Laboring Together Into His Harvest

Our scheduled reading for today February 9 is Numbers 3 through 5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be Mine; because all the …

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The Most Convenient Time Is Now

And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, "When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter."  And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of …

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Do Not Be Afraid of Their Words

And He said unto me, "Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee." And the Spirit entered into me when He spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard Him that spake unto me. And He said unto me, "Son of man, I send thee to …

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John 1:1-5, 11-14

A few months ago I began a series going, at times verse by verse, or paragraph by paragraph, through the Gospel of John. I will be sharing some thoughts, outlines, and study notes on the studies I have done. When God Spoke First a quote: "John is the majestic evangelist. He is the high-soaring eagle …

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Praying for Knowledge

Colossians 1:9 I. THERE IS A DESTRUCTION FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.“ Hosea 4:6 (KJV). …

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Jesus Leaves the Temple

The following notes and thoughts were shared in July 2008. ”And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple:” Matthew 24:1 (KJV). There are a few things we need to see concerning Jesus leaving the temple. This phrase “Jesus went out, and departed from the temple” seems almost permanent. In Matthew’s Gospel this would be …

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Study Outline for Joel 2

 PROMISE THAT IS HAUNTING Joel 2:1-32 Outline of Joel 1 - 3 A People who are Hurting (chapter 1). A Promise that is Haunting (chapter 2). A Power that is Holy (chapter 3).   Chapter two gives a haunting promise… I. …OF THE DAY OF THE LORD (vv. 1-11); It is mentioned in chapters 1:15; …

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Study notes for Joel chapter 1

A PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTING Joel 1:1-20 The question has been asked again and again; “Is cataclysmic weather, earthquakes, firestorms, and other acts of “nature” God’s judgment on wickedness? Joel sees drought, locusts, and such as God’s judgment on God’s people; so the other is true just as well. Christians of 2020 must come back …

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Carr Lane Baptist to Shiloah Baptist

I was the pastor of Carr Lane Baptist Church (near Eagle Rock, and Golden, Missouri) from June 18, 2006 through June of 2014 until I accepted the call to be the pastor of Shiloah Baptist Church in Jenkins, Missouri.  When I first went to Carr Lane I started a website/blog for that Church, and after …

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Preaching the Prophetic Word

"But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, 'Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: for these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is the third hour of the day.  But this …

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The Power In Going

"Afterward He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen Him after He was risen. And He said unto them,' 'Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.  He that believeth …

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