Word For 8/10/2021

 

Word For 8/10/2021

 

“Excuses are the Nails that Built the House of Regret!”

Luke 14:18 “But they all began making excuses…”

John 6:66-68 “From the time Many of His Disciples TURNED BACK and NO LONGER FOLLOWED Him. ‘You want to leave too?’ JESUS asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered Him, ‘LORD, to Whom shall We Go? Only YOU have the Words of Eternal Life.’”

“There are Only Two OPTINOS: Make PROGRESS or Make EXCUSES! Be PRODUCTIVE in The LORD,” Pastor Bob Harris

 

“And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man save JESUS.” Matthew 17:8

“When once you have seen JESUS, you can never be the same, other things do not appeal as they used to.” Oswald Chambers

 

“Whenever I am afraid, I will Trust in YOU.” Psalm 56:3

Nobody wants to be afraid! Everybody what’s to know what is going to happen next! Only those who have a relationship with GOD through JESUS CHRIST can overcome fear and know what tomorrow holds. Seek GOD First!, GOD Bless, Bob & Charlene

Word For 8/9/2021

 

Word For 8/9/2021

 

“It’s easy to Say You’re a CHRISTIAN…the Challenge is To Be ONE”!

Matthew 15:8-9 “JESUS said, ‘These People Honor Me with Their Lips, but Their HEARTS are FAR from ME. Their Worship is a Mockery, for They TEACH MAN-MADE Ideas as Commands from GOD.”

“Let’s Get RIGHT Before GOD TODAY, JESUS is Coming SOON! Be Encouraged,” Pastor Bob Harris

 

“But if we walk in the Light as He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the Blood of JESUS CHRIST His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7

“Never let GOD give you one point of Truth which you do not instantly live up to. Always work it out, keep in the Light of it.” Oswald Chambers

 

“Therefore be imitators of GOD as dear Children. And walk in Love, as CHRIST also has Loved us and given Himself for us, an Offering and a Sacrifice to GOD for a Sweet-smelling Aroma.” Ephesian 5:1-2

It is always a challenge to instantly obey GOD, we have our desires and goals, our flesh and will to contend with. But, the Truth does not change and will not wait for us to get on board. Seek GOD First, GOD Bless, Bob & Charlene

Word For 8/8/2021

 

Word For 8/8/2021

 

“GOD Called You to be the ‘Light of the world’ not the ‘Light of the Church’!”

Matthew 3:8 “PROVE by the way You LIVE that You have REPENTED of Your sins and Turned to GOD.”

Galatians 6:7 “Don’t be Misled – GOD cannot be Mocked. You will ALWAYS Harvest what You PLANT.”

“At the End of the Day, How You Live and Talk Reveals Whom You SERVE! Let GOD’s Word Change Your Heart Today.” Pastor Bob Harris

 

“Thou shalt call His Name JESUS: for He shall Save His People from their sins.” Matthew 1:21

“Yielding to JESUS will break every form of slavery in any human life.” Oswald Chambers

 

“The father of the Righteous will greatly rejoice. And he who begets a Wise child will delight in him.” Proverbs 23:24

All parents want their children to grow up smart and successful! But the only path to true Wisdom and Success is the Straight and Narrow path that leads to Eternal Life. Be among the Few! Seek GOD First! GOD Bless, Bob & Charlene

Sometimes? by Sophia Leeper

 By Sophia Leeper

Sometimes we desire to do more than the average person- to stand out in the crowd- to be the most faithful- the best at what we do- to be worth more than most in the eyes of people- to be famous, and make the most impact. What we don’t realize is that most of the time in the Bible and in history, the people who made the most impact were lowly, humble, not searching for personal gain, and only seeking to make Jesus famous. To glorify His name.

Think of the apostles- they were not out to make themselves look great. Jesus said, “he who is least among you all is the one who is great” (Luke 9:48b). The apostles were frowned upon by the Pharisees, the Jews, and even some of the Gentiles. They were not excepted by many people. But they still preached the gospel- even when people fought against it, and they made a huge impact for Christ, and brought many people to Him.

Our desire shouldn’t be to make ourself look greater, because all this will fade away. But we need to turn whatever longing that is in our heart to be great, to Jesus; to start longing to show others how great Jesus is. His majesty and glory no words can describe! He is so good! Compared to Him we amount to nothing, as long as we follow our own ways. It doesn’t matter if those serving God get rewarded and looked upon as great in this world. It’s the treasures in Heaven that count. And in order for our treasures to be in Heaven, our heart needs to be towards Jesus and not ourselves.

Jesus said in Matthew 6:19-21:

19“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and ruste destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

In the end, being great in this world is so shallow. Even if you make it to the top, would that satisfy you? There is always going to be someone who is better at what you do than you are, but what you do and accomplish in this world does not define who you are. God defines who you are. What matters is that we live our life to glorify God and lift Him higher. And our calling on this earth, one of the very reasons we were created, is to love God, and through loving on Him, glorify Him and share His goodness with others.

Those who made the most impact for Christ were:

Brave/bold, Humble, Obedient, Trusting, Abiding (John 15), Persecuted, Went through difficult times, True, Didn’t seek their own glory but God’s. They were Persistent- didn’t give up, and they set a higher standard.

Word For 8/7/2021

 

Word For 8/7/2021

 

“Without GOD Life has no Purpose, and without Purpose, Life has no Meaning! Without Meaning, Life has no Significance or Hope!”

Jeremiah 11:29 “I HAVE GOOD PLANS for You, not PLANS to Hurt You. I Will Give You HOPE and a GOOD FUTURE.”

