The Church That Cares For Your Soul

Posts from August 2015

The Three Classes of People

1 Corinthians 10:32 – Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: There are three classes of people in the New Testament and they are not the poor, the middle class and the rich.  The world wants to divide us into classes based on wealth.  God’s…

Making Consecration

1 Thessalonians 5:23 – And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. I was listening to Pastor Don Green preach the other day and he mentioned that he made a consecration of…

Dealing With the Unreasonable

2 Thessalonians 3:2 – And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. Romans 12:18 – If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. John 16:33 – These things I have spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace.…

The Interruptions of Life

Deut. 15:10 – The Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. Luke 10:41-42 – And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which…

Learning Things The Hard Way

Psalms 119:71 – It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Galatians 6:7 – Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. There is a saying “some people only learn things the hard way.”  If we are honest…

Where You Are At

1 Corinthians 4:6-7 – And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. For who maketh thee to…

The Pride of Life

1 John 2:16 – For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. The pride of life is not a good thing for the saved or the lost.  I have noticed…

The Blessings of Being Poor

Psalms 107:40-41 – He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. Being poor in the eyes of the world is a bad thing.  There is the war on poverty…

Fools and Folly

Psalms 107:17-19 – Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. A fool is a pretty common term…

Hide and Seek

Psalms 105:4 – Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore. Some people seek the blessings of the Lord.  Some seek his hand of help.  Others seek him to get them out of bad situations or trouble.  As little kids we would often play hide and seek.  We would purposely hide so others…

A Simple Life

Isa. 12:2 – Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation. Mark 4:40 – Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith? Go on in all simplicity; do not be…

The Edge of the Universe

Genesis 1:2 – And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 8:2 – The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; Job…

3 Kinds of Lilies

Song of Songs 2:16 – My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. Matthew 6:28 – And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: Vance Havner was preaching about lilies.  He said there are three…

Living in the Great Until

Matthew 24:38 – …until the day that Noe entered into the ark, Matthew 24:39 – And knew not until the flood came… Matthew 26:29 –  But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.…