Notes taken from a sermon giving on 02/08/09 at Canyon Hills Community Church. Here are some of the important truths listed in the book of Hebrews. I pray your heart will find joy in them. Repent and live! Trust in Jesus Christ for salvation. Keep pressing, keep praying!
1. Religion has no power to change us
2. Jesus is our only hope
Hebrews 4:15-16; Hebrews 5:9
3. Jesus had to die for us
Hebrews 9:11-15; Hebrews 9:26-28
4. We must accept Jesus
Hebrews 11:1,6
5. To ignore Jesus means to face God's wrath
Hebrews 10:26-31
6. Faith in Jesus requires perseverance
Hebrews 12:1-3
7. Faith in Jesus produces acceptable worship
Hebrews 12:28-29; Hebrews 13:15-16
8. Faith in Jesus is all the confidence we need
Hebrews 13:6,8
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Wise words from George Whitefield
If a soul is truly converted, there will be
a battle, and an awful chasm that will never
be filled up but with the love of God; and
therefore when we say, Repent and be
converted, it is no more than saying, Repent
and be happy. Indeed we shall never be
completely happy till we get to heaven.
O that every man could see the good of every
thing of a sublunary [this world] nature
drop off like leaves in autumn: God grant
this may be known be every one of you.
~George Whitefield
Keep pressing, keep praying!
a battle, and an awful chasm that will never
be filled up but with the love of God; and
therefore when we say, Repent and be
converted, it is no more than saying, Repent
and be happy. Indeed we shall never be
completely happy till we get to heaven.
O that every man could see the good of every
thing of a sublunary [this world] nature
drop off like leaves in autumn: God grant
this may be known be every one of you.
~George Whitefield
Keep pressing, keep praying!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
God's Glory displayed for all to see!!!
What truth! Came to me via email...I had to share!
Stay strong! Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Guard Your Steps by Leading a Disciplined Lifestyle
Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness. 1 Timothy 4:7 NASB
God doesn't reward laziness, misbehavior, of apathy. To the contrary, He expects believers to behave with dignity and discipline. God's Word reminds us again and again that our Creator expects us to lead disciplined lives - and we must take God at His Word, despite temptations to do otherwise.
We live in a world in which leisure is glorified and indifference is often glamorized. But God has other plans. He did not create us for lives of mediocrity; He created us for far greater things.
Life's greatest rewards seldom fall into our laps; to the contrary, our greatest accomplishments usually require lots of work, which is perfectly fine with God. After all, He knows that we're up to the task, and He has big plans for us; may we, as disciplined believers, always be worthy of those plans.
He who heeds discipline show the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. Proverbs 10:17 NIV
A tip for guarding your heart
Be disciplined in your own approach to life. You can't teach it if you won't live it.
God's Words of Wisdom
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 NASB
I discipline my body and make it my slave. 1 Corinthians 9:27 NASB
God hasn't invited us into a disorderly, unkempt life but into something holy and beautiful - as beautiful on the inside as the outside. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 MSG
Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge. Proverbs 9:13 NIV
God doesn't reward laziness, misbehavior, of apathy. To the contrary, He expects believers to behave with dignity and discipline. God's Word reminds us again and again that our Creator expects us to lead disciplined lives - and we must take God at His Word, despite temptations to do otherwise.
We live in a world in which leisure is glorified and indifference is often glamorized. But God has other plans. He did not create us for lives of mediocrity; He created us for far greater things.
Life's greatest rewards seldom fall into our laps; to the contrary, our greatest accomplishments usually require lots of work, which is perfectly fine with God. After all, He knows that we're up to the task, and He has big plans for us; may we, as disciplined believers, always be worthy of those plans.
He who heeds discipline show the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. Proverbs 10:17 NIV
A tip for guarding your heart
Be disciplined in your own approach to life. You can't teach it if you won't live it.
God's Words of Wisdom
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 NASB
I discipline my body and make it my slave. 1 Corinthians 9:27 NASB
God hasn't invited us into a disorderly, unkempt life but into something holy and beautiful - as beautiful on the inside as the outside. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 MSG
Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge. Proverbs 9:13 NIV
SUMMING IT UP - If you choose to lead a disciplined lifestyle, your steps will be protected. If you choose to lead an undisciplined lifestyle, your steps will be misdirected.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
God is speaking to America today
HT: The Road to Reality by K.P. Yohannan (Pg.115)
This present generation of Americans, in particular, is receiving the most unearned and undeserved favor of all time. God has made this people the richest nation on earth, yet Americans carry on as if this wealth were a natural right - as if they have no obligation to a lost world, dying ion darkness without Christ.
