July 2011 Blog Posts (116)

Bless the Lord O, my soul and forget not all His benefits.” - Psalm 103:2

It is a delightful and profitable occupation to mark the hand of God in the lives of ancient saints, and to observe his goodness in delivering them, his mercy in pardoning them, and his faithfulness in keeping his covenant with them. But would it not be even more interesting and profitable for us to remark the hand of God in our own…

Judges 16:6

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

Where lies the secret strength of faith? It lies in the food it feeds on; for faith studies what the promise is-an emanation of divine grace, an overflowing of the great heart of God; and faith says, “My God could not have given this promise, except…

When you give to God through tithing, He gives you something greater in return: a life changed for the better. Opening up your wallet to tithe opens up your soul to trust God more and invites Him to work powerfully in your life.

Here's how tithing can transform you:

It reminds you that your life is not your own.  Spending your money just on your…

^{(1 Corinthians 3:9-23)}

⁹For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

 ¹⁰According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth…

Did you see it?  I had a glaring omission in my last briefing .   It was only one word, just three letters . . . but those three letters changed the intent of my heart.  Here it was:  “Hear me correctly—I am standing in condemnation of these folks, just concerned about those who are held captive by what they can’t seem to control.”  I shall fire my copy editor---that’s what I’ll do!  The sentence was meant to say, “I am not standing in condemnation of these folks (regarding observed…

Let’s do some word association … I say ‘independence’, you say ___?

independence … day

independence … freedom

independence … emancipation

independence … liberty

independence … self-reliance

Americans just celebrated Independence Day, commemorating America’s independence from Great Britain’s tyranny (though most just call it Fourth of July now).  John Adams said this to his wife, Abigail, about the day,

       “It ought to be commemorated as…

by Yolanda Ballard



RESTORATION - AS IN THE BEGINNING



(A Word of Exhortation)



The Ancient of Days has called you to His side, to walk and talk with Him in the cool of the day. Far before the sun even rises, you will rise up with victory in your wings, making a covenant to commit your day and life into His hands. For this is a new day and a new beginning for you. Old things have passed away; behold, all things are made new, and I am calling you to My side to…

Dear Friends,

I am currently translating English Christian books into Tamil language(Indian language).I get paid once I finish a set of books(More than 3 ).It takes months sometimes to finish the work and get paid.Like how it happened now.

But I enjoy this work.It gives me lot of time to spend in the Youth fellowship in our church which I am leading.Time to teach children in minor jail, village and orphanage.I get time to record my voice for Gospel radio and write…

I am stuck with responsibilities, I am choked by that truth. I have a family who asks for my financial support. And I do not like the job I'm in. It looks exciting because it compensates well, but there are a lot of rejections. I cannot handle it. I feel so stupid.

Look, I have never been this physically tired. This is my choice, though--supreme sacrifice for the ones you love. But I feel I'm not going to survive this any longer. I'm just trying really to push the limits, but…

Jehovah Yere. Our God is one who dose the impossibilities of men into possibilities. yes, He will walk on the waters, clams the storm, heals the chronic persons, raised the dead, and so on. He is the Lord of possibilities. So with Him we can do great things. Praise the Lord.

Here God's Provision is HE HIMSELF. Amen

Brethren, pray for us.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:25

This one morning in the year we reserved to refresh the reader’s memory upon the subject of prayer for ministers, and we do most earnestly implore every Christian household to grant the fervent request of the text first uttered by an apostle and now repeated by us. Brethren, our work is solemnly momentous,…

AMERICA—WHERE ARE YOU?

 By Dale V. Nobbman 

When Adam and Eve sinned against the Lord God in the Garden of Eden, they attempted to hide from God in order to avoid being confronted by Him about their sinful conduct.  God called to Adam and asked ‘Where are you?”—and to the woman God said “What is this you have done?”—but God was already fully aware of why, and…

Isaiah 26:4“Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.”  

Seeing that we have such a God to trust to, let us rest upon him with all our weight; let us resolutely drive out all unbelief, and endeavour to get rid of doubts and fears, which so much mar our comfort; since there is no excuse for fear where God is the foundation of our trust.

A loving parent would…

Persistent Prayer is Powerful

(Isaiah 2:2) In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

Isaiah looked with hopeful eyes to the day when faith would flourish and there would be times of real praying. Times in which our prayers would…

Would you say you are conformed or transformed—conformed to a secular world’s values and ways of doing things, OR transformed—transformed by the power of God in your life?  Think about it for a minute. 

If I were to answer the question honestly, I am sure I am much more conformed than transformed.  Oh, I have moments when I have fixed my gaze on Jesus so strongly that my faith knows no bounds . . . if he asked me, I could get out of the boat and walk on the water to him.  But more…