Reap in Joy Ps. 126:5-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If everyone could go “soul winning” and reap in joy, there would be a lot more Christians laboring in the harvest. Reaping is always joyful [Lk 15:7, 10]. But to reap in joy, one must remember what is involved. To reap in...
In Lk 5:1-11, Jesus preached to a crowd of people on the shores of the lake of Gennesaret. The people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, Lk 5:1. And since there were two unoccupied ships nearby, the Lord entered into the one owned by Simon, and “prayed...
In Thessalonica, in Acts 17:2, Paul “reasoned with them out of the scriptures.” As Paul preached Jesus Christ, there are certain things he did that we should consider doing as we deal with people in personal work. While we tell them about Jesus, we should also: Reason with them –...
What is a pastor’s greatest joy? The pastor’s joy is found in: Preaching Christ – Phil 1:12-18. The opportunity to preach Christ is a great joy regardless of the response or the reaction. It is a privilege to be used of God to preach to others about his Son. Seeing...
We are supposed to be laborers together with God, 1 Cor 3:8-11. We are built into a building that is supposed to grow, Eph 2:19-22. It grows because the laborers build upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. But the laborers appear to be distracted laborers these days. A man, rebelling...
Jer 17:7-8 says that a man who trusts the Lord will be fruitful as a tree planted by the waters. When we think of trees planted the waters around here, we think of river bottoms. The San Antonio river bottom was home to many families of freed slaves after emancipation...
I heard about a 9-1-1 call that Avery Shawler made on Labor Day in 2016. She was climbing alone on Devil’s Bedstead, an 11,865 foot peak in the Pioneer Mountains in Idaho. She is a certified SOLO Wilderness First Responder and an experienced climber. Therefore, she carried a first aid...
Jeff Williams, missionary to New Zealand, preached a message entitled A Field of Fools from 1 Sam 25:1-25. Nabal was a fool, and many of the people whom we try to reach with the gospel are fools. Missions is a spiritual war like Saul against David. David typifies Jesus. In...
Pastor Joe Cammilleri preached another message on fish, fishing, and fishermen. According to Mk 1:16, they were fishers. Wouldn’t it be something if the Lord would say of our church “they were fishers”. Fishermen know fishing takes work. Lk 5:2-5, Jn 4:35-38. It’s stinky. The work is messy. The work...
In 1 Ki 18:23-25 Elijah said, “put no fire under”. You can’t have life without fire. You’d have no heat, no cooking, no light, etc. Likewise, you have no life in your walk with God if you have no fire. We need some fire in our private time. You can’t...
