The Power is in the Message

Exodus 4:10-12 "Moses said to the LORD, "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue."  The LORD said to him, "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD ? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say." 

God had specially picked Moses to lead his people out of Egypt.  Moses tried to excuse himself from duty by claiming his speech was not eloquent.  Many people use the same excuse for not sharing the gospel with others.  But the power of the gospel is in the message itself, not the delivery (Romans 1:16).  That doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to improve our ability in speaking it, but just that the main thing is to share it! 

Honoring Bro. Curtis Flatt

Looking forward to a great get together this afternoon to honor the work of Brother Flatt.  He has preached for us for about 11 years and well over 60 years during his life.  Wow...a tremendous example of laboring in the kingdom.

An Earthly Heavenly Kingdom

John 18:36 - Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place." 
 
Jesus' kingdom is from heaven and is thus not based upon the same structures as an earthly kingdom.  But notice that Jesus did not say "My kingdom is in another world."  Jesus intended for his kingdom to exist here on earth, which it does in his church.  So we are citizens of a heavenly kingdom while living on the earth.  We live according to the law of that kingdom and we persuade people with the gospel, not with a sword.

We've Had A Great VBS

This is kind of an early congratulatory note on our successful 2011 VBS - The Heart of David.  Big Thanks to everyone who contributed to the effort and to our wonderful students.  I will start back on sending the devotionals next week.

Jack Kevorkian died

Dr. Death spent much of his life attempting to legalize doctor assisted suicide so people could die with dignity.  God is much more concerned about another kind of death; the one by which we escape the penalty of sin.  Most people have heard that Jesus died on the cross but they have never been taght how that results in the believer's death.  Instead we constantly here the admonition to accept Jesus into your heart.  Are you interested in the divinely assisted death to sin that leads to salvation?