Why does this bother me?

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m a pretty good person and people seem to like me, but I feel like I am deceiving them because my true thoughts are not what I reveal outwardly. Why does this bother me? – D.T.

A: When we face our thoughts and our motives honestly, we have to admit we are not as good as we would like other people to believe. Our thoughts are the most reliable indication of what we are really like.

Jesus said …

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From Pastor Dewey:

Yesterday at the First Baptist Church of Glenwood our discussion on the State of the Union was shared in Sunday School and in my message, even more at lunch. We all agree that as long as America kills God’s babies, the condition of America will continue to resemble Sodom and Gomorrah and get much worse. Satan is having his way with so many Americans. Spiritual Warfare is hot and heavy in America and too much of the Church is silent on so many of the Satanic issues we are facing. We talked about the great need that we all carry out The Great Commission to reach the lost! I always offer the solution to all the problems we face, BIG and Small! JESUS! JESUS! The Great Commission is a command from our LORD! What will your report card look like? I always have in the back of my mind, “What if God has a report card for me?” America is on track to be in much worse condition in just 6 months. America may go on for hundred of years or more…..but it will not even look close to what it looks like today. Think about it! Remember, It is a sin to predict when Jesus will return! We are here for such a time as this! Build bridges of love and trust with the lost. Hate will get us know where!

From Thomas D. Ice of Liberty University:

Biblical Prohibitions Against Date-Setting
It is enough for something to be stated only once in the Bible for it to be true,
but when God says something many times the emphasis should make such
assertions even clearer. I am listing the specific passages below so that we can
readily see these important biblical admonitions:
• Matthew 24:36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels
of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Mark 13:32 is an exact parallel.
• Matthew 24:42 “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day
your Lord is coming.
• Matthew 24:44 “For this reason you be ready too; for the Son of Man is
coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
• Matthew 25:13 “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the
hour. Mark 13:33-37 is a parallel passage.
• Acts 1:7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the
Father has fixed by His own authority;
• 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you
have no need of anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know full
well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

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The Supreme Court announced last week that it would hear arguments on a Mississippi law that bans abortions after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy, except in medical emergencies. The news was the latest evidence that abortion and the court are going to remain big political issues.

People say, “Abortion is not mentioned in the Bible” In the Ten Commandments it states Thou shall not Kill. Does your Pastor preach and teach on the Ten Commandments? Are they taught in Sunday School? Does your Church have Sunday School? Are they posted in your Church? In your home?

Supreme Court’s popularity shifts after abortion decisions

From Dr. Jim Denison this morning:

“They had been with Jesus”

For today, let’s close with this fact: all people are created by God with a “Christ-shaped emptiness” (paraphrasing Pascal), whether they know it or not. When lost people meet Christians in whose lives Christ is active, empowering, gracious, and compelling, what they are missing draws them to the only One who can satisfy the deep hunger of their souls.

When the religious authorities “saw the boldness of Peter and John . . . they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).

Will the people you meet today say the same of you?

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From Last Week: