Monday, May 23, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 23, 2011

Grace for your spirit
But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, not the Son, but the Father alone. Matthew 24:36

When Jesus was asked when He would return, this was His reply. No one knows and no one will know. Last Saturday evening at 6:00 P.M. many in the world waited to see if the predictions of His return were right or wrong. Some invested their fortunes, reputations, some were afraid, and others just didn't care. If we would like to set a date in respect to Christ's return, let's set a date to walk with Him everyday, and always be ready to meet Him.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 20, 2011

Grace for your spirit
I know, O Lord, that a man's way is not in himself, nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps. Jeremiah 10:23

When I was a small child, and steering wheels were much much bigger, my dad would let me sit in the steering wheel and drive. It was exciting to drive on those country roads to grandma's house. I thought I was really driving, but without him, we were going nowhere. It useless and dangerous when we think we are in the driver's seat, when we are really just sitting in the wheel. We only get to our destination safely, when we give God the control.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 19, 2011

Grace for your spirit
For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. Proverbs 1:32

Too many people go through life thinking they are ten feet tall and bullet proof. They plunge into risky behavior thinking that nothing bad can ever happen to them. Solomon had experienced the naive, and complacent life, and realized the destruction that results. His writings try to guide us into a better way. A life guided by listening to God. May His words and His grace guide in a better way.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 18, 2011

Grace for your spirit
But the woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her the product of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates. Proverbs 31:30-31

In 1972 Helen Reddy recorded a song that became the anthem of the woman's movement. It was "I am woman, hear me roar." God has always enjoyed the roar of a good woman, but not the roar of rebellion. God enjoys the roar of good works, and the roar of the praise she receives from those who love her. It is the world that made women second class citizens. In God, women have ways been glorified, praised, and been useful vessels for Him. When anyone fears the Lord, they will be praised.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 17, 2011

Grace for your spirit
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel of honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. II Timothy 2:21

The book of James tells us that true faith works, and faith that doesn't work is dead. We begin with faith, and works follow if we are diligent in our Christian walk. Often the lusts of the flesh turn our lives in the wrong way, and we end up useless. We need to constantly allow Christ to cleanse us, so we might be useful. It doesn't take long for a pot in the kitchen to become useless if we're not careful. May we be the number one pot on the Lord's stove.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with our spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Monday, May 16, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 16, 2011

Grace for your spirit
So he returned from following him, and took the pair of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the implements of the oxen, and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah and ministered to him. I Kings 19:21

When Elisha was called to follow and replace Elijah, he was ready to go and he wasn't coming back. He literally burned all of his bridges behind him. The call to us for being Christ's disciple demands the same. Jesus calls us to deny ourselves, take up His cross, and follow Him. It is a call to come and die, and live for Him. Every time God's people look back, and make provisions to quit, it ruins their spiritual lives. When we totally trust in the Lord, He will make our paths straight, and we will never have a reason to look or go back.


The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 12, 2011

Grace for your spirit
This is the way of an adulterous woman; She eats and wipes her mouth, and she says, "I have done no wrong". Proverbs 30:20

People can find a way to justify their behavior. We must either accept our judgment, change our ways, or find a way to think we are all right. Our conscience and the advice of people in the world are not good guides. The only sure guide is to compare our life with the Word of God. May we never become so overcome with the lusts of the flesh that we can live in sin, eat, wipe our mouths, and say, "we have done nothing wrong." The judgment day will be the ultimate test of what was right and what was wrong.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 11, 2011

Grace for your spirit
So the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and said to the men, "Come, see a man who told me all th ing things that I have done; this is not the Christ is it?" They went out of the city, and were coming to Him. John 4:28-30

When Jesus gave this woman living water, she immediately let the eternal water flow through her on to her enemies. She was a person who didn't have anyone to help her with her daily water. When Jesus changed her life, He really change it. When Jesus refreshes us, and we experience His living water, we show our appreciation by giving a drink to someone else. You are probably a Christian today because someone gave you a spiritual drink. Let's pass that on by sharing that drink with another. May God give us the grace not to only think of ourselves.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 10, 2011

Grace for your spirit
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Colosssians 1:17

Did you ever try to put a model together without the instructions, using the wrong kind of glue? A car can look like a plane, and a plane like a boat. When we pick it up, it falls apart. It is a mess. It is a bigger mess when we try to put a spiritual life together without the instruction manual and the right glue. The words of Jesus are the only instructions, and our love from Him and for Him is the only glue. He is first, last, and always, and in Him, all things hold together.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Monday, May 9, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 9, 2011

Grace for your spirit Then Jonah begin to go through the city one day's walk; and he cried out and said, "Yet forty days and Ninevah will be overthrown." Then the people of Ninevah believed in God; and they put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. Jonah 3:4-5

