God Is Faithful

Isn't it great to serve our God who is always faithful to us even when we are not faithful to Him. "Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;" (Deuteronomy 7:9 KJV)

Success

They Word of God holds the key to our success. Listen to what the book of Joshua has to say about it. "Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest." (Joshua 1:7 KJV)

How big?

How big is your faith? How big is your God? How big do you dare to pray? Jesus spoke to his disciples after calming the storm. "And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?" (Mark 4:40 KJV)

Taking your spiritual pulse.

Prayer isn’t like fertilizing your lawn, which is indeed helpful to your grass but not absolutely necessary. Prayer is one of your soul’s vital signs. It shows if your faith has a pulse. "Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage" (Deuteronomy 6:12 KJV)

Prayer not heard?

I know one reason why people don’t pray much and why God doesn’t hear from me more: arrogance. When you’re pretty full of yourself and think you can do it all, praying seems like begging, or worse, a waste of time. "And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?" (Luke 12:17-20 KJV) Fro Teach Me To Pray Devotional

Who are you really?

Matthew 23:28 "Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity." A recent Gallup poll found 72% of Americans believe that Jesus was the Son of God, yet 80% felt each individual should arrive at his or her own beliefs independent of any church. Now those two stats show a huge disconnect between belief and practice, between professing faith and living it. It's called hypocrisy and it's the number one reason people outside the church say they have no interest in Christianity.

What moves you in life?

Paul had some things to say about what did not move him. "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God." (Acts 20:24 KJV)

Condemned or not condemned

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." (Romans 8:1, 2 KJV)

The Brent Rochester Family

Praise God for missionaries like Bro. Brent, Franci, Isaac, Kidron, and Micah Rochester who travel encouraging the saints and telling people about Jesus.

Church Gathering

When the church gathers in Jesus name, he will be there. "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matthew 18:20 KJV)

Saved

Isn't it wonderful to be saved. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8, 9 KJV)

Love

How to suspect a person belongs to God's family is found in what Jesus said. "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:34-35)

Help

May God turn our setbacks into comebacks. "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." (Romans 8:37 KJV)

Wonderful Wednesday

Wonderful Wednesday night at Lighthouse Baptist Church. I preached on "The Blood Of Jesus Christ."

Being Holy

God wants us to be a holy people, separated unto him. " But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." (1 Peter 1:15, 16 KJV)

Do As I Do

Can you believe Paul said, "Do as I do." "Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you." (Philippians 4:9 KJV)

Beauty

I was going to church at enterprise last Sunday night and saw this.

Wonderful Day

We had another wonderful day at Lighthouse. God is so good. He's great. He's wonderful. A lot to say. Not enough words or phrases to explain God.

Church Day

Thank the Lord we can go to church on Sunday and learn the Word of God together. "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory". (Ephesians 1:13, 14 KJV)

Praise

God truly wants us to praise him with all our heart.

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. (Psalm 71:8 KJV)