God has been so patient with us. Why this awesome grace continues must be a question all heaven asks! Surely the United States today deserves His judgment and punishment. Yet the Lord has continued to show mercy to these wayward descendants of the Mayflower and Jamestown believers. The living God has been keeping the covenants those first settlers made with Him, mercifully keeping His promises to a prodigal people.
In my last meeting with Leonard Ravenhill, we discussed the mystery and wonder of God's long-suffering love for the American people - and the fact that it cannot go on much longer. I'll never forget his chilling words: "It's coming. If God does not judge this nation, He'll have to apologize a thousand times over to Sodom and Gomorrah."
May God teach us that all these blessings are only temporary and conditional. May He help us to see how late the hour is and how urgent it is we respond with obedience to His grace and mercy.
Jesus said the fields are white unto harvest now. Anyone who has worked on a farm knows what that means. When you've got a ripe crop in the field, everything else stops. You harvest it or it rots in the ground.
God has prospered us for a purpose. He is the king of Matthew 25:14-30 who entrusts wealth to his servants and goes on a long journey. When he returns, the king demands as accounting and a profit from what he has given to invest. What will we present to our Lord when He returns for an accounting? What kind of stewards are we being with the blessings He has shed on this nation?
WOW - what truth! Take time to thank God for all that He has blessed us with! May we use the things He has entrusted us to build His kingdom and His power to reach the lost at all cost!
This present generation of Americans, in particular, is receiving the most unearned and undeserved favor of all time. God has made this people the richest nation on earth, yet Americans carry on as if this wealth were a natural right - as if they have no obligation to a lost world, dying ion darkness without Christ.
God has been so patient with us. Why this awesome grace continues must be a question all heaven asks! Surely the United States today deserves His judgment and punishment. Yet the Lord has continued to show mercy to these wayward descendants of the Mayflower and Jamestown believers. The living God has been keeping the covenants those first settlers made with Him, mercifully keeping His promises to a prodigal people.
In my last meeting with Leonard Ravenhill, we discussed the mystery and wonder of God's long-suffering love for the American people - and the fact that it cannot go on much longer. I'll never forget his chilling words: "It's coming. If God does not judge this nation, He'll have to apologize a thousand times over to Sodom and Gomorrah."
May God teach us that all these blessings are only temporary and conditional. May He help us to see how late the hour is and how urgent it is we respond with obedience to His grace and mercy.
Jesus said the fields are white unto harvest now. Anyone who has worked on a farm knows what that means. When you've got a ripe crop in the field, everything else stops. You harvest it or it rots in the ground.
God has prospered us for a purpose. He is the king of Matthew 25:14-30 who entrusts wealth to his servants and goes on a long journey. When he returns, the king demands as accounting and a profit from what he has given to invest. What will we present to our Lord when He returns for an accounting? What kind of stewards are we being with the blessings He has shed on this nation?
WOW - what truth! Take time to thank God for all that He has blessed us with! May we use the things He has entrusted us to build His kingdom and His power to reach the lost at all cost!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
At the Crossroads
I've been reading "The Road to Reality" by K.P. Yohannan! I wanted to share a portion of chapter 13. I love this book and how K.P. is calling all Christians to live a life of personal holiness. My prayer is that every Christian grows in their hunger for obedience to the Word of God. That we would start to live a life of obedience, holiness, purity and separation out of a true commitment and genuine love for the Lord. Enjoy and keep pressing on 4 the Lord!
At the Crossroads
Today we all stand at the crossroads on the question of personal holiness. Each of us must make the choice about which way we are going to go. This isn't a choice only preachers or Christian leaders must make, although I pray that it will start there. No, every believing man, woman, boy and girl must decide personally.
"Will I surrender to the spirit of our age, or resist and join the company of overcomers?" is the question to ask. Do we want to continue to live in defeat, failure and unrighteousness? Or will we decide to follow the path of excellence that leads to quality of life, inward purity and separation unto God? Of course, we also can continue in a life of hypocrisy and legalism and be content to put on an external show of righteousness.
Even if we are able to fool others for a time with religious sham, we cannot lie to God for even an instant. If, after seeing clearly God's desire for us to live a life of purity and holiness, we still do not obey and commit our lives, the Bible tells us in Revelation 22:11,12 that God will not always strive with us but come with judgment. "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let be holy still. And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 3:13 and 4:5 that "every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is....Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God."
We must realize that while God really wants us to be shining lights in this world, winning the lost and making an impact upon our generation or religious activism can never substitute for a separated life.
But let us remember that it is equally important that we are not offering service to God in the power of the flesh, with an impure heart. All the work and sacrifice we accomplish - even in the cause of world evangelism - can never be pleasing to the Lord unless it is done from a pure and holy heart.
