Helper or Dominator?
II Corinthians 1:23-24 “Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.” As I was reading my Bible this morning, these...
THE IRRATIONAL CALL: “Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations”
This Epistle is likely the first book of the New Testament written: and what does the Holy Spirit lead James to pen as some of the first Words of the New Testament? – “count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations” – The first thing the Holy Spirit wanted to...
MACEDONIAN GIVING
II Corinthians 8:1-2 - “Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.” The...
New Beginnings in Christ
II Corinthians 5:17-18 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of...
Having Compassion, Meeting a Need, Compelling to Come
In the past couple of weeks, I have been slowly reading through the book of Matthew. Normally when I read the Bible I have a certain amount of chapters I like to read each day so I can read through the Bible in a certain amount of time, but every once in a while, I...
How to Make Prayer Practical
HOW TO MAKE PRAYER PRACTICAL Romans 15:30-33 30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; 31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in...
Doth Deliver
Paul, in II Corinthians chapter one, makes it clear that we will have problems and difficult circumstances – “we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us” (v. 8) – Paul lets us know we are going to have perplexing issues and burdens come...
Getting to “Know” You
The communication between two people makes “KNOW”ing them meaningful. When you start a relationship with someone, you usually want to get to “KNOW” that person. “KNOW”ing someone takes time, takes EFFORT!! Just because someone tells you information about someone does not mean you “KNOW” him, you “KNOW” about him. To get to “KNOW” that person will take time and effort on your part.
God is Our Refuge
As Christians, we serve an incredible God. A God that will be a comforting refuge to us when we need it, a God that will give us strength when we are weak, a God that will help us through trouble, and a God that will be with us and not forsake us in the midst of that trouble. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Such an incredibly encouraging verse, it would be good for all of us to dwell on these comforting promises.
The Good Shepherd
The Christian life is not simply being saved from something we are also saved to something – we are saved to an abundant life in Jesus – the Good Shepherd. We are not just protected from the distraction of sin. We are given the joy of walking with Jesus. Now Jesus does not promise us a troubled free life. What He does promise though, is joy that is bigger and lasts longer than our troubles.
About Our Pastor
Keith Seiber is originally from Indiana. He went to Bible college in East Tennessee, where he lived for twelve years. He has been married for over 20 years to the love of his life, Melissa. He has three wonderful children from the ages of 6 to 20, the younger two were adopted in 2018 out of foster care. He is an author of over fifteen books. He is also an avid gardener (both vegetable and flower), and he loves his Tennessee Volunteers.
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