Pastor's Corner
Be Blessed by Blessing Others
In James 1vv22-27, James gave an illustration of ‘a man who looks at himself in the mirror’ in making a comparison to the way that Christians look at the Word of God. With that as the set-up, he then exhorts Christians to be doers of the Word, not just hearers. After the exhortation, he defined what being a man/woman of God really was and how it works itself out in our...
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Testing for toughness
In the opening verses of the book of James, James begins his instruction by teaching us how to live our faith when life is hard. He was writing to the persecuted Jewish Christians who were forced from their homes and lost their businesses, plus their income! Adding to that, many were dispersed from their homeland in Israel due to anti-Semitism. But to them, James writes, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,...
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In the Days of the Judges
In the days of the judges, there was spiritual corruption, moral depravity, and national anarchy. Why? The last verse of the Book of Judges tells us why: In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. (Judges 21:25). It is not that the people of Israel did what was wrong in their eyes, but they were very convinced that what they were doing was right.
Sadly, that...
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It is Never Too Late
Samson blew it. Over and over again he failed to live up to his potential. Much of his time was spent with the wrong kind of women and fighting his personal fights. But at the end of his life, he finally got it right and became great for God. As such, after he prayed to God, Judges 16:30 says, now the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his...
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Collaboration With the Enemy
In Judges 15:11-13, the men of Judah handed over their leader, Samson, to the enemy. Why did they do that? Because the enemy, the Philistines, had the heavy hand. They had beaten down Judah and Judah was willing to do whatever was necessary in order that they wouldn’t have any more attacks. Therefore, hoping to appease the enemy they go to work for the enemy, and handed over their leader to the enemy....
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