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Pleasing God
Jesus always worked to please His Father. John 8:29 “And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” When He was on the mountain of transfiguration, Matthew 17:5b “a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of […]
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Subject To The Government
As a Christian, you are a member of the Kingdom of Heaven. There are righteous rules and commands that you follow. The Kingdom is ruled by our Holy God and His Son, Jesus Christ. They are righteous, loving, merciful and all wise and they rule with justice. Since you live in the world, you are […]
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The Word In You
The Bible is an amazing resource. We understand that it is the word of God. The Bible tells us about God and His characteristics, about His mighty works, about His dealing with mankind, about His righteousness and holiness, about His love for mankind and His plan of salvation, about His plan for what will happen […]
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Mexico Report March 2023
México Report Sierra Vista, Arizona, March 21, 2023 Brethren, We just returned from our spring trip to Sinaloa to meet with, teach, and encourage the brethren in the small congregation of Las Flores. It is a trip of approximately 600 miles one way to the small farming village in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The […]
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Deny Yourself
Jesus tells us what is required to be His disciple. Matthew 16:24-25 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake […]
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Philippine Report June 2022 to Feb 2023
Philippine Report July 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023 I apologize for the delay in getting this Philippine report out. It has been 8 months since my last one. I had a notable accident in October and a few other health challenges which I am just now getting over. We had hoped to go to […]
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Worry
Are you sometimes a worrier? Maybe you can’t sleep because of the problems you are thinking about. Maybe you have stomach problems or headaches or pains in your chest because you are stressed by your problems. Maybe you don’t know how you are going to pay all your bills. Maybe you worry about your children, […]
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Saved
Matthew 8:23-27 “Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ But He said to […]
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The Holy Spirit Within
As Christians, we are given the Spirit of God to live within us. Romans 8:9 “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.” I believe that all true Christians […]
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Confessing Sin
God, through Samuel, commanded King Saul to destroy the Amalekite people. 1 Samuel 15:3; 13-15; 19-23 “Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.” Saul attacked the Amalekites and destroyed […]