We make many choices every day
Some good and some bad
Sometimes choices are made because we have no guidance
Sometimes we choose to go against the guidance
Why would Moses, someone who saw God’s miracles, choose to go against God?
Why would we make that same choice?
Sometimes choices really have no consequence, but sometimes they have major consequences
Any choice to willfully go against God is a bad choice
Every bad choice has bad consequences
Moses’ consequence
Even choices we make out of ignorance can be bad choices
It is our responsibility to be educated so we can make good choices
God will never steer us wrong!
Moses’ choice cost him the opportunity to enter into the promised land
God did, however, forgive him
Our sinful choices today do cause us to bear the consequences on this earth
God’s grace, mercy and forgiveness still offers us an eternity in heaven
Do you have the assurance of that today?
- Sep 25, 2022Bad Choices
Sep 25, 2022Bad ChoicesBy: Bro. George RiekSeries: 2022
We make many choices every day
Some good and some bad
Moses was given instructionsSometimes choices are made because we have no guidance
Sometimes we choose to go against the guidance
Why would Moses, someone who saw God’s miracles, choose to go against God?
Why would we make that same choice?
Sometimes choices really have no consequence, but sometimes they have major consequences
Any choice to willfully go against God is a bad choice
Every bad choice has bad consequences
Moses’ consequence
Even choices we make out of ignorance can be bad choices
It is our responsibility to be educated so we can make good choices
God will never steer us wrong!
Moses’ choice cost him the opportunity to enter into the promised land
God did, however, forgive him
Our sinful choices today do cause us to bear the consequences on this earth
God’s grace, mercy and forgiveness still offers us an eternity in heaven
Do you have the assurance of that today?
- Sep 18, 2022Prayer
- Sep 11, 2022I Am Not Ashamed
- Sep 7, 2022Bible Study – Voices Of Jesus
Sep 7, 2022Bible Study – Voices Of JesusBy: Bro. Don BondSeries: 2022Introduction:The Lord speaks to men today through the Word. He also speaks to the believer's heart by the Holy Spirit. We will take a brief look at some of the voices of Jesus as found in the Word.
- I. The Shepherd's Voice -- Follow Me
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- A. The Sheep follow Him John 10:27
- B. Follow Him and not walk in darkness John 8:12
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- 1. To follow Jesus expresses a union of the two, you and Christ 2. To follow Jesus shows that you are united or "hooked together" with Him 3. To follow Jesus is to go the same way as He goes
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- C. Follow Him and be a fisher of men Matt. 4:19
- D. Follow Jesus and take up your Cross
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- 1. Die to the importance of self 2. Put the Lord first in your life every moment of every day 3. Make Christ the number #1 priority in your living; serving; and giving
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- II. The Master's Voice
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- A. Occupy till I Come Luke 19 :13
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- 1. here in Luke 19:13, it means "trade ye" or "gain your living" until He returns.
- 2. Work, or do our daily tasks and jobs until He comes; work for the Lord till He comes again.
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- B. Jesus IS coming again in Glory
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- 1. We don't know when -- He is on HIS timetable
- 2. Let's be ready for His coming; looking; working; serving; not giving up and not giving in.
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- A. Occupy till I Come Luke 19 :13
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- III. The Savior's Voice
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- A. Come unto Me Matthew 11:28 This basically means to "come here and follow" it is a command of the Lord Jesus Christ.
- B. We are to give our burdens to the Lord; Cast your care upon Him
- C. To come to Jesus and follow Him brings rest
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- 1. rest here means "refreshment"
- 2. the word "rest" as used here is NOT a rest from work but a REST IN WORK. This refers to the harmonious working of will; heart; imagination; conscience;
- 3. As we work (labor) for the Lord, He will refresh us as we come and follow Him.
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- IV. The Teachers Voice
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- A. Learn of Me Matt. 11:29 let us be meek and lowly (humble) so that we can be teachable
- B. Take His yoke upon you; this tells us that we should team up with Christ and submit to His authority.
- C. We are to follow Christ's example I Peter 2:21-22
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- V. The Voice of the Bridegroom
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- A. The bridegroom has the Bride John 3:28-30
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- 1. the saved belong to the Lord
- 2. we were bought with a price, the precious blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary.
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- B. He (the Bridegroom-Jesus) must increase in our lives vs 29-30
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- 1. We need more of Christ and less of self in our lives
- 2. We need more of what He wants for us and less of what we want for us
- 3. When we give Jesus His rightful place in our lives, He blesses us more and more.
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- A. The bridegroom has the Bride John 3:28-30
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- VI. The Voice of the Friend
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- A. I will sup with him Revelation 3:20 The word "sup" here means spiritual communion between Christ and you.
- B. The True Friend knocks and offers help; encouragement and fellowship
- C. Notice the context here:
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- 1. We have a local Church that has shut Christ out. They may have their traditions; pageantry; ceremonies; etc. but not Christ nor His power. Therefore, they are a powerless congregation just going through the motions of "religion."
