"Take away the dross from silver, and it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness." Proverbs 25:4-5 (NKJV) Too many times Presidents and kings appoint wicked men and/or women to places of power, and it is to their own …
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House Church
"Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house." Colossians 4:15 (KJV) The early Church met in the homes of the people. Nympha was the owner of this home where Christians were meeting on the Lord's Day, and such other times that they met to learn the …
The Valley of the Judgment
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, My …
Contending with Life, and Weariness
"If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the swelling of Jordan? For even your brethren, and the house of your father, even they …
Just Reward
Today's Reading: Judges 9 - 10 "Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: and all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal." Judges 9:56-57 (KJV) Jerubbaal …
Remember the Time Change
Sunday morning at 2 a.m. we will be moving to Daylight Savings Time. Please remember to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed. If you forget you will be late arriving at Church services. If you do not change your clocks you may think you are coming to Sunday School and …
The Livestock
Today's Reading: Deuteronomy 19 - 22 "Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto …
The Sovereign Hand of GOD
Today's Reading: Genesis 44 - 45 "And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me …
The Foundation of God’s Household
"Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: …
Delivered from Prison
"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of …
112911 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds!
"Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man …
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110311 They shall know that I am the LORD
"Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, that he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee …
091911 Set me as a seal upon thine heart
"Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give …
091811 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine
"Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he …
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091611 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys
"I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet …
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