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Sunday, July 31, 2022
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Apologists: Godly Men and Women Who search God's Word to Teach His Truth and Expose Falsehoods. They are "in the Trenches" Daily. Praise the LORD for Them!
..."Who is there to harm you
if you prove zealous for what is good?
But even if you should suffer
for the sake of righteousness,
you are blessed.
And do not fear their intimidation,
and do not be troubled,
but sanctify Christ as Lord
in your hearts,
always being ready to make
a defense to everyone
who asks you to give an account
for the hope
that is in you,
yet with gentleness and reverence;
and keep a good conscience
so that in the thing in which
you are slandered,
those who revile your
good behavior in Christ
will be put to shame."...
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Friday, July 29, 2022
Just a Few More weary Days and Then, I'll Fly Away...
This place is not my home. Each day's sorrows, struggles and heartaches bring me ever closer to seeing my Savior.
Acts 4:12
... 12 "there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”
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Some glad morning when this life is o'er,I'll fly away.
To a home on God's celestial shore,
I'll fly away.
I'll fly away, O Glory,
I'll fly away.
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away.
When the shadows of this life have flown,
I'll fly away.
Like a bird from prison bars have flown,
I'll fly away.
I'll fly away, O Glory,
I'll fly away.
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away.
Oh how glad and happy when we meet,
I'll fly away.
No more cold iron shackles on my feet,
I'll fly away.
Just a few more weary days and then,
I'll fly away.
To a land where joy shall never end,
I'll fly away.
I'll fly away, O Glory,
I'll fly away.
When I die, Hallelujah, bye and bye,
I'll fly away.
The Story Behind I'll Fly Away
Albert E. Brumley has been described as the "pre-eminent gospel songwriter" of the 20th century with over 600 published songs. According to interviews, Brumley came up with the idea for "I'll Fly Away" while picking cotton on his father's farm in Rock Island, Oklahoma.
Brumley says that as he worked he was "humming the old ballad that went like this: 'If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls I would fly,' and suddenly it dawned on me that I could use this plot for a gospel-type song." The song Brumley described appears to be "The Prisoner's Song".
It was an additional three years later until Brumley worked out the rest of the song, paraphrasing one line from the secular ballad to read, "Like a bird from prison bars has flown" using prison as an analogy for earthly life. Brumley has stated, "When I wrote it, I had no idea that it would become so universally popular."
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Monday, July 25, 2022
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
when their social ties to members outweigh their ties
to outsiders who might oppose the conversion,
and this often occurs before a convert knows
much about what the group believes."
Rodney Stark, How the West Won, pg.114
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Matthew 7:15-20
...“Beware of the false prophets,
who come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
You will know them by their fruits.
Grapes are not gathered from
thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
So every good tree bears good fruit,
but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot produce bad fruit,
nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit
is cut down and thrown into the fire.
So then, you will know them by their fruits."...
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Friday, July 22, 2022
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Come, You Sinners, Poor and Needy
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and pow’r.
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.
Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.
Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all.
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.
View Him prostrate in the garden;
On the ground your Maker lies;
On the bloody tree behold Him;
Sinner, will this not suffice?
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.
Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,
Pleads the merit of His blood:
Venture on Him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude.
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.
Let not conscience make you linger,
Not of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.
-J.Hart
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Romans 6:20-23
..."For when you were slaves of sin,
you were free in regard to righteousness.
Therefore what benefit were you then deriving
from the things of which you are now ashamed?
For the outcome of those things is death.
But now having been freed from sin and enslaved
to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in
sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.
For the wages of sin is death,
but the free gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord."
John 1:1-18
"In the beginning was the Word [Jesus],
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He [Jesus] was in the beginning with God.
All things came into being through Him,
and apart from Him nothing came
into being that has come into being.
In Him was life, and the life was the
Light of men.
The Light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness did not comprehend it.
There came a man sent from God,
whose name was John.
He came as a witness, to testify about the Light,
so that all might believe through him.
He was not the Light, but he came to testify
about the Light [Jesus].
There was the true Light which,
coming into the world, enlightens every man.
He was in the world, and the world was
made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
He came to His own [the Jewish Nation],
and those who were His own did not receive Him.
But as many as received Him, to them He gave
the right to become children of God,
even to those who believe in His name,
who were born, not of blood nor
of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man,
but of God.
And the Word [Jesus] became flesh,
and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory,
glory as of the only begotten from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
John *testified about Him and cried out, saying,
“This was He of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me
has a higher rank than I,
for He existed before me.’”
For of His fullness we have all received,
and grace upon grace.
For the Law was given through Moses;
grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
No one has seen God at any time;
the only begotten God who is
in the bosom of the Father,
He has explained Him."...
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Believe and Be Saved by the True Savior, Jesus Christ!
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Who are these young people? And why aren't we with them in Yellowstone?
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..."He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord."...
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Saturday, July 16, 2022
Be True to God's Truth and so Be True to You
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened ─ but no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
Rudyard Kipling
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"I solemnly charge you in the presence
of God and of Christ Jesus,
who is to judge the living and the dead,
and by His appearing and His kingdom:
preach the word;
be ready in season and out of season;
reprove,
rebuke,
exhort,
with great patience
and instruction.
For the time will come
when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but wanting to have their ears tickled,
they will accumulate for themselves
teachers in accordance to their own desires,
and will turn away their ears from the truth
and will turn aside to myths.
But you,
be sober in all things,
endure hardship,
do the work of an evangelist,
fulfill your ministry."...
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Friday, July 15, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
What does that mean?
Bloom?
Yes, As a follower of Jesus Christ we are to live, and live fully for Him, even if our lives are tough, even if we do not feel like it, even if every Christian you know thinks you are strange.
If life is tough, then ask the LORD for help. He may not change your circumstances, but He sure can change your attitude if you let Him!
If you do not feel like it then ask the LORD to help you change your attitude. Your efforts to let your life shine for Him can affect so many others. It will draw you closer to the LORD and may even draw others to Him!
If other Christians think you are strange for living your life fully for the LORD ~then keep going! They definitely need to see another Christian actually living their faith and maybe they will learn how to do it!
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1 Peter 2:9-12
..."But you are a chosen race,
a royal priesthood,
a holy nation,
a people for God’s own possession,
so that you may proclaim
the excellencies of Him
who has called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light;
for you once were not a people,
but now you are the people of God;
you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.
Beloved,
I urge you as aliens and strangers
to abstain from fleshly lusts
which wage war against the soul.
Keep your behavior
excellent among the Gentiles,
(NIV: let your light shine before men)
so that in the thing
in which they slander you as evildoers,
they may
because of your good deeds,
as they observe them,
glorify God in the day of visitation."...
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Friday, July 8, 2022
What is the chief end of man?
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
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..."Whether, then, you eat or drink
or whatever you do,
do all to the glory of God."...
Romans 11:33-36
..."Oh, the depth of the riches
both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His judgments
and unfathomable His ways!
For who has known the mind of the Lord,
or who became His counselor?
Or who has first given to Him
that it might be paid back to him again?
For from Him and through Him
and to Him are all things.
To Him be the glory forever. Amen."
Psalms 73:25-28
..."Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You,
I desire nothing on earth.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
For, behold,
those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed
all those who are unfaithful to You.
But as for me,
the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works."
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Thursday, July 7, 2022
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Monday, July 4, 2022
Sunday, July 3, 2022
Saturday, July 2, 2022
Thankful for our Freedom!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government …
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