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WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN PEOPLE MISTREAT YOU? My pastor used to say to k eep 50:20 vision. And then he would point to Genesis 50:20. In that passage we find Joseph's helpful perspective on #forgiveness Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and sold as a slave. Because they thought it would be better to get money than kill him. At least he is good for 30 pieces of silver. Fast forward and he is the king of all Egypt and they come groveling for food and favor. H E STATES - YOU MEANT IT FOR EVIL BUT GOD MEANT IT FOR GOOD!-- "But Joseph said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.' So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them" (Genesis 50:19–21). Amazing 50:20 perspective. Trust God through the pain today my friend… And understand that God ca

God is with you! What an encouraging truth! Let me encourage you to follow rest in the Lord's presence today. Even if your current circumstances are a little inconvenient - like say, a den of hungry lions, or a raging furnace designed to burn you. If God wills you stand there unharmed - you will stand. So stand with Christ today and be bold as a lion! What an encouraging truth from the book of Daniel. He said, “Look! I see four men loosed and walking about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!” Daniel 3:25

It's quite a verse in the Bible. It will make you shake your head when reading it. And its practical too. Listen to Peter: "The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. 8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other" (1 Peter 4:7-8). As you know the end is closer. You know that our prayers must be more fervent and our love for others must grow. The end of the world is coming soon - so, pray fervently and love one another.

Lesson 6 - Mark 10 and 11 -  Homework For Lesson 6 Summarize Chapter 10 Highlight main themes of Chapter 10 in different colors.  Summarize each paragraph of chapter 10 and the main idea of chapter 10. --  This Fall we'll be digging into the Gospel of Mark and gain a great understanding of that book and sharpen our skills at Inductive Bible Study. Please join us!  Harvest House Media offers their Inductive Study Bibles for our channel at 50% off - Type in Richmond50 at the checkout: https://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/   Here is a good option for pens: https://a.co/d/e8tLvY4 Get some 3by5 cards, colored pencils and be ready for the class!

Happy Thanksgiving! Consider with me: Five Ways to Foster #Praise 1. Be the top 10 Percent Jesus healed the ten lepers and then asked them to go to the priest to show their cleansing, only one returned to thank Him. Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?" (Luke 17:16–17). It is sad that so few thank, the Lord so we should be among that top one percent. Please do that today. Please honor the Lord with your Gratitude. And as you do, you can thank Him first of all for the inner spiritual cleansing from the leprosy of sin. Lord help us to thank Him for all that He has done for us! 2. Focus on the Gospel You may have a rather crummy time right now but spiritually if you have Christ you have everything… Focus on those praises. You and I have so much in Christ. God gave His greatest gift of Heaven, His Son for you and for me. So, let us thank Him and live for Hi m. In "A Gospel Primer for Christians", Vincent remind

This week we are going through the I AM statements of Jesus in John's Gospel. Jesus reveals to us that He is the door. Of course this revelation is in the context of the Shepherd of the Sheep, so He is the one that gives access to the sheepfold where it is safe and He is able to protect them. But you have to come through Him. Jesus is the door, the gate. If you are trying to gain entrance into God’s family by your own works, or by some religious ritual, you have not gained access. Come through Christ and Christ alone. He welcomes you to His fold.

  This Fall we are digging into the Gospel of Mark and gain a great understanding of that book and sharpen our skills at Inductive Bible Study. Please join us! Homework for LESSON 5 - Read Mark 8 - Remember the questions - Who, Where, When, Why How and especially WHAT. What does the texts say? Use the SHA method to get into the WHAT of the text - Summarize, Highlight, Apply. Harvest House Media offers their Inductive Study Bibles for our channel at 50% off - Type in Richmond50 at the checkout: https://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/ Here is a good option for pens: https://a.co/d/e8tLvY4 Get some 3by5 cards, colored pencils and be ready for the next class!

As Jesus states Who He is in His own words, He says: I am the Good Shepherd. So the Lord gives us protection, guidance, provision. And He is GOOD! All He does is Good! Of course He proves that by the next phrase: The Good Shepherd gives His life for the Sheep. Jesus gave up His life on the cross to pay the penalty that our sin deserved. Praise God for being our GOOD SHEPHERD. “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep" (John 10:14–15).

Pain is not easy. Difficult times and trials all come to us but who wants to endure them?! No one. So, its good to remember God's positive purposes in our most difficult times. Consider it all joy, James tells us! James tells us this stretching makes us stronger."Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing" (James 1:2–4, NLT) If our tendons are not stretched they become brittle and break. Same with this band. This illustrates One purpose in our Pain. As trials come, it stretches our faith and that causes us to be stronger spiritually. The more trial, the more endurance till we are complete! No pain no gain. SO my friend, put on the spectacles of faith and take some sense of joy even in that trial that tests you today -

People do so many crazy things to Please God... they try to work their way to Him. But He has revealed what is the necessary condition of the heart - faith. Believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.  Seek Him today in His Word! Open the Bible and listen to the message of His love and compassion for you and for all humanity. He sent His Son, Jesus to die on your behalf and usher you into His glorious kingdom.  Hebrews 11:6 (NASB95) And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. This week we'll be looking at passages in the Faith chapter to grow our faith in God. #Faith #Gospel

Happy veterans day! Thanks to each of you who have served in a military capacity. The country wants you to serve. WELL IT IS SO COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT GOD WANTS YOU! Jesus states that He will draw all men to Himself. He was lifted up to demonstrate that. He took upon your sin, went to the cross and died in your place to welcome you - not to His military - but to His family. The Father wants you in His spiritual family today. Turn from your sin and trust Him today! John 12:32–33 (NASB95) 32“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.” 33But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.

We know that the high priest was allowed to enter the Holy of Hollies only once a year. That was just a picture of where Christ went to gain access into the real tabernacle, the one made without hands - God's very presence. And He went with His own blood - securing our redemption, which brings us into the veil as well. Let us enter there with full confidence in the work of Christ. Let us enter boldly, regularly, daily, repeatedly with praise, petition, and thanksgiving. The access to God in prayer is the most amazing privilege we have. Hebrews 9:24–28 24For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own. 26Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifes

God’s attitude about divorce is not a mystery. He is clear in His Word on repeated occasions. Now, whether we want to hear His perspective is another matter. Christians must hear Him. Marriage relationships get very tangled, messy, and difficult. And the amount of time we live together in a marriage relationship is more than any other earthly relationship. So, it is all encompassing. The minor irritations become nonstop ones. The major issues become extremely difficult – and without Christ, even impossible. Yes, marriage takes work for everyone. Yes, we need to work all the time to make marriage work well. And that is emotionally draining. There are many factors that go into making marriage difficult. Spouses that don’t care. Spouses that aren’t there. Spouses that don’t have the same goals or don’t even have spiritual life. There are other occasions where separation is essential. A spouse may have very ill motives or aspirations toward another. So how can you stick with it? Well, let’

Walking in Queens yesterday, I found some people offering incense in a religious ritual (not the normal smell from city streets). It was an interesting smell. But not my favorite. What does God want to smell? What aroma pleases Him? The best smelling spiritual perfume taught in the Bible is that sound of praise that we offer up to the Lord: "May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering" (Ps 141:2). "To offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:4-5). "Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name" (Hebrews 13:15–16). This is a beautiful picture. As people offer incense and the smell rises up. As you offer praises, the sound rises up as a voice of praise to the Lord! Offer up the incense of praise to the Lord today!