#Faithful Worship and Obedience

[mindfulldsliving]

Addressing Anti-Mormon Rhetoric: Marriage, Childbirth, and Worship in LDS Beliefs

Michelle Grimes attempts to raise tough questions about LDS beliefs, criticizing practices like marriage, childbirth, and worship. Her critiques feed into common anti-Mormon rhetoric, often misrepresenting what Latter-day Saints truly believe. This post offers a careful response, grounded in scripture and LDS teachings, to clarify these misunderstood doctrines. By addressing these issues, we can…

[yeslordmyking]

Hebrews 10:25 — Today's Verse for Friday, October 25, 2024

[kdmiller55]

God Chose, Now It’s Your Turn

1 David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors. 2 Then King David rose to his feet and said:…

[thiscallsforsomethought]

Isnt it shameless if money or any material thing or anything in this world is your god and you come to God so that He can give you more of the thing you bow down to?

To ‘claim’ to worship God but you actually come to Him to beg to provide for your other useless god and think still think your dead god is the one that satisfies you. That is outright stupid and with this logic I think anyone would agree that God is being mocked and dishonored here.m

But this is what a lifetyle of compromised surrender looks like. To claim to have God but have other gods. To beg God to feed and provide and cloth your other gods but instead of giving the true God your whole worship, you bow down to the gods you claim to have satisfied you.

God knows if He is truly your Provider and Helper or if He is not. God answers prayers and is always Yes with those who believe in Him.

Without a life constanty surrendered, our faith will not grow and mature. Our relationship with God will not deepen or progress as He wants it.

When we ask we do not receive because our motives are wrong. And our motives our wrong because our hearts have other things that we bow down to—gods that are not God.

[markmcole]

7 Keys to Walking In God’s Favor

Discovering favor with God is a journey marked by faith, grace, and transformation. If you’re seeking to deepen your relationship with God and experience His favor in your life, here are seven principles rooted in God’s Word. 1. Embrace Jesus as Savior: The first step in finding favor with God is to embrace Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. Recognize Him as the Son of God who came to earth,…

[learning2walkdaily]

April 24th- Throughout history, the mixture of faith and power has been disastrous.

2 Kings 17: 7Now this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and they had feared other gods 8and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel, and in the customs of the kings of Israel which they had…

[itsfarmerphil]

Monday - Not starting as expected and yet it's ok cause God got my back.

As I prepare for today, I look to God who gave me the command to get out and go back. As of Friday, step one is complete and now the journey into the promised land I am to go back to. God knows whose there and He is greater than anything that could get in the way. Today, is but the beginning and I have gone into the land and seen the new campus, the open concept offices, the little city…

[nuggetsfromgodsword]

Lesson From Jesus Under Intense Pressure

DATE POSTED: Tuesday, April 2, 2024, and I was blessed to be at a Vrbo property in Lake City, FL when God inspired me to prepare this devotional. My Footnote will tell you how to find, read or listen to any and all episodes that I have shared over the years. TODAY’S SCRIPTURE FROM THE Amplified Bible (AMP) IS FOUND IN Luke 23:33-37 THE BIBLE TEXT IS: When they came to the place called The…

[macintaministries]

Elements Of Rich Fellowship

[mindfulldsliving]

Daily Life Principles from 1 Nephi 1:1-15: Faith, Obedience, and Revelation

The teachings found in 1 Nephi 1:1-15 provide a roadmap for navigating the complexities of modern life through timeless principles.

Nephi Praying In the first chapter of 1 Nephi, we are introduced to the invitation to come unto Christ and follow Him. This is the foundation upon which all other principles are built. By studying the teachings found in the Book of Mormon, we can grow in our faith and deepen our relationship with Christ. It is through this daily practice of seeking truth and applying gospel principles in our…

[pastorolumuyiwaokeowo]

4. EXCERPTS FROM MY FELLOWSHIP NOTES AT A RESIDENCE AT GRA IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA 2012-2014

4. EXCERPTS FROM MY FELLOWSHIP NOTES AT A RESIDENCE AT GRA IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA 2012-2014Date: Thur 24th January 2013Theme: GODSub-Theme: The Will Of GODTopic: "Walk Before ME, And Be Thou Perfect" Gen 17:1-10.Main Bible Text: Eph 4:17,18-19.Supporting Texts: Rom 1:21, Lev 18:3,24-30, Eph 5:1-11, Col3:1-23Memory Verses: 2Cor6:14-18.Introduction: You are not to copy the lifestyles of the unsaved…

[yeslordmyking]

John 4:23-24 — Today's Verse for Tuesday, April 23, 2024

[biblebloodhound]

God Is Good, Idols Are Bad (2 Kings 17:7-20)

We, in our contemporary time and place, need to learn the lessons of the past – for we also are not an exception in history, as if we can do whatever we want without attending to the common good of all persons.

