Unbelief is a sin and God is provoked by it. According to JC Ryle, Unbelief in what God can do is a “practical denial of God’s almighty power to doubt whether He can do a thing when He undertakes it. It is giving the lie to God to doubt whether He means to do a thing when He plainly promised that it would be done.”
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Prayers Are Not Necessarily Answered Immediately: Wait on the Lord
Have you ever prayed for something for a very long time and God does not seem to hear nor answer you?
Jesus: The Lord of Angels
“The appearance of Gabriel to Zechariah produced a marked effect. Zechariah was afraid and he trembled. The fear came from our inward sense of weakness, guilt and corruption. If angels are so great and terrible, what must the Lord of angels be?”
The First Evangelists After Jesus Was Born
Were you aware that the Shepherds who were in tending their flocks of sheep in the fields were the very first evangelists for Jesus?
A Summons and We Must Answer
Today, I had the pleasure of looking through my Grandfather’s sermon notes. My Grandfather’s name was Reverend Joseph E. Hocutt, and he was a co-vocational minister who was a circuit rider preacher on Sundays and a school teacher during the week in Sharpsburg, NC in the late 1800’s. In one of his sermons, he preachedContinue reading “A Summons and We Must Answer”
Are We Making the Most of God’s Kindness?
How many of you know people who were very ill and they made promises and then recovered and went back to what they were doing before the illness?
Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart!
Happy Thanksgiving! I pray you will be blessed today spending time with loved ones and family. Thanksgiving is a time of year to give thanks to God for all the blessings received this year. Many wonder though with Covid, how is that a blessing? That itself is another story and we can expound on thatContinue reading “Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart!”
Jesus Who Knows Us Completely Can Forgive Us Entirely
Today, we will continue in the study of Mark 2:1-12, Matthew 9:2-8, Luke 5:17-26. We are also adding Psalm 139:1-6. In our study from November 23, 2020, we are continuing in studying about when Jesus healed the paralytic. Today, we will focus on how God uses illness to bring us closer to Him as wellContinue reading “Jesus Who Knows Us Completely Can Forgive Us Entirely”
What Is Your Secret to Success?
I have been asked numerous times the question, “What is your secret to success?” I look at them and my reply is “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you!” Then they reply, “Come on now! I will believe you!” Then I ask them if they really want to know my secrets to success? TheyContinue reading “What Is Your Secret to Success?”
Why Do Christians Have less Time for God?
This morning, I decided to do a study of Reverend JC Ryle and was going to read today’s text for November 23 in his collection, Daily Readings. Instead, I was inspired by the Lord to read February 23rd, the Morning reading. This reading was centered around Mark 2:1-12, Matthew 9:2-8, Luke 5:17-26, and Philippians 2:17-26.Continue reading “Why Do Christians Have less Time for God?”
