Rom 12:19-21 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but [rather] give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance [is] Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” [...]
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The Kingdom of God is like an escalator….. Have you ever tried running up an escalator that is going down? If you keep the same pace as the escalator then, you might stay in the same place. But if you go slower than its pace, you’ll go down with it. It isn’t unless you run [...]
I have never been what some would call “a runner.” I love to walk. I love to sit. But I hate to run. I always struggled in elementary school to do the mile. One time in college, I ran a mile on the treadmill…. One time. But lately, there has been a trend around [...]
In the midst of what appears like chaos, God is always good. In the midst of the pain, you are sharing in the fellowship of His sufferings. In the midst of the storm, God gives you peace. In the midst of the walk on the ledge of unbelief and belief, God will [...]
Deuteronomy 5:32 says “Therefore you shall be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. What is sometimes placed in our path seems insurmountable. The battle belongs to the Lord, but we must stay the course, not turning to [...]
Psalm 32:7 “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.” There is a need in this time, now, for us to see God as our Hiding Place. He is our shelter, our safety, our strong tower of refuge. He will preserve us from trouble. [...]
Each year, millions of people around the world make millions of New Year’s resolutions. A resolution is a firm determination to do something. A New Year’s resolution is usually a list of goals or actions that we strive to meet. Your resolutions for this year may include doing better at school, spending more time with family [...]
Luke 49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. 52 From now on there will be five in [...]
It can be very frustrating to see those who are not saved prosper while we as Christians can sometimes suffer daily. We may have even asked ourselves, why do we do this? Why do those who do evil seem to get away with it, while those who are holy and righteous suffer? Shouldn’t it be [...]
There is a point when you’re fasting in a 21 or 40 days fast that you begin hating the food you are allowed to eat and feel like slapping your food. (LOL) I had this thought a couple months ago while on a fast in the the middle of making my soup. Then as I [...]
You ever have those people in your life who are your friends as long as you do and say and live the way they think you should? Even Christians can do this. You see them in church and because you’re not living up to their standards, all of a sudden, they act like you’ve never [...]
Overview- In the past 4 weeks, we have discussed the following topics within the theme of “Sharing Your Faith”. Shining your light A study on the word witness Being a witness through a consecrated lifestyle Tonight we will be discussing being a witness through love. Last week we talked about our witness and tesimony of [...]
One of my co-workers recently came into my office & asked me if I knew what the longest verse of the Bible was. When I said no, he said: 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – pray continually (NIV). That got me thinking – one of the shortest verses in the Bible has one of the longest demands. [...]
Have you ever been forgotten? Hurts, doesn’t it? Whether it’s family, friends, someone you barely know or are just casual friends with, to be forgotten, leaves an emptiness inside of us that satan wants to fill with anger, hate, depression, and loneliness. But God can also fill that emptiness. If we”ll let Him. He fills it [...]
Understanding who we are in God is critical to our relationship with Him, our beliefs and our behavior as Christians. Who we are is far more than what we can see on the outside. One of the attributes that Adam and Eve enjoyed as a result of creation was significance. It seems as if everyone [...]
The power of a witness can be so compelling that with the right witness a man can be freed from the clutches of a life sentence in prison or condemned in a court of law by a panel of his peers, called a jury, and sentenced to life in prison or even to die by [...]
Master – a person with the ability or power to use, control or dispose of something Slave – a person entirely under the dominion of some influence or person In Genesis 4:7, right before Cain kills Abel, God tells Cain – sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must [...]
For those who were unable to be with us this past Wednesday, here are notes from the sermon Pastor Scott preached: Renewing of the mind Romans 12:2 – transformation! (i.e. metamorphisis-dramatic change) Eph 4:22-24 – changing our “autopilot” (our attitude) Eph 4:22 “renewed in the spirit of your mind” to put on the new man. [...]
A few days ago, as I was driving home, the sheriff’s car in front of me ran a yellow light that he could have easily have stopped for and the first thought out of my mouth was “way to set an example”. Okay, so I probably shouldn’t have said it out loud, but thankfully, no [...]
Psalm 71:14 – But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more. There are circumstances in all of our lives that cause us to wonder… wonder if bad things will continue to happen to us… wonder why it seems like everyone else gets a breakthrough but not us… wonder why our [...]
Proverbs 2 Moral Benefits of Wisdom 1 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, 2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, 3 and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, 4 and if you look for it as for [...]
People have for so long marveled at the beauty of this world. Though we never stop and ponder just how beautiful the creator of this world must be. So think about that today, though we cannott truly fathom just how beautiful God is: for He is beauty. “And let the beauty of the LORD our [...]
Previous Blog: http://remixthenoise.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/3-what-do-you-want-me-my-heart/ So many people are wanting to know what God’s will is collectively and for their individual life. If there was an alter call made for people who wanted to know the will of God for their life, everyone in the room would probably go down to the alter. Now most would understand [...]
Previous Blog: http://remixthenoise.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/2-if-you-love-me-then-prove-it/ Mathew 22:37-38 37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. Jesus said to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind is the 1st commandment. [...]
Previous Blog: http://remixthenoise.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/you-shall-love-the-lord/ Do you love God? How . . . how do you show God that you love Him? Do you love Jesus? How? If I asked Jesus, “Does (insert your name) really love you?” and Jesus said, “Yes”, and I said, “Well how do you know (insert your name) loves you?” What would [...]
I see myself on a journey to the Sun. The Sun is a long way off, but still blindingly intense. Darkness fills my vision if I turn away from it. As I get closer to the Sun I start to feel the warmth of it on my body. I not only see the light but [...]
Matthew 22:36-38 (NIV) 36“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38This is the first and greatest commandment. God’s ultimate eternal purpose for creation is to provide a family for Himself that includes [...]
Excerpt from Leonard Ravenhill’s sermon: A city wide crusade can cost two million dollars. Revival doesn’t cost a red cent, except broken hearts. You can stage your revival; you can stage a city wide crusade; you can not stage Revival. Revival is a mysterious divine intervention. I think one of the most awesome tasks given [...]
God is fashioning this generation as a bow and an arrow. We will be a bow of willingness and an arrow of obedience. Isaiah 1:19 says that the willing and obedient will eat the good of the land. Willingness of heart and attitude towards God is represented by the bending of the bow. You have [...]
Read Matthew 6:5-15 Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. —Matthew 6:8 A man had transformed an over grown plot of ground into a beautiful garden and was showing a friend what he had accomplished. Pointing to a bed of flowers, he said, “Look at what I did here.” [...]
Well, starting college I have realized how stuck in my ways I have become. Being at NFC made it very easy for me to be comfortable with my peers because we had all, for the most part, grown up together. I had no problem having conversations with the person standing beside me and encouraging them [...]
