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Video Talk Luke 6:20-23 ESV “And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. ‘Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. ‘Blessed are you when...

There are two inevitable things that I know in Life for certain. 1. God is real. 2. I am not him. In the U.S., under the Constitution, people can believe however they wish to believe, and I respect that right, because we all have to choose, if we believe or not in life. To me, God is the...

Okay, So I'm back at Repentance. Again. I'm trying to yet figure this out. Again. I've been so mad and hurt, I tried to give up. many times. but It seems that something inside me tells me that I'm wrong I want to read the word but I don't. I want to change but I don't. typing this now I now see...

2 Chronicles 7:12-15 ESV “Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: ‘I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice. When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence...

The Church Built by Human Hands Isaiah 66:1-2 ESV “Thus says the Lord: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be...

In Humility Philippians 2:3-4 ESV “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” God did not put us on this earth to live for ourselves, to...

This is one of the best examples of a great leader being HUMBLE. Moses had just led the children of Israel out of Egypt. Moses was the most powerful man on the planet. Yet at the same time, he was humble and willing to take advice from his father-in-law. I really look forward to meeting Moses in...

Philippians 2:1-4 NIV “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one...

Romans 12:1 ESV “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” A lot of people reading Ephesians and Romans focus on Paul’s words where he talks about how we are not saved...

Isaiah 66:1-2 NIV “This is what the Lord says: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?’ declares the Lord.” There are many...

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matt 5:1-3 ESV If we are poor in spirit, we are humble, not proud. We realize...

Have This Mind Philippians 2:5-8 ESV “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And...

Small in Stature Luke 19:1-3 ESV “He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature.” As I was...

I am reading today in 1 Chronicles 28-29. King David had had it in his heart to build the house of God, but God chose his son Solomon to do it, instead. So, David gathered together an assembly of the people and told them so. And, then he told them to observe and to seek out all the commandments...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 4:47 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Trust Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Matthew 5:1-12 (ESV). Poor in Spirit (vv. 1-6) Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened...

Saturday, April 1, 2017, 10:42 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “By Your Grace.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 57:14-19 (NASB). Remove Obstacles (v. 14) And it will be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.”...

Friday, November 11, 2016, 12:21 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Broken and Contrite.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 147 (Select vv. ESV). Background God’s people had been rebellious against him. He confronted them with their sins of idolatry, rebellion, and...