Continued From Part Five… As rare as it is in our world to find people who truly are merciful, it is even rarer to find a person who is truly “pure in heart.” Yet, in Matthew 5:6, Jesus emphasizes the need for His followers to be just that. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Of […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5: 1-12 Part Five
Continued from Part Four… After talking with His disciples about hungering and thirsting for righteousness, Jesus went on to say: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Verse 7 Like with many of the teachings of Jesus, the way He has taught His followers to live seems totally backward to our way of thinking. Merciful people in today’s […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Four
Continued from Part Three… After teaching his listeners about meekness, Jesus went on to His next point, saying: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Verse 6 Because this statement is such a crucial part of the life of a believer–much like the anchor on a boat keeps it right where the pilot […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Three
Continued from Part 2… Now that Jesus showed the spiritual value of “godly mourning”, He continues on in verse 5 to speak about the meek… Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. One of the biggest mistakes people make is to incorrectly define “meekness”, as “weakness.” This is possibly because, in the original King James translation of […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Two
Continued from Part 1… After choosing the need to be poor in spirit as the first of the attitudes that a true child of God should have, Jesus went on to say: Blessed are those who mourn. (verse 4) This seems like an odd thing for Jesus to say. Are those that mourn really happy? According to Jesus, godly mourning […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part One
Some 400 years before the Messiah’s first coming, Malachi was the last prophet to be sent to the nation of Israel. A great deal of history unfolded during those 400 years, but God did not send a prophetic voice. This means that the people of Israel, beyond being under the domination of the Roman Empire, were left with nothing more […]
DOING THE WORKS OF JESUS
A few days ago I read an article sent out by World Challenge. It was written by Gary Wilkerson, son of the late David Wilkerson. What I read impacted me enough personally that I decided to transcribe it and share with others. I pray many will also be blessed and touched by the article below. ******************* I was in Jordan […]
WISE AS SERPENTS, HARMLESS AS DOVES
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.” Matthew 10:16 True believers and followers of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, have been given the power through God’s Spirit to deal with any situation that presents itself in our earthly life as we await His second coming. Of this […]
URGENT PRAYER NEED…MIDEAST UPDATE 12/30/2017
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 I received an urgent email from Jerusalem this morning and a few minutes later received a phone call from Pastor R in southern Syria. The email from Jerusalem contained some photos showing the reasons […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 12/24/2017
As I write what is likely to be the last Mideast Update of 2017, I can’t help but think of how God is fulfilling the promises of His Word. In Acts 2:17 we see a repeat of what the prophet Joel was told in the Old Testament concerning the last days: “And it shall come to pass in the last […]