Missionary Joel Haynes, to the Navajo Nation, preached from Gen 22:2 on what God wanted from Abraham. God wanted what Abraham had, his son. “thy son”. God asked for Isaac. God wanted what Abraham hoped for. “thine only son Isaac”. God asked for his only son. The future seed was...
Do Right Prov. 20:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We often speak of yielding to the righteousness of Jesus Christ in us so that the Holy Spirit will conform us to the image of Jesus. You can see how yielding to the righteousness of Jesus would help a fellow to keep from...
According to the Bible, men are like fish. Therefore, the first four men God called to be his disciples were commercial fishermen. Our efforts to win men to Christ are likened to fishermen catching fish. Jesus said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”, Matt 4:19. God...
Missionary Spencer Baker, to Hawaii, preached from Lk 8:14 and Ex 4:4-9 about the things that weigh us down and keep us from being able to fully serve God. The attitude of the world toward God’s work is that, like Pharaoh, the world despises the words of God, the men...
So Shall My Word Be Is 55: 8-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Is 55:8-13, the Lord describes what happens when his word is sent out. And notice, he is not just talking about what people say that God said, he’s talking about “my word… that goeth forth out of...
In 1 Ki 18:23-25 Elijah said, “put no fire under”. You can’t have life without fire. You’d have no heat, no cooking, no light, etc. Likewise, you have no life in your walk with God if you have no fire. We need some fire in our private time. You can’t...
Missionary Chris Rue, to Ukraine, preached from 1 Sam 17:29. In this passage, David asked, “Is there not a cause”? And indeed there was a reason for him to step into the fight with Goliath. Yet, most Christians only talk about the fight; they aren’t actually in it. And the...
In Ex 4:2, God asked Moses, “What is that in thine hand”? And he said, “A rod”. What is in your hand that God can use? The rod was just an ordinary stick that Moses used as a shepherd. Yet, God used it for great and mighty works. God can...
Pastor Joe Cammilleri preached a message beginning in Acts 9:5 to encourage us to witness in the dark like we did in the light. We are in darker days than we were in the 70’s and 80’s. Yet, we are not anywhere close to the persecutions and trials the saints...
Two Kinds of Messengers Prov. 25: 13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Proverbs, there are two kinds of messengers for us to consider: the faithful messenger and the wicked messenger. The faithful messenger is found in Prov 25:13 and the wicked messenger is found in Prov 13:17. The question is this,...
