Look and see - DB

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Matt 6:29

Have you noticed how beautiful the flowers are this Spring? Have you listened to the birds sing? Have you taken in a sunrise or sunset? (in north GA)

Despite covid19. Despite bickering politicians. Despite the fear. God has painted a picture for us to see of His glory and His abiding care for us. Look and see.

Rev DB

Ravi Zacharias, voice of faith and reasoning

We join many in remembering the life of Ravi Zacharias. His passionate explorations of the truths found in God’s Word helped countless people come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Continued prayers for peace and comfort to his family and the 

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staff during this time.

Alpharetta, Ga., 2018: Ravi Zacharias speaks to students at the Zacharias Institute during the ReFresh conference. (Photo credit: Ravi Zacharias Ministries International)

Well-known author, evangelist, and Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias died Monday morning at his home in Atlanta, following a brief battle with bone cancer. He was 74.
Zacharias was a 17-year-old skeptic – an unbeliever, recovering from a suicide attempt – when he heard the words of Jesus in John 14:19: "Because I live, you also will live."
The truth of scripture gave Zacharias hope and he gave his life to Christ, promising to leave no stone unturned in his pursuit of truth.

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The declaration of Christ in John 14 – "I am the way, the truth and the life" – became the cornerstone of Zacharias's ultimate mission as a Christian apologist and evangelist: to present and defend the truth of Jesus Christ that others may find life in him.
Across the decades, Ravi ministered on a global scale and even shared the truth of Jesus several times on The 700 Club. "How wonderful to know that when the Holy Spirit speaks to you and to me He enables you to understand yourself, to die to that self because of the cross and brings the real you to birth when you're crucified with Christ, nevertheless you live, not you, but Christ lives in you," he explained. "I think that's so unique that one cannot escape the ramifications."
Zacharias began preaching in India at the age of 19. Years later, he was invited to speak at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Amsterdam where he addressed 4,000 other speakers. It would be another turning point for him as he began to seriously consider the critical need of apologetics to remove the intellectual barriers that kept many from considering the truth claims of Christ. In 1984, he founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries.
Even to the end, Zacharias remained committed to his calling to represent the gospel of Jesus Christ through preaching, teaching and his popular radio program called "Let My People Think." He shared God's message with millions of people in more than 70 countries and wrote over 25 books.
In 2017, Zacharias's vision to establish an apologetics training center in the US was realized with the launch of the Zacharias Institute in Atlanta.  He spent nearly 50 years advancing the Christian faith and addressing life's great questions of meaning, morality, and destiny with eloquence and grace.

Zacharias and his wife Margie were married for 48 years and have three grown children. Ravi 

He was a great voice in Faith and Reasoning, get and read his books and see many videos on YouTube.

Rev Dan

(It saddens me to report this, but no human man is perfect nor sinless.  May we remember the good man that started out right with GOD, but then, sadly, when astray) 

So please, Glean from seeds that fell on good ground, and let GOD give the increase.

MISSIONS MATTER -SC

MISSIONS MATTER! Psalms 96 1. When we look ABOVE, Verses 1, 2, 4, 6 - 9, 11, 12 2. When we look AROUND, Verses 3, 5, 10 3. When we look AHEAD, Verse 13 If MISSIONS MATTERS to God, them missions should matter to us! Who will go that the world might know the Saviour?
Rev SC

A testimony for GOD

From the dust of the earth,
God created man,
His breath made man a living soul.
For God so loved the world,
That He gave His only son,
And that is why I love Him so.

I was made in his likeness,
Created in his image,
For I was born to serve the Lord,
And I can't deny him,
I'll always walk beside him,
For I was born to serve the Lord.

My hands were made
To help my neighbor,
My eyes were made
To read God's word,
My feet were made
To walk in his footsteps,
My body is the temple of the Lord.

I was made in His likeness
Created in His image
For I was born to serve the Lord
And I can't deny Him
I'll always walk beside Him
For I was born to serve the Lord.
I will serve thee, because I love thee
For I was born, to serve the Lord.

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three keys in Christian service - DN

O give thanks unto the Lord;call upon his name:make know his deeds among the people. Psalms 105:1

Sometimes the greatest advice and instruction will be from the smallest sources or sermons.
Shouldn't we all learn from this.
Being in evangelism for all those years, I had to endure some of those sermons where the preacher missed several good opportunities to end.

Here David addresses three key components in our Christian service.

1) We are to be a Praising People:
I often say to my people shame on us, if we need to think long for something to praise and be thankful for.

2) We are to be a Praying People:
Matt 6:6 When ye pray enter thy closet ....
Luke 18:1 .... Men aught to always pray and faint not.

3) We are to be a Prophesying People:
Dr Sightler stated many years ago, prophesying has a twofold meaning.
1. Foretelling
2. Telling Forth
Just as we should have no problem praising him and thanking him for what he has done, we should have no problem telling forth what God hath done.

Someone one just might be waiting to here what God has done for you lately.

Rev DN

Break the Bands

BREAK THE BANDS Of the wicked, Lord. 
“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous(Psa 31:18).”
Rev DW

Heaven - DW

HEAVEN

Is often used as a metonymy. In God‘s eternal kingdom of righteousness, the newly created earth and atmospheric heaven serve as the Saints eternal dwelling place with God (Rev 21). 

Truth matters, right?

Rev DW

three Instant biblical things

There are certainly some things that are good if they are "instant": 

Preaching -2 Tim. 4.2 
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

Prayer - Rom. 12.12 
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Personal Thanks -Lk. 2.38 
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
also see

2 Tim. 2:1

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

Enjoy the day with GOD!

Choosing to Believe - CS

Choosing to Believe

John 3:1-21

Faith isn't something we can lay claim to because we were born to believing parents or have citizenship in a Christian country. Nor can we attain it by attending or even teaching Sunday school, though I've often heard such incorrect assertions. Instead, the following should be true of genuine believers.

A clear understanding of the gospel is essential for a person to believe and receive the good news of Jesus Christ. His death on the cross was the only sacrifice required to remove our sins. God offers His grace as a gift to anyone who will receive it.

A definite decision at a particular point in time serves as a sort of landmark of the heart and mind. People do not just slip into Christianity; faith in Jesus must be chosen. Believers are those who have made a deliberate decision to trust the Lord and follow in His ways.

A blessed assurance follows the clear-cut decision so that believers can be certain of their salvation. God wants confident, assured children (1 John 5:13).

A visible symbol of what happens when someone receives the Savior--namely, baptism--illustrates dying to one's old ways and rising to new life in Christ Jesus. Believers are to take this step as a public way of identifying with Him (Matt. 28:19).

A man or woman of faith chooses to surrender to Christ, embraces the Word of God, and lives fully for the Lord. True believers no longer muddle through the practices of religion out of habit, but instead worship and rejoice in a vibrant personal relationship with the Lord.

For more biblical teaching and resources from Dr. Charles Stanley