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1 Samuel 17:1-11 Whatever giant you are facing today please know that with God it can be conquered. Now most giants are stronger than we are alone - Satan is much more powerful than any of us - but the Bible says: Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in…

Corrie Ten Boom Story: the former Nazi 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,…

Introduction: 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as…

44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. 303 occurences From Hebrew in ESV 32 occurences in Greek in ESV 30 of 32 occurences of enemy is “echthros”…

Last week I pointed out that the first four "you have heard it said" statements cast us as the ones who commit murder, adultery, divorce and who claim god-like abilities to determine the future. We were the abusers. We were the enemy to God and to others. In the fifth statement, the tables turn. We are…

Intro Week 5 of 6 Series looking at what it means to “be a living sacrifice” as Paul lays out in Romans 12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship. Do not be conformed…

Matthew 6:1-4

For more then 3000 years the mighty have been falling, how can you avoide it?

In Psalm 3, King David recalls the bitterness of the terrible time when his son Absolom turned against him, but also the way that he reacted to that in the presence of God. We, too, are betrayed, and we can learn much from David's reaction. Let's reflect on this beautiful poem from the pen of King David.

Christians are at war with the world,the flesh and the devil. Satan enpowers the world to attack believers externally ,persecuting ,deceiving and seducing them. Internally, sinfulness frustrates the efforts of believers to serve God fully.

Frenemies At night my step-son Drew has been asking for stories. And after camp where my brother Jono was a counselor, he is asking for very specific stories. “DaddyMack, tell me a story about you and uncle Jono!” So I told him the story where I almost died falling out a treehouse… and Jono just laughed…

We have a reason to lament over the wickedness of the world, but we also having a loving God that provides us great comfort from His Word.

What is it that you have learned about your glorious, saving, reviving, refining, prayer-answering God? Then tell that to others who need to hear what He has done!

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. It is an ancient proverb dating back to around 4000 BC. It became a popular thought in Europe in the 1700’s. The oldest English translation of the phrase was in 1884. The most famous example of this was in World War II when FDR and Churchill saw the need to cooperate…

When God commands Hosea to "prophesy" about how He loves his wayward people, he doesn't give Hosea a metaphor. He commands Hosea to be a living metaphor of the love of God. This is incarnational love. God has always written his love on the pages of history, working through the brokenness and weakness of His people to redeem the broken and weak. God has commanded us to love as He loves, and we may be the only Hosea/Yeshua folks ever see. God with skin on. God's love is most evident in us when we love those who are hardest to love. Find your enemy, find your Gomer, love them supernaturally.

I. Introduction Paraphase of: 1 Peter 1:3-5 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading,…

Relentless battle, The mission of our enemy, We are sent out, Proclaim the word of truth, Wise counsel, How far are you willing to go?, How far are you willing to preach to?, Remember that each conversation is in the hand of the Lord,

Even as followers of Christ, we are too quick to judge who is worthy of our love and attention and time. We tend to hold personal biases about others and their treatment of us. What does the Bible have to say about this issue, as to who is our enemy?

Everyone has heard the phrase, “Turn the other cheek.” Most people can even tell you who said it. But what was Jesus meaning when He said that? Today we are challenged to love our friends - family - ENEMIES.

Deuteronomy tell us that keeping the Torah keeps us in the covenant and leads us to who God is. Jesus tells us that we must love our enemies, especially pray for them. It is not the feelings we are talking about, but about doing good and praying for their good. This makes us like our heavenly Father. It is part of our divinization. I close with some suggestions on how to love Mr. Putin and others during the war that Russia is fighting against Ukraine (and the USA/NATO by proxy).

Introduction Someone has composed the following list of "Cards You'll Never See at Hallmark": "Looking back over the years that we've been together, I can't help but wonder....What was I thinking?!" "I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love....After having met you, I've changed my…

Have any of you ever been involved in a sibling rivalry? Sometimes these rivalries vary in severity. The rivalry could be around something simple like whose drawing was on the fridge the longest, to the more extreme of who can beat the other one in a physical fight. I remember that my younger brother…

The most rewarding thing in my life right now is teaching my children. Watching them grow and mature, learning new skills each day, and tackling things like fractions may seem mundane to some, but for a teacher, it is the greatest reward. One of the hardest things about teaching my own children is keeping…