For They are a Rebellious House

Ezekiel 2:1-5 ESV And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. And he said to me, “Son of man, I send … Continue reading For They are a Rebellious House

Sin Plaguing the Church

Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy … Continue reading Sin Plaguing the Church

They Always Go Astray in Their Heart

Hebrews 3:5-11 ESV “Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. “Therefore, as … Continue reading They Always Go Astray in Their Heart

People Plunging into Ruin and Destruction

1 Timothy 6:3-5 ESV “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, … Continue reading People Plunging into Ruin and Destruction

Insultingly Contemptuous Toward God

Hebrews 10:26-31 ESV “For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the … Continue reading Insultingly Contemptuous Toward God

Lovers of Self and Not of God

Isaiah 1:1-3 ESV “The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: ‘Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against … Continue reading Lovers of Self and Not of God

The Sin That Easily Entraps

Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy … Continue reading The Sin That Easily Entraps

Storms are Howling

Storms are howling, folks not bowing, Headstrong in their plans a plenty, Trust in God they ain’t got any, They not friend, they are the en’my. Tricks and trappings, fingers snapping, Sins a plenty they are adding, Those who love God, they attacking, Wickedness, it is not napping. They are showing their true colors, They … Continue reading Storms are Howling

A Beauty and a Beast

Yesterday I had the title to an old cartoon movie come into my mind. It is called “Beauty and the Beast.” There is a famous actress named Angela Lansbury who just recently died and she is known for her role in that cartoon movie and for the song that she sang by that title. And … Continue reading A Beauty and a Beast

Who Destroy and Scatter

Jeremiah 23:1-3 ESV “’Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!’ declares the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: ‘You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I … Continue reading Who Destroy and Scatter