Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 Are you a servant of God? Do you know how to be a servant of God? Do you think that God tells you what He wants you to do and then leaves you to do it on your own? God does not leave you to do His will. He is right there with you the whole time. You are joining him in His work. Not the other way around. God used Moses to work through His plan. God was already at work around Moses. God pursued a continuing love relationship with Moses that…
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Power of the Gospel
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 The gospel is powerful. The power of the Bible comes from the Holy Spirit. The apostles that were commissioned by Christ to share the gospel. First, the apostles proclaimed “the gospel of God, and Christ, and to others. They not only were changed in the mind, but they were changed for the heart. The apostles were convinced of its truth. The Holy Spirit is accompanied by God, the…
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Acknowledging the Lord
He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who is to build my house and my quartz or I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish his kingdom forever if he perseveres in keeping my commands and my ordinances as he is today.” ” so now in the sight of all Israel, Assembly Of the Lord, and in the hearing of our Lord God, Obzera and follow all the commands of the Lord your God so that you may possess this Goodland and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever. “ as for you Solomon my son,…
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To Heed Warnings!
I all about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in His ways and keep his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, that the Lord May establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, if your sons pay close attention to their way to walk before me in faithfulness with all of their heart and with all their soul, you shall lack a man on the throne…
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A True Heart
And Samuel said, Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you from being King. 1 Samuel 15: 22-23 Obeying God is better than sacrifice. Obeying God comes from a heart that is true. Obeying God is better than the outward form of worship, service, or personal sacrifice. Saul’s sin was placing his own ideas over…
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Fear The Lord
If you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the King who reigns over you, will follow the Lord your God, it will be well. But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and your king. 1 Samual 12:14-15 Samuel is speaking here about God’s blessing and the welfare of the nation was not dependent on having a king. Their reverence is to God and their obedience to his word. Samuel…
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God’s Law
And God spoke all these words, saying I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Exodus 20: 1-2 Take a minute or two and read Exodus 20: 1-17. God originally wrote the Ten Commandments. He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to Moses, Who delivered them to the people. By obeying the Ten Commandments, the people would be showing their gratitude to God. They would be showing their desire to live right to God. The Ten Commandments summarize God’s law to him and others. New Testament followers show us that they also followed the Ten…
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I Will Be With You
And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land fo which I shall tell you, sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father. I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all the lands. And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth shall be blessed because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.…
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Confronting With Love
If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over, But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. Matthew 18: 15-17 How to handle conflict among each other! This is a hard one. For one, confronting is hard for…
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Why The Law
Why then the law? It was added because o transgressions, until the offspring come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. Galatians 3:19 The Hebrew word for law is Torah meaning to teach or direction. The law is referring to the Ten Commandments, the Pentateuch, which is the first five books of the Old Testament, and any commandment of the Old Testament. This verse is also referring to the sacrificial system that was part of God’s Old Testament covenant with Israel given to Moses. Paul states several things concerning the law. It was given because of transgressions. The law defines the offenses…