The Struggles of a Christian

Joshua gives his famous "as for me and my house" speech. Then he concludes it by telling them to go home and put away their false gods if they are going to commit themselves to Him.

A marriage is a 100% effort from both parties. They and they alone are the marriage, not kids, not mom and dad, them man and wife. One must put the other first before themselves for a marriage to be successful. Not work, not kids, not family but man and wife together as one alone. That is God's intention.

Jesus clearly and plainly tells the Jewish leaders Who He is, Why He is here and what His purpose is.

Love is dying for those that reject you. Love is sending your only Begotten Son to die for men. Love is preaching repent! Love is telling them of Hell and death and damnation. Love is talking the truth, not sugarcoating it. God gave you a choice life or death and He will honor whichever choice you make. That is Love.

My thoughts on the sinner's prayer, and the necessity of baptizing as a tangible factor in the life of a new Christian. We have made Baptism almost an afterthought, instead of the priority it was to the Apostles.

What ifs will get you. Peter had to address the what ifs. He had to tell people that he did not follow fables, he followed what he saw and heard and is telling to us that we might believe it to. He is so convinced about Jesus being God, he is about to die for it. He answered the what if's so that you do not have them.

Interceding for others is good, yet it also keeps you in the Spirit and keeps your fire going. It is a ministry in and of itself if you have the will power for it. While you are interceding please keep this ministry in your prayers.

Discipling, prayer teaching, Bible Studying, witnessing, testifying, praise these are all things that have fallen by the wayside. We must rediscover the joy of our salvation and live it as AS we teach it.

In Matt 6 Jesus teaches the disciples to pray. In Discipling it is so very important that we teach by word and then we show how important it is by doing it ourselves. Be the role model you would want to have. Be the Spirit filled leader you wished you would have had. The power of prayer, do you show how much you believe in it? Or do you just talk of it?

If we do not make a point of remembering, we will forget. Make a memorial for others to ask you what is that date? That is the date God delivered me from bondage and captivity.

We are not facing death or jail time for witnessing. Yet we can not be compelled to do so for fear of a dirty look from someone. How we have failed our God, our Savior by allowing them to shut us up, shut us in. People are dying for Christ can we live for Him?

Israel messed up, Moses got angry, and the Israelites had to drink the golden calf

Jehoida, a high priest, was given a gift and a chance to fix his nation. Did he stay quiet? Did he stay out of politics? No he stoo for what was right and fixed his nation.

Yes that king Nebuchadnezzar has a 7 year come to Jesus meeting. He does come to Jesus and sees that there is One God and that God is the Lord Jehovah.

God gave us a day of rest, yet the Pharisees want to kill Jesus for healing a man on the Sabbath. Was God's Law really that restrictive?

Just a discussion of the Romans Road.

I kept the songs in for one is my dad's favorite (Amazing Grace), one is a capella is my moms favorite (The old account) so be warned. The other is just a good Gospel message in song form.

He speaks with the Pharisees and will not renounce Jesus, so they kick him out of the synagogue. Jesus finds him, reveals Himself to him and the man accepts Him as the Son of God. Jesus goes directly into the Good Shepherd Discourse which leads to a big division among the Pharisees.

This man in John 9 was born so that God could Work a miracle for all to see and Glorify Him. Talk about purpose! A very interesting account from John and one where in the Pharisees start to divide as some believe.

we have become apathetic, lost interest in our nation and why? Because we are comfortable. Well time for the church to get back in the fight.

How many today do not believe even in the light of all the evidence? Yet some did believe and for those that Will believe we must continue on

A Revival is the Body of Christ, the Church getting up and proclaiming a Savior that died for them, getting their hearts and mind realigned with His. An Awakening is when society is changed because of that Revival!

We use and cherry pick some verses and make them say what we want. Yet, this life here is not about us, it is about Him and us telling them of Him. We have begun to think God wants us to have our "best" life here. That is not true, God wants us to live for Him here that many many more will go to Him and not to Hell. He never promised a rose garden, He promised they will hate us for they...

So many want to say, God isn't real, Jesus never claimed to be God. Yet we have incontrovertible proof in the very words written in Red that Christ Himself said and His audience believed He was equating Himself to God.

David was depressed, Caleb had to wait for 45 years for his promise, and Moses had to mature. God has given us examples, it is up to us to fully use His Scriptures.