 An Assyrian solider deporting people from their land (From the Southwest Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III at Nimrud, ca. 730-727 B.C.E.; British Museum.) The Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them out of Egypt and rescued them from the power of Pharaoh (the king of Egypt). They worshiped other gods and lived by the customs of the nations that the Lord had forced out of the…

[revpauljbern]

Devotional for 10/04/23 from Rev. Paul Bern

The Solution To Major Problems! https://pureglory.net/2023/10/04/the-solution-to-major-problems/ via @pureglory1gmail Devotional for Tuesday 10/04/23 from Rev. Paul Bern#trust

[thiscallsforsomethought]

Sometimes the way out of the storm is repentance

“Throw me into the sea,” Jonah said, “and it will become calm again. I know that this terrible storm is all my fault.”” ‭‭Jonah‬ ‭1‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The storm came as a result of Jonah running away from the instruction of the Lord.  Because the Word of the Lord do not return to Him void. When He says a Word—it will and must happen. Willfully going against it has grave consequences. Repentance will bring you back to follow the Word of God that you left hanging. By design, God’s Word canno go back ot Him unfulfilled.  If the person who goes against it do not repent, it will cost them their lives or ireppairable damage to their destiny. Then God will find someone who will make it happen.

Ito din yung nangyari sa Israel—He said na dadalhin Niya ang bayan sa promise land. Dahil as tuloy tuloy na pagreresist ng bayan due to unbelief and constant rebellion, hindi sa kanila nangyari. Pero nangyari pa rin yung promise sa next generation.

When God releases a Word it will not return to Him void.

Kaya din—sa Israel, nung hiningi nila yung Word ng Lord tapos turns out hindi naman pala nila susundin—ang sabi ng Lord sa kanila—mas my pananagutan na kayo ngayon kasi hiningi Niyo yung Word ko. Kasi hindi na pwede yun hindi sundin, kailangan na yun ngayon mapangyari kasi narelease na ng Lord.

Dahi sa gantong nature of His Word, it is the grace of God na hindi magsalita or iconceal His perfect will at times. Dahil kapag linabas na Niya tapos hindi ready ifollow through, then that will bring grave consequences. May way ang Lord at timing din talaga kasi patient at mapagmahal Siya. He cannot go against Himself at the same time, mahal ka Niya. —kaso yung Israel—hinanap nila kaya sinabi ng Lord, tapos hindi nila gagawin. Mabigat yun.

Sa pagsend ng Lord ng storm kayJonah, it is His grace na babalik sa instruction Niya si Jonah. Ginigising Niya si Jonah na bumalik sa instruction Niya. He wont just give His instruction to someone else and let Jonah live his way. That is not how it works—kung sa iyo binigay and here—kay Jonah binigay, then it is for him to fulfill. Because God’s call is irrevocable si Jonah ang kailangan magpangyari.  

That means that His call as much as it is a privilege also has its cost.  It is not to be taken lightly and should be handled with the utmost care.  God chooses just because then He equips whoever He has called for specific purposes.  It is pointless to ask God ‘why me’ questions just like Moses did.  Even with Moses when He was almost begging God to use someone else, God did not allow such request.  Because Moses’ call was already released right when he was born and it cannot be revoked.  

It is not something you should evaluate as these questions points you to focus on yourself than the God who chose you. God just chose you, period. Just God chose you and He willl equip you for the calling. Everything you are and have and the power God gives, the ability, the wisdom—all of it comes from the Lord. In the eyes of God every single one is as precious as the other, but some people are going to be called to do certain tasks and some others, other tasks.  

At the end of every single day, work out your salvation with fear and trembling because it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose.

[melvingaines]

The Big Little Church

A message for Akron Alliance Fellowship Church, Akron OH, Sunday, August 20, 2023. My lovely bride and I spent some time three weeks ago in Columbus at Resonate 2023, a conference for licensed workers pursuing ordination or consecration with The Christian and Missionary Alliance.  It was my first national conference with The Alliance, and it was a delightful one!  Lynn and I met a number of…