every day. Consciously, deliberately put on the Armor of God. It is also a conscious, deliberate action to ignore the Armor of God as well.

One of the most often quoted verses. We are going to look at the context tonight.