1 Corinthians 10:24 – “Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.” A mark of a Christian is their concern for others. Everything that Christ did was for the lost. Search the gospels and show me where Christ was selfish, took more care for His needs than the needs of others, or where He acted in His own best interest to the detriment of others. Your search will come back with empty hands. We should likewise seek for the wealth of others rather than our own. If we

1). I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2). Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3). Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4). Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5). I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abide

The Potter and the Clay Jeremiah 18:1-6 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, [2] Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. [3] Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. [4] And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. [5] Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying

Psalm 85:6- “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” *you know you need Revival when your... Tardiness doesn't bother you! Treasures are earthly and not eternal! no Time for Prayer & the Word! ears Tune out preaching! Tears for the lost & wayward are dried up! Trips to the alter are few and far between! Thanksgiving and praise turns to moaning & complaining! Troubles stir up fear rather than faith! -Pastor Doug Foster

Romans 14:12 I. For our Time - Matthew 20: 6-7, Mark 16:15 II. For our Actions - I Samuel 2:3 III. For our Ways - Psalm 119:168, Proverbs 16:25, Matt. 7:13,14 IV. For our Words - Matthew 12:36, Matthew 15: 18-19 V. For our Works - I Corinthians 3:13, II Cor. 5:10, Rev. 20:12-13 VI. For our Money - Mark 12: 41-44, Matthew 25:24-26 VII. Of our Life - Romans 14:7-8,II Corinthians 5:10 -Bro. Mike Goodson

Words Are Easy John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is truth! Seems like an obvious statement to believers, but I want us to think about that statement a bit. We believe the Word because Christ is truth! As we read the Bible, there is Scripture we will come across that we might not understand, but we still just believe it. We believe because Jesus has never let us down. He’s never gone back on His Word; therefore, it

Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. Galatians 5:7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? The warning here about letting things slip can be illustrated this way. Consider that you are sitting in a small boat and you have dropped your anchor so the boat will remain where you want it. Then, something happens that dislodges the anchor

Psalms 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” This verse from the Psalmist, shows why America has not seen revival in over a century. Modern day philosophy, and the humanism propagated by so many “churches,” teaches that any person can make themselves into whatever they desire. However, the psalmist makes it clear that only God is able to creat a clean heart in the believer and to renew the RIGHT spirit which the Lord placed in that be

19). What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20). For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20 (KJV) Most of us can look back and see moments when God asked us to step beyond what felt comfortable. Maybe it was a call to forgive, to act generously, or to walk into something unfamili

A Falling Away 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, [2] That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. [3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; In these verses,

Psalm 107:29- “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” Storms can: be Hazardous, be Horrifying, bring Harmony; * After a Storm there’s… an Appreciation for a refuge (see Isa. 25:4)! an Admission of Relief! the Assessment of Ruin! an Avenue for Repairs! the Act of Reinforcements! the Acceptance of Reality (another storm may be brewing)! -Pastor Doug Foster

Colossians 3:1-4 - "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." Definition of Affections - 1. A feeling of liking or caring for something. I. The Love of Money - I Timothy 6:10 Illus

The Hurt From Within Psalm 55:12-14 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: [13] But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. [14] We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. Some of the deepest hurts in our lives don’t come from our enemies. They come from people we trusted. David u

2 John 1:8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Life is a constant experience of highs and lows. There are advancements and setbacks. This is why we are instructed to “walk circumspectly” (with great care and diligence) in Ephesians 5:15. We must be always on guard as we face life and “be sober, be vigilant” (1 Peter 5:8). There is opposition that wants to keep us from where we should be and tak

Psalms 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. Today’s devotion is a simple, yet vital, truth to any saint that desires a victorious life for Christ. Afflictions can be wildly different depending upon who’s life you examine. However, the underlying purpose of affliction is the same: afflictions seemingly are meant to hinder us, but God means to use them for His glory. Thanks and praise be to God that He can take what the world meant for our

25). See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven. 26). Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27). And this word, yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot

Our Days Luke 17:26-29 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. [27] They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. [28] Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; [29] But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimston

Rev. 5:14- “And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.” *what will we do when we see Jesus? we will… Stoop! Sing! Submit! Shout! (you can’t shout until you submit!) Sing some more! Shout some more! Start all over! -Pastor Doug Foster

I Corinthians 2:9 - "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." I. It is Light without Darkness - Revelations 21:23 - Rev. 22:5 - Rev. 21:25 For the Lord giveth them Light. II. It is Blessing without the Curse Revelation 22:3 For there shall be no curse there. III. It is Singing without Crying - Revelations 21:4 - Rev. 5:9-10 For there s

Morning Routine Psalm 5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Use restroom? Get coffee? Brush teeth? Grab your phone? Which of these might be the first thing you do when waking up in the morning? I’m not trying to tell you any of those things are the wrong thing to do first. However, where does the Lord fit in those plans? How much of a part does the Lord play in our morning routine? Does a conve