February 11, 2013
“Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” Genesis 6:22
What if Noah hadn’t done all that God commanded him to do? What if he had completed the sides of the ark, but hadn’t put the roof on? If Noah had given it a pretty good shot, but then said, “Oh well, close enough,” then we wouldn’t be here. Noah did all that God commanded him. He finished the ark. As great as Noah’s accomplishment was, however, God’s Word speaks of a far greater accomplishment by another carpenter - the Carpenter from Galilee, Jesus Christ.
Noah held a hammer in his hand.
Jesus absorbed the blows of a hammer upon His hand.
Noah built with wood.
Jesus was pinned to wood.
Noah constructed a door.
Jesus said, “I am the door” (John 10:9).
Noah covered the ark with pitch.
Jesus covers us with His blood.
May God give us the ability to understand and remember that we are of all people most blessed. No matter what’s happening in our lives today, we’re most blessed because we’re saved.
Posted by Jon Courson.
February 4, 2013
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord... Noah walked with God.” (Genesis 6:8-9)
Noah walked with God because he found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Peter was another who, like Noah, looked into the eyes of the Lord. And what he saw therein caused him to weep. What did Peter see in the Lord’s eyes? I believe your answer is a good indication of where you are in your relationship with God. You see, Peter fell asleep when he should have prayed, denied the Lord when questioned b... Continue reading...
Posted by Jon Courson.
January 27, 2013
It was a time of turmoil and unrest in a place filled with anger and resentment. It was a place of revolution and riots; it was a time of chaos and anarchy. In June of 1960 the Belgian Congo declared its independence from Belgium, establishing the Republic of the Congo. However, intense political struggles and a continual and downward spiral of military control quickly led to civil war.
In September the President dismissed his Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba, who in turn rallied the senate an... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael La Framboise.
January 27, 2013
My grandfather always saw the big picture, and he knew that big things could be accomplished when God’s people worked together as one body in Christ.
Some look at the small problems and minor difficulties and make a mountain out of a mole hill; while others see the mountain as a mole hill. Some observe the great complexities and the complicated steps to achieve the goal and, like the Israelites of old, refuse to enter into the place of God’s promises out of fear and apprehension; while ot... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael La Framboise.
January 2, 2013
When Jesus endured His moments of greatest travail and heartache, He asked those closest to Him to be near Him and to pray with Him. Yet, though His need was great and His heart heavy, His friends slept rather than pray. “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?” was His simple rebuke. Jesus understood the frailty of our wretched condition, affirming the weakness of our sinful nature to inhibit the work of God’s Spirit in and through our lives. “The Spirit indeed is willing,” He ... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael La Framboise.
January 2, 2013
On January 24, Ritchie Campbell and the Bartlow’s will be facing another custody hearing for Atlas. The pastor asks that we all link together in prayer and fasting from now till then. Mark your name today and let’s fill up the prayer calendar thru the 24th so that that not an hour passes which is not filled with intercession before the Lord concerning this all-important matter.
May we bind ourselves together over the next 16 days to pray for Atlas as the early Church prayed for the impris... Continue reading...
Posted by Michael La Framboise.
