1 "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. - John 14:1-3
2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. - John 14:1-3
Forwarded from Pastor Stuart Guthrie
I am a friend of God! How about you? If you’re a friend of God, then you’re a child of God, and if you’re a child of God, you’re an heir of God, and if you’re an heir of God, then you’re blessed, and if you're Blessed, then share the blessing with someone today!
1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,
2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. - Hebrews 1:1-4
2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. - Hebrews 1:1-4
“Above all, let us never forget the advice which Whitefield gave in one of his letters: let us ‘make much of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ There are many things of which we may easily make too much in our ministry, give them too much attention, think about them too much. But we can never make too much of Christ.”
— JC Ryle
— JC Ryle
Forwarded from Pastor Stuart Guthrie
John 15:18-19
18“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you."
18“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you."
Forwarded from Pastor Stuart Guthrie
"Sin is still Present in our lives, but it is no longer President over our lives"
As Christians, we are called to be Holy! We have been saved by Grace Alone, through Faith Alone in Christ Alone, and when that happens, God sets us apart, He sanctifies us as His children, and you are considered positionally holy in Christ. That means that God separated us from the power of sin, set us apart from the Kingdom of darkness, and placed us in the Kingdom of light. The ruling power of sin is no longer the dominant power in our lives. The reality is that "sin is still present in our lives, but it is no longer president over our lives" that is why Hebrews 12:14 says, " Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." If you are not pursuing holiness and growing in your faith, then beware, you might not be saved!
Galatian 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me."
As Christians, we are called to be Holy! We have been saved by Grace Alone, through Faith Alone in Christ Alone, and when that happens, God sets us apart, He sanctifies us as His children, and you are considered positionally holy in Christ. That means that God separated us from the power of sin, set us apart from the Kingdom of darkness, and placed us in the Kingdom of light. The ruling power of sin is no longer the dominant power in our lives. The reality is that "sin is still present in our lives, but it is no longer president over our lives" that is why Hebrews 12:14 says, " Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." If you are not pursuing holiness and growing in your faith, then beware, you might not be saved!
Galatian 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me."
Forwarded from Pastor Stuart Guthrie
God sees all, knows all, and is in absolute control of all! Walk-in those certainties:
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." - Revelation 1:8
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." - Revelation 1:8
When you look in the mirror today, don’t hate what you see, don’t say that you wish for something more or something less! Look in that mirror and say that I’m created in the image of almighty God, and what He created, He made no mistake! Could you be more sanctified, sure! But praise God you aren’t who you were when He rescued you from the grasp of Hell!
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. - Genesis 1:26-27
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. - Genesis 1:26-27
25 "These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you.
26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. - John 14:25-27
26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. - John 14:25-27
Be still and Know that He is God!
"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" - Psalm 46:10
"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" - Psalm 46:10
You’re prayed for personally!
I just wanted you to know that I prayed for many of you this morning! I know there are thousands of you that we just don’t know personally, but the Lord knows you, and we are daily praying through the subscribers and those that have emailed their prayers in!
May God bless your day, change your situations and grant you victory in the face of distress! May Those that are walking and striding in victory pray for those in the valley! We are all one body in Christ and individually members of one another!
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, - 1 Corinthians 1:4
I just wanted you to know that I prayed for many of you this morning! I know there are thousands of you that we just don’t know personally, but the Lord knows you, and we are daily praying through the subscribers and those that have emailed their prayers in!
May God bless your day, change your situations and grant you victory in the face of distress! May Those that are walking and striding in victory pray for those in the valley! We are all one body in Christ and individually members of one another!
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, - 1 Corinthians 1:4
Forwarded from Pastor Stuart Guthrie
In this world you are Innocent until proven Guilty, but in the spiritual realm you are guilty, until proven Innocent! You must be declared by the Righteous Judge, NOT guilty and Faith Alone in Christ Alone is the Key to Innocence!
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. - Romans 8:1
Praise God for His Grace! Are you in Christ? You can be!
Praise God for His Grace! Are you in Christ? You can be!
Forwarded from Pastor Stuart Guthrie
The wisdom of man is folly. Only knowledge that comes from and is rooted in God’s Word is worthy of our attention!
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. - James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. - James 1:5
Just a little encouragement as you read your bible tonight! Make some observations when you read! Ask yourself these questions. We call the SPECS When you read a chapter of the bible, ask yourself these questions and then write them down:
S-Sins to Avoid! Are there any sins to avoid in the text I just read?
P-Promises to Keep! Are there any Promises to keep in the Text I read?
E-Examples to follow! Are there any Example in this text to follow?
C-Commands to Obey! Are there any Commands to Obey in the Text?
S-Scripture to Memorize! Are there is noscriptures to Memorize?
Keep a notebook and this will really help you apply the Word
S-Sins to Avoid! Are there any sins to avoid in the text I just read?
P-Promises to Keep! Are there any Promises to keep in the Text I read?
E-Examples to follow! Are there any Example in this text to follow?
C-Commands to Obey! Are there any Commands to Obey in the Text?
S-Scripture to Memorize! Are there is noscriptures to Memorize?
Keep a notebook and this will really help you apply the Word
Forwarded from Pastor Stuart Guthrie
...do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." -
Nehemiah 8:10b
Nehemiah 8:10b
God knows everything about us, even before conception! Life begin at conception, and every life conceived is a person and every person has a eternal Soul!
1 O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. - Psalm 139:1-6
1 O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. - Psalm 139:1-6
When trying to demonstrate to people that God exists, remember, they already know in their hearts that God exists. Their problem is that they hate the God they know exists, so Your disputes shouldn't be initially based upon an intellectual approach; rather, you must speak to their Moral problem.
(Fight the Good Fight, Keep the Faith and remember, "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1)
Romans 1:18-23
18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. 22Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23and they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and crawling creatures.
(Fight the Good Fight, Keep the Faith and remember, "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1)
Romans 1:18-23
18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. 22Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23and they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and crawling creatures.
Ephesians 5:6
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things bthe wrath of God comes upon cthe sons of disobedience.
Col 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
Rom 1:18
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
Eph 2:2-4
1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things bthe wrath of God comes upon cthe sons of disobedience.
Col 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
Rom 1:18
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
Eph 2:2-4
1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Hear the Word of the Lord! Wow, Verse 6! What a Comfort, to see that Father son like relationship! I have called you, and I will Hold your hand!
Isaiah 42:5-9
5This is what God the LORD says,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its [d]offspring,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it:
6“I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness,
I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the nations,
7To open blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
8“I am the LORD, that is My name;
I will not give My glory to another,
Nor My praise to idols.
9“Behold, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things;
Before they sprout I proclaim them to you.”
Isaiah 42:5-9
5This is what God the LORD says,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its [d]offspring,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it:
6“I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness,
I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the nations,
7To open blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
8“I am the LORD, that is My name;
I will not give My glory to another,
Nor My praise to idols.
9“Behold, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things;
Before they sprout I proclaim them to you.”
Sometimes we just need this reminder as we face busy, demanding, and occasionally tedious tasks!
14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing,15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, - Philippians 2:14-15
Let us do all we do, big and small, all to the Glory of God! God has a purpose for it all, walk joyfully and boldly knowing everything matters!
14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing,15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, - Philippians 2:14-15
Let us do all we do, big and small, all to the Glory of God! God has a purpose for it all, walk joyfully and boldly knowing everything matters!