BY FAITH PART TWO “For by it (Faith) the elders obtained a good testimony*” HEBREWS 11:2 Faith is the only means by which men can please God. Faith is the “essentia” of man’s witness unto God and the only expression which garners God’s approval. Through faith these men and women of old OBTAINED a worthy [...]
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BY FAITH ~ PART TWO ~
Posted in Overcoming, Our Struggle, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Church, The Priesthood, The Home, Simplicity of Faith, tagged Jesus Christ, Service unto the Lord, Relationship, faith, works, trust, All for Him, Righteousness, Faithfulness, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, Fresh Faith, Ever Growing Faith, By Faith, Growing Faith, Pleasing God on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
SUCH LOVE
Posted in Our New Nature, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, The Kingdom of God, Simplicity of Faith, LOVE, tagged Law of the Spirit of Life, Relationship, first love, Kingdom of God, All for Him, Mercy, The Way of Truth, The Love of God on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
SUCH LOVE “Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren” HEBREWS 2:17 Love always seeks to identify with the object of its desire. We read here of the astounding truth that there was a necessity within the heart of the SON to be made like unto us! There was [...]
ARISE & RETURN
Posted in Overcoming, Our Struggle, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, Simplicity of Faith, tagged friendship with God, Relationship, obedience, faith, first love, Kingdom of God, trust, All for Him, Grace, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, Fresh Faith, Repentance, Perserverance of Faith, Return to the Lord, God's Mercy, His Faithfulness, The Journey of Faith, Times of Refreshing on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
ARISE & RETURN “I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred!” GENESIS 31:13 In our journey with God there are times that we need His mercy to intervene [...]
PSALM 23 – CONCLUSION – CONFIDENCE & REST – PART 23
Posted in Our Identity, Overcoming, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, Simplicity of Faith, PSALM 23, tagged Jesus Christ, Relationship, faith, trust, Grace, The LORD is MY Shepherd, Psalm 23, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Jesus the Good Shepherd, Confidence & Rest, Our Great Shepherd, Peace, HE is Our Peace, Still Waters, Green Pastures, Our Resting Place on January 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
PSALM 23 PART TWENTY-THREE CONCLUSION CONFIDENCE AND REST “…and I will dwell* in the house of the LORD for ever.” PSALM 23:5 The Hebrew word translated here for “dwell” comes from the primary root Hebrew word to “sit” (*see below). It speaks of a rest and a posture of confidence and comfort. David in his [...]
ETERNAL LIFE
Posted in Our Identity, Our New Nature, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Church, Simplicity of Faith, tagged Jesus Christ, Relationship, faith, salvation, Reality, Childlike Faith, He is our Salvation, Eternal Life, The True Christian on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
ETERNAL LIFE THE SON “…this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son” I JOHN 5:11 Eternal Life cannot be separated from the Son. HE is eternal life. His LIFE in us is Eternal life. While much of the Christian Church has succumbed to religious [...]
PSALM 23 ~ SURELY ~ PART 22
Posted in Overcoming, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Priesthood, Simplicity of Faith, He is Able!, PSALM 23, tagged truth, Jesus Christ, Relationship, faith, salvation, trust, Faithfulness, Goodness, Mercy, HOPE, The Way of Truth, HE is able, The LORD is MY Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Psalm 23, The Assurance of Faith on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PSALM 23 PART TWENTY-TWO SURELY “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life” PSALM 23:5 SURELY! The Hebrew Word used for “SURELY” is a particle of affirmation in the Hebrew Language; it indicates a certainty! It is the declaration of FAITH arising from a heart that is following after the [...]
PSALM 23 – PART 15 – HIS STAFF
Posted in Our Identity, Overcoming, Our Struggle, Our Relationship with God, Our Service, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Church, The Priesthood, The Home, Simplicity of Faith, PSALM 23, tagged Relationship, faith, love, salvation, trust, Faithfulness, Heart of a Priest, Mercy, The Royal Priesthood, Growth in Christ, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, Psalm 23, The Lord is our Shepherd, His Staff, Jesus the Good Shepherd, God's Supply, Provision in Jesus, Be Strong in the Lord on July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PSALM 23 PART FIFTEEN THY STAFF “Thy STAFF…comforts* me” PSALM 23:4 The Hebrew Word translated here as staff has two meanings. The first is translated generally as anything that supports and stabilizes (A feminine noun indicating a support, a supply. It is used of what firms up, keeps stable, furnishes needed supplies…{TCWS of the Old [...]
PSALM 23 – PART 14 – CORRECTION AND GROWTH -
Posted in Our Identity, Our New Nature, Overcoming, Our Struggle, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Church, The Priesthood, Prophetic, The Home, PSALM 23, tagged friend of God, Relationship, obedience, faith, salvation, Kingdom of God, trust, All for Him, Righteousness, Faithfulness, Body of Christ, Prepare the Way, The Day of the Lord, Growth in Christ, Fear of the Lord, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, The LORD is MY Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Psalm 23, The Way of the Lord, Correction the way to Life, Teach Me Lord Thy Ways, The Way of Life, True Sons of God, A Right Heart, The Rod of God, Fruitfulness, The Way of fruitfulness, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Apathy on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PSALM 23 PART FOURTEEN CORRECTION AND GROWTH “Thy Rod…comforts* me” PSALM 23:4 Without correction and accountability personal growth and fruitfulness becomes stagnated and stunted. Men who refuse correction cease to grow and cease to live. Jesus said “every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit”. We see this truth so [...]
PSALM 23 – PART 13 – THE NEED FOR CORRECTION -
Posted in Our Identity, Overcoming, Our Struggle, Our Relationship with God, Faith and Works, Our Salvation, The Kingdom of God, The Priesthood, Simplicity of Faith, PSALM 23, tagged truth, Jesus Christ, Relationship, Kingdom of God, Righteousness, Faithfulness, Growth in Christ, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, True Being, The LORD is MY Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, CONFIDENCE, AUTHENTICITY of the Believer, Love of the Truth, Search me, Religious Deception, Religious Truth, religion, Honesty of Heart, Integrity, The Shepherd's Rod on June 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
PSALM 23 PART THIRTEEN THE NEED FOR CORRECTION “Thy Rod…comforts* me” PSALM 23:4 Freedom, Peace and Confidence are not possible without authenticity. Authenticity is the result of truth. Truth by its very nature must reveal and make manifest that which is false and superficial. Men may have knowledge and information concerning God without ever touching [...]
PSALM 23 – PART 12 – THY ROD and THY STAFF -
Posted in Faith and Works, Our Identity, Our Relationship with God, Our Salvation, Our Service, Our Struggle, Overcoming, PSALM 23, Simplicity of Faith, The Church, The Priesthood, tagged Becoming, becoming in Christ, faith, Faithfulness, friendship with God, Growing in Jesus, Growth in Christ, Heart of a Priest, love, Ministry, obedience, Psalm 23, Relationship, Righteousness, The Good Shepherd, The LORD is MY Shepherd, The Way of Truth, truth on June 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PSALM 23 PART TWELVE THY ROD and THY STAFF “Thy Rod and Thy staff they comfort me” PSALM 23:4 We see here that the ministration of His Rod and His Staff are meant to have a profound effect upon our lives. We must realize in all of the scriptures that change and growth are to [...]