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How to See God

It is such a blessing to be preparing to give God’s truth out to others! As you all know, the teacher most often learns more from his preparation than the...

Should we be provoking others?

Here are three definitions of “provoking” from the 5th edition of the American Heritage Dictionary: Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations. “a provoking delay at...

Ruth and Rahab

Today at VBS, the children heard how Ruth refused to leave Naomi, her mother-in-law and stay in Moab, but instead, went with her to Bethlehem. Here is her beautiful statement...

God’s Power, Provision, and Praise shown in Creation

As many of you, we woke up early yesterday morning to the sound of strong rushing wind, pelting rain and hail, and thunder. The weather folks said we could have...

Looking Back to Move Forward

On September 1st, Pastor Jordan Potter of Lighthouse Baptist in San Antonio, will be preaching for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Rockwall Bible Church. In discussing this special time of...

Grab Tight or Give Up?

There is a principle throughout Scripture that I read this morning. Maybe the most concise statement of this principle is found in Mark 8:34-38 where Jesus taught on the cost...

PERSPECTIVE!

Although I recently commented on II Corinthians 4, there are other verses on which I would like to focus today. This chapter, which speaks of the need to persevere in...

PRAY FIRST!

Paul begins his first pastoral letter to Timothy with the greeting, a charge against erroneous doctrine and idle divisive talk, his own testimony of God showing him mercy and grace...

Feed on His faithfulness!

In considering my own unfaithfulness today, I decided instead to meditate on God’s faithfulness. Here are some verses to help us all: Psa 37:3 – Trust in the LORD, and...

“Identity Theft” and “Mistaken Identity”

The term “identity theft (fraud)” is the deliberate assumption of another person’s identity, usually to gain access to that person’s finances or to frame a person for a crime. The...