- 2. Jesus is knocking at the door of a local church and, as a "Friend", offers to come in "if" any man (just one person) will hear the Lord and open the door to the Lord.
- 3. This shows the love; mercy; and grace of the Lord as well as His patience toward mankind.
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- VII. The Voice of the Physician
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- A. Christ makes one whole John 5:5-6
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- 1. we are complete in Him Colossians 2:10
- 2. In Christ, we are complete in the "will of God" Colossians 4:12
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- B. He heals the brokenhearted Luke 4:18
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- 1. sometimes we think of a physical healing; but there is the "spiritual healing" or the "mending" that is needed in a person's life after a heart - breaking experience.
- 2. Let Christ heal you spiritually and do not dwell on the problems; give them to Christ by casting ALL of your care upon Him. I Peter 5:7
- 3. Remember wounds take time to heal and Jesus, the Great Physician, heals broken hearts.
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- A. Christ makes one whole John 5:5-6
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- I. The Shepherd's Voice -- Follow Me
- Sep 4, 2022Knowledge Is Painful
Sep 4, 2022Knowledge Is PainfulBy: Bro. George RiekSeries: 2022
I don’t mean that knowledge makes your head hurt
Ignorance is bliss!
"I know best how to take care of me"
Solomon was the wisest man in the world
In all his exploration and wisdom, he found, that with man, everything is striving after the wind
Our own knowledge tells us without God it is impossible
It is painful for us to believe we can’t do it alone
As far back as Adam and Eve, man has sought knowledge
If we could go back, before all this knowledge, wouldn’t that be great?
The true knowledge comes from God
Are you ready to seek true knowledge?
- Aug 28, 2022Wandering In The Wilderness
Aug 28, 2022Wandering In The WildernessBy: Bro. George RiekSeries: 2022
How did they get here?
Sometimes, as believers, we may feel that way.The possibility of something so much better just seemed to hard.
No one said following God was going to be easy!
The intercessor
Vs 19God forgives, but blessings are lost
Believers today are wandering in the wilderness because of disobedienceGod’s people were continually complaining against the very one that gave them freedom
Believers today, who are blessed beyond measure, do exactly the same thingThey could have had so much
Where are we today?
Do you fully trust God?
- Aug 21, 2022Children Are A Gift
Aug 21, 2022Children Are A GiftBy: Bro. George RiekSeries: 2022
Children are a Gift from God
Children come with responsibilities
These responsibilities are given to us by the creator that gave us the childrenGod’s word is the instructions for the training
Children need instruction and discipline
Correction is instruction
The greatest joy a parent can have
Children are a gift and a responsibility and the greatest thing we can do is love themThe greatest act of loving a child is to pray for them dailyThere is only one way for a parent to love their children, they have to first love God
- Aug 14, 2022Be Not Afraid
- Aug 7, 2022Serve The Children
- Jul 31, 2022Peace, Be Still
Jul 31, 2022Peace, Be StillBy: Bro. Tim HackettSeries: 2022Mark 4:35-41
35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?(KJV) - Jul 24, 2022Go Deeper
- Jul 17, 2022Evil
Jul 17, 2022EvilBy: Bro. George RiekSeries: 2022
Evil is everywhere in this world today, and probably nowhere more prevalent than the United States
It has become so commonplace, most people don’t even flinch when they encounter it anymore
This was a piece that Paul Harvey read on the air in 1965
WOW, he was right on target with how the devil was making our country his playground
We see exactly what you are talking about but what can we do about it?
That’s the thing, evil has become so prevalent that people feel as if nothing can be done.
I am going to read another letter to you this morning
1 Thessalonians 5 NASB
Apostle PaulThese are the very instructions for how to deal with the evil in the world today
We are in the end times and we do not know the day or the hour of Christ return
One of the most important things we can do today is;
1 Thessalonians 5:22NASBWe are usually pretty good with what we would consider the big things
Murder, Burglary, Assault….you know all the big things
But what about other stuff
We invite evil into our hearts on a daily basis
We have TV shows and movies that glorify evil
We go to movies that are even called Horror movies and pay to open our hearts to evil
We read books that are all about evil
You see instead of abstaining from evil or fleeing from evil we invite it in
The “we” I’m talking about here is not the lost world but people who call themselves believers
God’s people have got to wake up and realize that the toxic things of the world are exactly that, TOXIC
We know that judgement day is coming and instead of remaining vigilant and watchful we practice evil ourselves
I work for the NWS and their job is to keep the people safe by warning them of incoming bad weather
What if the NWS decided to just keep all the info to themselves and not put out the warnings. People would die!
If God’s people who know what is coming do not tell others, people don’t just die.
They spend an eternity in a devil's hell in eternal torment
Stop entertaining evil and instead pray without ceasing!
Sound the alarm and tell people how they can be saved!
Do you know Jesus?