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Prayer For Our Young Ladies

Dear Heavenly  Father, I lift up our ladies this evening. I pray that they'll understand that their allurement isn't just what they can provide for a man physically only, but they'll understand that their value is their virtue, character and modesty. Help them to realize how wonderful they are and fearfully you've created them for your glory. Apparently some of our ladies have no sense of value for themselves and their priorities are out of whack. They're not being taught by older women how to behave when they're in the presence of adults or how to properly  respond to boys when they're girls and how to respond to men when they're grown. Help our ladies to understand that a man does not complete them and not to settle for any man just for the sake of saying they have one. However, a good godly man can compliment them and ad spice to a healthy relationship that can blossom into a lifelong love affair that can bring fulfillment to their lives. I u

THE RELEVANCE OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TODAY FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY 11/2/05

The question was recently asked, “Since the Ten Commandments were instituted under the Mosaic Law, do they have relevance today? The answer to that question is a resounding YES!!. Here are some reasons why. When reading the commandments or  Decalogue , one must keep in mind that all of these commands have universal application for all people for all time. For example, Exodus 20:13 says, “Thou shalt not murder”. This command obviously is inclusive and man knew if he committed murder he was guilty and had sinned against the Lord no matter whether he was a Jew or Gentile. A perfect example of the violation of this command was when Cain killed Abel. This account occurred before the written Mosaic Law (Genesis 4:8). So  this  command once again has exclusivity. Cain knew what he had done was sin because when God asked him where Abel was, he was sarcastic and pretended not to know. So he lied (Genesis 4:9). Even a child knows when he/she has done wrong even though they don’t know th

DEFENDING THE FAITH

Precious Lord, Help us to earnestly contend for the faith once for all delivered unto the saints. Let your children know that it is not unloving to confront error in regards to doctrine. Lord your word commands us to test the spirits to see if they're of God because many false prophets have gone into the world. Not to confront error is disobedience. Although it's uncomfortable, we need to overcome our fear, and do what you have commanded. We must speak the truth in love, and not be concerned with the reaction of the person we're confronting as long as our motives are pure in our approach. It's critical that we say the same thing the word of God says so that we're not leading people astray or being misled ourselves. Help the Church not to be lazy in studying to show themselves approved unto God, a worker that need not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth. In Jesus name, A men!

What is true Joy?

When we hear or read the word Joy,  what’s  the first thought that comes to mind? Happiness, satisfaction, a cheerful heart? A lot of people look at it as an emotion based on happy feelings.  Let’s  define the term and find out what it really means.   The New Oxford American Dictionary describes Joy as: a feeling of  great pleasure  and happiness.   The Greek word for Joy is  Chará . It means: to  rejoice .   Another Greek word is  Cháris .  It means several things. Here are a few: favor, acceptance, a kindness granted or desired, a benefit, thanks, gratitude, grace.   Jesus  stated  in the gospels that the joy he gives is a joy no man can take away from us.  It’s  an everlasting, abiding joy.  That’s  a wonderful reality.  But  what is God’s joy based on?   Unlike human joy  that’s  based on happy feelings alone, true Christian joy  has to  be based on facts; facts that  can’t  be tossed  to and  fro  based on our whimsical feelings.   Reasons why we are to have joy   Our names are wr