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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
NEVERTHELESS
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, Prayer, He is Able!, tagged truth, Jesus Christ, Service unto the Lord, Relationship, obedience, faith, works, love, good works, Kingdom of God, power, trust, Faithfulness, Ministry, Growth in Christ, Prayer, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, Fresh Faith, Invincible, Dynamic Faith, Faith never quits, Nevertheless on June 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Nevertheless” “And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net” ISAIAH 51:4 True living faith will never be conditioned by experience. Faith, to be faith, must always find its dependence in God not ourselves. Though experience says [...]
PSALM 23 – PART 11 – THOU ART WITH ME -
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, He is Able!, PSALM 23, tagged truth, Jesus Christ, friend of God, friendship with God, Relationship, obedience, faith, love, salvation, Kingdom of God, trust, Righteousness, Faithfulness, The Day of the Lord, Growth in Christ, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, The LORD is MY Shepherd, Psalm 23, His Presence on May 26, 2011 | 5 Comments »
PSALM 23 PART ELEVEN HIS PRESENCE “For Thou are with me” PSALM 23:4 His Presence is the chief end and summation of all things. While some may seek recognition and the approval of men a new generation is arising; one that will know the full purpose of God in Christ is to bring forth a [...]
PSALM 23 – PART 9 – THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH -
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, Simplicity of Faith, He is Able!, PSALM 23, tagged Relationship, obedience, faith, trust, All for Him, Faithfulness, Growth in Christ, The Way of Truth, HE is able, Becoming, Growing in Jesus, Overcoming the Obstacles, The LORD is MY Shepherd, Psalm 23, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Overcoming, His Grace is Sufficient on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PSALM 23 PART NINE THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…” PSALM 23:4 The Valley of the Shadow of Death is a place that we are to walk through. Valleys are places where our vision is reduced, our world shrinks, we are hemmed [...]
PSALM 23 – PART 8 – THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH -
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, He is Able!, PSALM 23, tagged Law of the Spirit of Life, Jesus Christ, Relationship, faith, trust, HOPE, The Way of Truth, Growing in Jesus, Fresh Faith, Hope Makes not Ashamed, Resurrection Life, Victory in Jesus, Psalm 23, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, The Paths of Righteousness, The Hope of Glory, The Contradiction of the Christian Faith, Hope in our Darkness, He is Faithful, Our Hope, Our Rock in times of trouble on May 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
PSALM 23 PART EIGHT THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…” PSALM 23:4 Throughout this Psalm we read of Him leading us to places of quiet waters and green pastures, in paths of righteousness and yet in the midst of all this we [...]