Recession Proofing My Life!

4-26-09

Recession proofing my Life, and we are not talking money here!

By having more faith!

Hebrews 11:1-6 ¹Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.²For by it the elders obtained a good report. ³Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. ⁴ By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. ⁵By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. ⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

By living by faith!

Romans 1:17 ¹⁷For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

By believing God!

Romans 10:8-17 ⁸But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; ⁹That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. ¹⁰For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ¹¹For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. ¹²For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. ¹³For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. ¹⁴How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? ¹⁵And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! ¹⁶But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? ¹⁷So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

By being patient!

James 1:3-7 ³Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ⁴But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. ⁵If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. ⁶But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. ⁷For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

By listening and doing and asking for wisdom!

James 1:22 ²²But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

By walking & talking to the Lord! By Experiencing God!

Proverbs 3 ¹My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

²For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

³Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

⁴So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

⁷Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

⁸It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

¹¹My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

¹²For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹⁶Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

¹⁷Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

¹⁸She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

¹⁹The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

²⁰By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

²¹My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

²²So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

²³Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

²⁴When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

²⁵Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

²⁶For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

²⁷Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

²⁸Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

²⁹Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

³⁰Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

³¹Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

³²For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

³³The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

³⁴Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

³⁵The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Thank you dear Lord for your patience, for listening, for doing, for having faith in me!

Easter Drama

EASTER DRAMA!!!

Liberty Baptist Youth Group

11 a.m. Easter morning

Followed by Sunday Service

Followed by Egg Hunt!!!

(Oh, for those of you who are early birds, we are having a bring a dish breakfast @ 8a.m.!)

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

Do you know the place, this Calvary?

3-29-2009

Do you know this place, this Calvary?

Oh Calvary, This Place, where my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gave his life so freely to save you and me, Jesus the one and only son of God. Pure sinless perfect man who gave his all to save a sin filled world who hated him. It seems impossible to believe that God loves us this much, that he would send this precious redeemer to fulfill His word his promise to this faithless world. Nevertheless, He did and He did it for all of us!

On Calvary where Jesus was tortured, mocked, spat upon, laughed at, crucified; oh this place where Jesus took on all the sins of this world! Have you ever heard the phrase “leaving it at the alter” “leaving our sin at the cross” and what a Holy Alter we have to leave all our burdens and worries. Jesus did this for me! Jesus did this for you!

Always around Easter time, I am filled with this sense of overwhelming sadness at the price Jesus had to pay for all my sins. I am saddened at the fact that His blood had to be shed for my wrong doings. Then I was told something that truly changed how I feel about this sadness. Jesus was fulfilling His fathers command. Until the end, He listened and obeyed, allowing for my eternal salvation! What a Savior I have!

I am positive I have heard this in a Church service before, however it was not until this Sunday did I ever feel truly thankful about this place Calvary, only mentioned once in the Bible.

Luke 23:33
33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

Some say it is the same Golgotha, the place of the skull that is mentioned in Matthew 27:33,, & , Mark 15:22, & John 19:17. This place where death and destruction of human life abound, yet The Place where God saw fit to place His Alter, where Jesus takes my sin and washes me clean. Yes, A place of seemingly little significance, however actually the most important of places. Had Jesus chose to not listen and follow God’s word and will for His life this place, Calvary would just be any other place in the world. However, JESUS chose to follow and be crucified making this place of death a place of everlasting life with God! Through the blood of Jesus Christ, we have redemption we have our salvation secured! If only you we chose to leave our life, our human life at the Alter and accept Jesus!

Do you have The Place, This Calvary?
Here is a link you might want to look at if you find you are looking for This Place, This Calvary!
http://theromansroad.com ( just copy and paste into your web browser, if link is not available.)

Just Serving Jesus by listening and following!

Thank you Dear Lord for, The place, This Calvary where I can leave all my sin, all my worries, my burdens and have everlasting life with you, if only I ask and accept.

Who is God?

3-15-2009

Who is God?

Who is God? What makes God God? What does God do to prove He is God? Who is God to you? I often ponder these few questions. It is sad to admit, however at times I have just taken my perception of God at face value, really giving no thought into His greatness. I was intrigued by this sermon for my 6-year-old daughter, Bethany, has been asking these same questions! And my answer to her is that God is God, God is love, God is everywhere, and everything! However, upon further study and prayer I feel I have a better, more complete answer for my precious little one! Thanks Brother Larry for you guidance. Thanks for bringing these scriptures to my attention!

Psalm 18 (and 2^nd Samuel 22 is almost identical, did not post but you can check it out!)

¹I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

²The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

³I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

⁴The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

⁵The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

⁶In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

⁷Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

⁸There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

⁹He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

¹²At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

¹³The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

¹⁴Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

¹⁵Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

¹⁶He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁸They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

²¹For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²²For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

²³I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

²⁴Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

²⁵With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

²⁶With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

²⁷For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

²⁸For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

²⁹For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

³⁰As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

³¹For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

³²It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

³³He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

³⁴He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

³⁵Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

³⁶Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

³⁷I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

³⁸I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

³⁹For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

⁴⁰Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴¹They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

⁴²Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

⁴³Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

⁴⁴As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

⁴⁵The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

⁴⁶The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

⁴⁷It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

⁴⁸He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

⁴⁹Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

⁵⁰Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

God is:

My rock, for He is unyielding when I crumble like sand.

My fortress, for He keeps me safe when I am afraid.

My deliverer, for He holds my hand through all life’s situations.

My strength, for He endures whilst I stumble.

My sword, for His word is perfect!

My buckler, for He is my spear.

My shield, for He protects me in everyday battles.

My horn of salvation, for He is my strength!

My breastplate, for He is my help, whom I put my faith in!

My high tower, for He stands tall while I fall.

My Everything, for He is love.

And much much more!!!

TILL THE END.

Just Serving Jesus by building a better personal relationship with God!

(less of me and more concentration on HIM!)

Thank you Dear Lord for this beautiful day and your beautiful word. I am in awe of the mercy and grace you bestow upon me.