No wonder the writer of Hebrews warns us to "serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire." (Hebrews 12:28-29)
At the Crossroads
Today we all stand at the crossroads on the question of personal holiness. Each of us must make the choice about which way we are going to go. This isn't a choice only preachers or Christian leaders must make, although I pray that it will start there. No, every believing man, woman, boy and girl must decide personally.
"Will I surrender to the spirit of our age, or resist and join the company of overcomers?" is the question to ask. Do we want to continue to live in defeat, failure and unrighteousness? Or will we decide to follow the path of excellence that leads to quality of life, inward purity and separation unto God? Of course, we also can continue in a life of hypocrisy and legalism and be content to put on an external show of righteousness.
Even if we are able to fool others for a time with religious sham, we cannot lie to God for even an instant. If, after seeing clearly God's desire for us to live a life of purity and holiness, we still do not obey and commit our lives, the Bible tells us in Revelation 22:11,12 that God will not always strive with us but come with judgment. "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let be holy still. And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 3:13 and 4:5 that "every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is....Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God."
We must realize that while God really wants us to be shining lights in this world, winning the lost and making an impact upon our generation or religious activism can never substitute for a separated life.
But let us remember that it is equally important that we are not offering service to God in the power of the flesh, with an impure heart. All the work and sacrifice we accomplish - even in the cause of world evangelism - can never be pleasing to the Lord unless it is done from a pure and holy heart.
No wonder the writer of Hebrews warns us to "serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire." (Hebrews 12:28-29)
Here is a link to K.P.'s books!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Guard Your Words With Integrity
Taken from the book "Above all else - Directions for life" Pg. 32-35. Enjoy and keep pressing!
Guard your words with integrity
The integrity of the upright will guide them. Proverbs 11:3
Charles Swindoll correctly observed, "Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity." Godly men and women agree.
Integrity is built slowly over a lifetime. It is the sum of every right decision and every honest word. It is forged on the anvil of honorable work and polished by the twin virtues of honesty and fairness. Integrity is a precious thing - difficult to build but easy to tear down.
Living a life of integrity isn't always the easiest way, but it is always the right way. God clearly intends that it should be our way, too.
Oswald Chambers advised, "Never support an experience which does not have God as its source, and faith in God as its result." These words serve as a powerful reminder that, as Christians, we are called to walk with God and obey His commandments. But, we live in a world that presents us with countless temptations to stray far from God's path. We Christians, when confronted with sins of any kind, have clear instructions: Walk - or better yet run - in the opposite direction.
It has been said that character is what we are when nobody is watching. How true. When we do things that we know aren't right, we try to hide them from our families and friends. But even if we successfully conceal our sins from the world, we can never conceal our sins from God.
If you sincerely wish to walk with our Creator, follow His commandments. When you do, your character will take care of itself...and you won't need to look over your shoulder to see who, besides God, is watching.
A tip for guarding your heart. Remember: Character is more important than popularity.
God's Words of Wisdom
The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
Proverbs 10:9
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
Proverbs 22:1
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects man.
Proverbs 27:19
Not only so, be we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 5:3-4
Summing it up!
When your words are honest and your intentions are pure, you have nothing to fear. Thus, you should guard your integrity even more carefully than you guard your wallet.
Keep pressing, keep praying, keep your integrity strong!
Guard your words with integrity
The integrity of the upright will guide them. Proverbs 11:3
Charles Swindoll correctly observed, "Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity." Godly men and women agree.
Integrity is built slowly over a lifetime. It is the sum of every right decision and every honest word. It is forged on the anvil of honorable work and polished by the twin virtues of honesty and fairness. Integrity is a precious thing - difficult to build but easy to tear down.
Living a life of integrity isn't always the easiest way, but it is always the right way. God clearly intends that it should be our way, too.
Oswald Chambers advised, "Never support an experience which does not have God as its source, and faith in God as its result." These words serve as a powerful reminder that, as Christians, we are called to walk with God and obey His commandments. But, we live in a world that presents us with countless temptations to stray far from God's path. We Christians, when confronted with sins of any kind, have clear instructions: Walk - or better yet run - in the opposite direction.
It has been said that character is what we are when nobody is watching. How true. When we do things that we know aren't right, we try to hide them from our families and friends. But even if we successfully conceal our sins from the world, we can never conceal our sins from God.
If you sincerely wish to walk with our Creator, follow His commandments. When you do, your character will take care of itself...and you won't need to look over your shoulder to see who, besides God, is watching.
A tip for guarding your heart. Remember: Character is more important than popularity.
God's Words of Wisdom
The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
Proverbs 10:9
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
Proverbs 22:1
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects man.
Proverbs 27:19
Not only so, be we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 5:3-4
Summing it up!
When your words are honest and your intentions are pure, you have nothing to fear. Thus, you should guard your integrity even more carefully than you guard your wallet.
Keep pressing, keep praying, keep your integrity strong!
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