Jonah was probably the worst preacher in history. He didn't want to go. He ran the other way. He only prayed when in deep trouble. When he had to go preach to his enemies, he only used eight words. When the people listened, they believed and repented. This made Jonah angry. Even with all his shortcomings and bad attitudes, when he got the word of God before these people, good things happened. We may think we are ineffective teachers. We may not have much trust that people will change and obey. Let's get the word of God before them and let the word do the work. What's the best way to get rid of an enemy? Convert them, and make them your friend.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit

Philippians 4:23

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 6, 2011

Grace for your spirit
But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," so none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. Hebrews 3:13

Today might be the last day we can stand it. We may be ready to quit. If just one person would lift us up, we might be able to continue. In the Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown told Lucy that if one person would tell him that they were is friend, he could go on. Just hearing the words even if they didn't mean it, he could be helped. Lucy replied, "Sorry, can't do it?" Today may be our day or the day for someone we meet. Can we do it? Can we encourage and lift up someone today? A trip to the promised land may be at stake.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 5, 2011

Grace for your spirit
There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Proverbs 14:12

When the devil started talking to Eve in the Garden of Eden, the stuff he said seemed right to Eve. She must have misunderstood the word she had heard from God. When Eve brought the fruit to Adam, it seemed like the right thing to do pleasing his mate. Those decisions separated them from God, the garden and each other. The devil and the world will do anything to deceive us. It sounds right, it looks right, but there is death at the end of the road.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 4, 2011

Grace for your spirit
On the 10th of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves......You shall keep it until the 14th day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. Exodus 12:3+6

The sacrifice of the passover lamb was a personal loss. The lamb was in their house for five days before it was killed. It made the sacrifice more personal and meaningful. A few years ago at camp that experience was simulated. A lamb was brought to camp. The kids really grew to love that lamb and were in great distress when told that the banquet that week would be lamb. Today we need to the blood of the Lamb on our hearts. Until we are touched with the personal sacrifice of Christ, it will never know it's true meaning.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Grace for your spirit May 3, 2011

Grace for your spirit
For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. for he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins. II Peter 1:8-9

Here God has just given a list of qualities we all need. Faith,virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and love. When these work together, our Christians life works. When something breaks down, our walk in hampered. A mechanic or an electrician often traces the problem to see what is broken, repairs the break and all is well. As a Christian, we may need to trace our "grace circuits", repair the breaks, and restore our Christian fruitfulness. Feeling useless? Start tracing.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Monday, May 2, 2011

Opportunities At Northwest Church of Christ

The church is on the West Side of U.S. 41 North at Florida Ave. Just 1/2 North of the 41/63 interchange in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Sunday
9:30 AM Bible Classes on the book of Philippians
10:30 AM Worship Services
6:00 PM Bible Study studies in topical studies affecting our Christians living

Wednesday
7:00 PM Bible Study Studies on grace

What To Expect At the Northwest Church of Christ

MEMBERS OF CHRIST'SCHURCH
1)Believing that the church is the called out of Christ; and the fellowship of the saved
2)Believing in one eternal all-knowing, all-powerful Godhead of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3)Believing that Jesus was made flesh, born of a virgin, and lived with us without sin
4)Believing that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, was buried, rose from the dead, and ascended back to heaven
5)Believing the Bible is God’s inspired word that provides our standard of right and wrong, and the way of salvation
6)Believing that man is a sinner and lost without the saving blood of Jesus
7)Believing that saving faith includes repentance, and baptism byimmersion for the forgiveness of sins
8)Believing that only baptized believers are members of the church and the kingdom of God
9)Believing that all Christians should worship properly as Scripture directs.
10)Believing that Christians should share the good news of Jesus, and serve others until Jesus returns with our heavenly reward
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Sunday Morning Worship Activities
Enjoy congregational singing without instruments. Prayers will be offered that allows our needs to be brought to Him. Communion service offered every Sunday to remember the Lord’s death until He returns. Lessons from the Bible that will teach us God’s word. You may expect the worship to be warm, friendly, and orderly. No one is ever required to speak or made to feel uncomfortable in any way. We pray you will feel welcome to come and stay

Grace for your spirit May 2, 2011

Grace for your spirit
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin. II Corinthians 11:2

A betrothal in Bible times was nothing like the engagement ritual we experience today. It was not an on again, off again, give me the ring back ritual. It was a binding commitment to purity, until the day of the marriage. Faithfulness was demanded and expected. Paul felt the same way about our betrothal to Jesus. As Christian, we are the betrothed brides of Christ. Rising from the waters of baptism, washed in the blood of the Lamb, we enter the betrothal in purity, and are expected to be presented to our bridegroom in purity. Someday at the marriage supper, His bride will be presented to Him. May we be in that number, in purity.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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