Wine Skins

“Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel: “Every bottle shall be filled with wine.” ’ “And they will say to you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every bottle will be filled with wine?’ “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Behold, I will …

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Why Do the Wicked Prosper?

The title is a question many people down through human history have asked.  Yes, I have as well.  This was a question Jeremiah the prophet was asking in the text you will read in a moment.  Many of the Old Testament prophets asked the question.  Habakkuk asked it in his prophecy chapter 1; and Malachi …

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…The Days are Coming…

There are some in Christian circles, and Christian thought who tell us that we need to always look at the positive side of things.  I must admit, that it is good to always look at the positive and not to overlook the negative.  I realize that some negative thoughts are nothing more than jibberish, and …

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God’s Mercy

Under the reign of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the nation of Israel was divided into two nations (1 Kings 12).  Known as the southern kingdom of Judah, made up of only two tribes, and the northern kingdom of Israel.  The southern kingdom had a few kings which the LORD spoke kindly of, and said, …

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The Calling

For the month of September I will be preaching in the prophecy of Jeremiah.  Every Sunday morning and evening we will be looking at the life, work, and ministry of this "Weeping Prophet". Why is he sometimes called the "Weeping Prophet"?  Is there a need for more weeping; from Christians in the day which we …

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…My People Shall Know My Name…

"Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of …

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Prayer Today – Consider the Work of His Hands

"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained; What is man, that You are mindful of him; and the son of man, that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and …

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