Ephesians 3:20 “Now to HIM Who is ABLE to DO Immeasurably MORE than ALL We ASK or IMAGINE, According to HIS Power that is at Work WITHIN US.”

“The Greatest Tragedy is Not Death, but Life Without PURPOSE…GOD is Most GLORIFIED in US When We are Most SATISIFIED IN HIM! Be Encouraged, Pastor Bob Harris

 

“Brethren, let each one remain with GOD in that state in which he was called.” 1 Corinthians 7:24

“We all have to find our niche in life. In order to do this we must have companioned with JESUS; we must know Him as more than a personal Savior.” Oswald Chambers

 

“Now may The GOD of Patience and Comfort Grant you to be like-minded toward one another according to CHRIST JESUS,” Romans 15:5

GOD is Able! But to be receptive we must be in sync with Him and the only way to be in sync with GOD is to spend time with Him; in His Word and in quite study with His SPIRIT in The Word!

Seek GOD First! GOD Bless, Bob & Charlene

Word For 8/6/2021

 

Word For 8/6/2021

 

“If You Don’t Want Temptation to Follow You, Don’t Act Like You’re Interested!”

1 Corinthians 10:13 “No TEMPTATION has OVERTAKEN You Except What is COMMON to Mankind. And GOD is Faithful, HE will not let You be TEMPTED Beyond what You can bear. But when You are TEMPTED, HE will also PROVIDE a Way OUT so that You can ENDURE it.”

James 1:13-15 “And Remember when You are being TEMPTED, do not say, ‘GOD is TEMPTING Me.’ GOD is Never TEMPTED to do Wrong, and HE Never TEMPTS Anyone else. TEMPTATION comes from our OWN Desires, which ENTICE US and DRAG US Away. These Desires give BIRTH to Sinful Actions. And when sin is allowed to GROW, it Gives BIRTH to DEATH.”

“TEMPTATION Usually Comes Through a Door that has DELIBERATELY BEEN LEFT OPEN! Hide GOD’s Word in Your Heart Today,” Pastor Bob Harris

 

“But none of these things (verses 17-23) move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry I received from The LORD JESUS, to testify to the Gospel of the Grace of GOD.” Acts 20:24

“Tenacity is more than endurance, it is endurance combined with the absolute certainty that what we are looking for is going to transpire.” Oswald Chambers

 

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.” Isaiah 43:2 Seek GOD First! GOD Bless, Bob & Charlene

A Study of Acts 27:1-28:10

 

A Study of Acts 27:1 – 28:10

 

Acts 27 is the first half of Paul’s trip from imprisonment in Caesarea to imprisonment in Rome. With Paul is Luke and Aristarchus a Macedonian from Thessalonica; Julius an officer of the Emperor’s Regiment, the ship’s owner and captain and 270 ships crew, Roman guards, prisoners and passengers, a total of 276 persons.

 

The first part of the trip is difficult sailing and after much time had been lost because of contrary winds Paul advised that they should winter where they were, proclaimed that they would suffer loss of property and life. But those in charge decided to go on.

 

They get a favorable wind and take their chance to get to Crete where there is better wintering ports. But they get caught in a large storm that blows off the land and carries them about for 14 days. They have to get rid of everything that weights them down including the ships sailing equipment.

 

On the fourteenth day Paul reminded everyone that he had recommended that they not sail on and He told them of his angelic visitation and that they would had to run aground on an island but by GOD’s Grace no life would be lost, only the ship. That night the ship’s crew realized the waters were getting shallower and they took readings, seeing that they must be close to some land they anchored the ship. The crew then decided to abandon the ship and it passengers, Paul warned the Romans and they stopped the ship’s crew.

 

At sunrise Paul encouraged everyone on board to eat and fortify themselves for no one would be lost. They saw a beach and cut the anchors and made for it but they ran aground on a sand bar and the ship stuck fast. As the stern was breaking up the Romans wanted to kill the prisoners so they would not escape, but the officer wanting to save Paul stopped them. He ordered everyone who could swim to jump and swim ashore and for the rest to use whatever floated to make their way to shore. No one from the ship was lost.

 

The study of this chapter is the result: Paul proclaimed (prophesied) that if they continued their trip there would be loss of property and life and those in charge ignored his warning. By this time everyone on the ship would have know that Paul and his companions were Messianic Jews. Then after two weeks of being caught in a huge storm Paul tells them of his angelic visitation and no one would die. Even then some doubted so the ship’s crew decided to abandon the ship but Paul intervened and eventually everyone was saved.

 

By this time you would think that virtually everyone on the ship would repent of their sins and become believers in JESUS, but there is no evidence of that in Luke’s writing of this event. Yet in chapter 28 there is a revival on the island where they were ship wrecked because Paul did not die after being bitten by a poisonous snake, then he prayed and the Governor’s father was healed of a fever and dysentery, and the island’s residents honored Paul and his two companions. They were there for three months.

 

So were those who were with Paul and his companions for over four months changed? Absolutely, did they become believers? I’m sure some did but at the time it did not make enough difference in their behavior that Luke felt he should write in it his narrative of the events. After about a week on the island all the people brought their sick to Paul for healing and honored him and his companions.

 

What does this say about humanity, especially our society today? JESUS said the road to destruction is wide and the way is easy and there are many who find it; the road to Eternal Life is narrow and the way is hard and few find it. Most people are self interested and most people will not be saved no matter what they see, hear and experience. It’s so random who will and who will not believe and be saved that we must share with everyone we can.