Scottish preacher James S. Stewart made the distinction between the foreground and the background of life. He used the metaphor of painting and said life has both a foreground and a background…
Philippians 1:6 (“He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus”) not only teaches us that our salvation began with God, but that He takes personal responsibility for completing His work in us…
“Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than the Jews. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”
God has all of us here in this very difficult time because like Esther we stand on the threshold of that destiny for which we have been chosen and prepared…
“And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Cor. 12:9
This passage is a part of a heartfelt declaration of Paul’s feelings regarding an issue in his life that remained to torment him in spite of his many pleadings to God…
“Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
Members of a psychology class asked 500 people what they are afraid of. To the surprise of the students those 500 people listed 7000 fears…
“He is the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; so that He Himself might come to have first place in everything.” Col. 1:18
“But He said to him, “A certain man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many; and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for everything is ready now.'”
“But they all alike began to make excuses.” Luke 14:16-18
In this teaching Jesus is trying to point out the tendency to allow other good things to get in the way of the Great One…
“…preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside to myths.” 2 Timothy 4:2-3
History definitely repeats itself over and over as man refuses to learn from past mistakes…
” Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than the Jews. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”
God has all of us here in this very difficult time because like Esther we stand on the threshold of that destiny for which we have been chosen and prepared…
Pastor Bob Barnett
Pastor Bob Barnett
Pastor Bob Barnett
Pastor Bob Barnett
Pastor Bob Barnett
Pastor Bob Barnett
Pastor Bob Barnett
Pastor Bob Barnett
Pastor Bob Barnett