Strength In Unity

Scripture A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.  ~Ecclesiastes 4:12, NLT Quote If you want to go quickly, go alone: if you want to go far, go together. ~African Proverb There is absolutely no…

Little Stick–Big Hand

Scripture Can an ax overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it? ~Isaiah 10:15, CEV Quote God can hit a hard lick with a crooked stick. ~Ya’akov Sennacherib, the king of Assyria and son of Sargon II, was a arrogant blow hard who thought himself to be an agent…

Seven Bowls Of Wrath

Scripture Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.” ~Revelation 16:1, CSB Quote The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion–our prideful self-will. ~Frederick Douglas I’m not much on explaining the Revelation of Jesus…

Getting Dressed For The Day

Scripture Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ~Colossians 3:12, CSB Quote There is life in the path of righteousness and in it’s path there is no death. ~Solomon We are coming to you today from the Hilton Garden Inn in Pensacola, Florida. We are here…

The Example

Scripture What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the LORD can rescue Jerusalem from me?” ~Isaiah 36:20, NLT Quote Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. ~Solomon Yesterday we talked about PRIDE and today we have a perfect example. Sennacherib was the king of the…

Pride, Watch It!

  Scripture Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor. Proverbs 18:12, CSB Quote It is better to be humble in failure than proud in success. ~Ya’akov Solomon was not the best man in the world but he was one of the most intelligent. Proverbs 18:12 is a spiritual law. Anytime we get proud,…

The Mystery of Matrimony

Scripture As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.  ~Ephesians 5:31-32, NLT Quote Marriage is a part of our stewardship training…