This is not a subject that I had heard many times in sermons, but it is a Scriptural topic. In Hebrews 13:2, for example we are told that by showing hospitality, some have entertained angels unaware that they were angels. The 25th Chapter of I Samuel tells the unforgettable story of how Nabal refuses hospitality [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2011 by doc
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Have you ever noticed that few men in the public eye are humble? I mean, Al Gore, for instance, may have been a passable politician, but what gives his credence as an authority on world climate? Sean Penn might be a good actor, but what does he really know about world conditions or political measures? [...]
Posted on June 16th, 2011 by doc
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In Matthew 6:12, when the disciples had asked Jesus how to pray, among other things, He told them, “And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.” This clearly teaches us that, in order to be forgiven, we must first be ready to forgive. If we are not willing to forgive others [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2011 by doc
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Wow! That is some title, isn’t it? Generally, when I say someone has provoked me, I am not in a good humor about it. But, like many other things, we need to stop sometimes and look at how God sees things. Is there such a thing as “Holy Provocation?” Is provocation ever a good thing? [...]
Posted on January 13th, 2011 by doc
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In Matthew 12:36, we read “And I say unto you, that every idle word that man shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment.” That was Jesus speaking. If I am to give an account for anything in the Day of Judgment, I ought to be aware of that, oughtn’t I? [...]
Posted on December 18th, 2009 by doc
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Don’t we all? Of course, there are jokes Christians would not repeat, aren’t there? There are crude jokes that we don’t even want to hear! And certain jokes are hurtful to some. We want to avoid those, also. But Matthew mentions “idle words (Matthew 12:36),” and Paul told the Ephesians to avoid “foolish talk (Ephesians [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2009 by doc
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Matthew 6:1-4 Take heed that you do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them; else ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven. When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogue and in the streets, that they may have [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2009 by doc
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Today, we don’t seem to like people who give commands. Suggestions are all right, but don’t tell me what to do. Right? Well, it seems to me that Jesus offered very few suggestions, and gave quite a few commands. In fact, I would seriously take anything the Master said as a command. So when I [...]
Posted on August 28th, 2009 by doc
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When Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, He commanded the use of “wine” and “unleavened” bread. We have no problem with the “unleavened” bread, do we? We all acknowledge that that is simply bread that has no yeast or any other agent which causes it to rise, such as baking soda or baking powder. But what [...]
Posted on August 8th, 2009 by doc
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38Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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