tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46827646512369123762024-03-14T05:02:17.107-05:00Walk in TruthI have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. (3 John 1:4)Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-5047636039766240242024-02-10T14:30:00.010-06:002024-02-10T20:16:22.165-06:00Suddenly in an Instant
As it was in the days of Noah. Likewise, as it was also in
the days of Lot. These are Christ’s words in Luke 17:26-30.
The days of Noah saw violence and evil over all the land as
we see is increasing today. The days of Lot saw in the land of Sodom and
Gomorrah exactly what we are witnessing today.
Even so will it be
in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
As we see these signs ofBob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-76123006455937601492023-10-28T14:00:00.012-05:002023-10-28T22:02:25.435-05:00The Trust ImperativeAt the end of every message to the seven churches in
Revelation chapters two and three, Jesus Christ tells us of a reward that
awaits “He who overcomes.”To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of lifeHe who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second deathTo him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eatHe who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-90180236664165994552023-09-23T13:30:00.036-05:002023-09-23T18:40:01.154-05:00The Calamity of ComplacencyIntroductionI believe that to be true and I think if you check, history and scripture will bear this out.This speaks of strong men. It’s not talking about physically strong men necessarily, although when life is hard, physical strength can develop as a result. No, this is speaking of men who have developed the mental toughness and moral fiber to forge a nation out of pristine wilderness.Men who Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-50189712191692256752023-08-12T14:00:00.030-05:002023-08-13T06:57:12.069-05:00Think on These Things - Whatsoever Things Are HonestIntroduction
As we look out over the horizon of this great nation, we see
things, things that are not consistent with the great nation we once were. We
see signs of the decadence of a crumbling society moving toward the more
extreme.
As we watch this unfold it’s quite troubling. We wonder
sometimes how this could possibly get any worse. Well, these are just the
beginning of sorrows. Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-81391138856324647362023-06-10T12:00:00.257-05:002023-06-11T06:58:47.242-05:00A House Swept CleanIntroduction
It seems everyone you talk to today is saying the same
thing, about how crazy things are getting. Every week it seems some other
outrageous thing slaps you in the face. Something else that is unbelievable
happens. Things that we would never have thought could occur just a few years
ago are now becoming commonplace.
What in the world is going on?
Today I hope to bring some clarityBob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-86048151288477846362023-02-11T14:00:00.002-06:002023-02-11T16:55:13.550-06:00What Are You Waiting For?Introduction
With all that has gone on in the world and that is
going on, do you ever feel like you’re just holding still for it? Waiting for
the next bad thing to happen, knowing that things are only going to get worse?
Bracing yourself for it?
Now what?!
I know sometimes it feels like we’re just waiting for it to
all be over.
Following through to its logical end one could have
Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-60060996999741488632022-12-17T14:00:00.006-06:002022-12-17T18:09:02.669-06:00Anxious For NothingIntroduction
Jesus asked the question, “Nevertheless, when the Son of
Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)
That’s a very good question. We see faith crumbling all
around us; things of faith are being attacked from every angle. When Jesus
Christ returns will He find faith on the earth?
If we are to make our calling and election sure, if we are
to walk by faith and Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-51627922296439176992022-11-26T14:00:00.002-06:002022-11-27T08:08:02.897-06:00Song of Solomon - Christ Calls His Bride
PrefaceThere
is a story in the heart of your Bible that is rather complicated and can be
difficult to understand. It is a love story with all the drama that
relationships bring. It is a captivating story of a young woman and two men
vying for her affection.
Quite a wide variety of interpretations
have been given of it throughout the ages. They fall into various categories: the
naturalBob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-24262903119279567312022-09-24T13:00:00.001-05:002022-09-24T13:00:00.164-05:00Under the SunIntroduction Anointing of Solomon by Zadok
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Man has searched for the meaning of life ever since time began. He tries
everything under the sun trying to figure it out.
Solomon was such a man.
Solomon's
wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the
wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men…and his fameBob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-58943355690949749082022-08-20T10:00:00.001-05:002022-08-20T10:00:00.165-05:00Learning to LeanIntroduction
God tells us through the prophet Jeremiah that it is not in
us to properly direct our steps. It’s not in us to set our own course in life.
We ought to involve God in every plan and every step we take.
Jer 10:23-24 KJV
(23) O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it
is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
(24) O LORD, correct me, butBob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-52288421028736684942022-05-07T10:36:00.005-05:002022-05-07T10:39:51.977-05:00Prepare to Greatly Reduce Your Standard of Living!Introduction
Herbert W. Armstrong published an article by this title in
the Plain Truth magazine in January of 1980 advising us to prepare for what
lies ahead. While he may have been decades ahead of his time, his advice rings even
truer today.
In the article, he tells us of the economic hardships that
would be on the horizon and that we should begin to steel ourselves now against
those Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-64835786074920659932022-02-05T14:40:00.022-06:002022-02-07T07:16:54.491-06:00A Story of DominionIntroduction
When David was in the fields tending his sheep and watching over the
flock by night, he gazed up into the heavens at the moon, and the stars, and
wondered at all that God had created.
Psa 8:3-9 KJV
(3) When I consider thy heavens, the work of
thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
(4) What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-14177443882408623312021-10-23T11:22:00.005-05:002021-10-25T04:59:29.321-05:00Wait, I Say, on the LORDIntroduction
It’s been said, “Good things come to those who wait.” Good
things often take time. They take planning. They take preparation. They require
proper execution. They require circumstances to present themselves that are
necessary to produce the desired results. And they take the proper timing.
What is the one thing we desire most? What is the one thing
we’re waiting for most Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-29235811236916376892021-08-21T14:00:00.001-05:002021-08-24T07:57:49.341-05:00What Happened on the Road to Damascus?It was about 37 AD.
Saul of Tarsus had been persecuting the Church of God in and around
Judaea for the last 5 or 6 years. He was wreaking havoc in the church, going
house to house and dragging believers out, both men and women, and putting them
into prison. It says he had a zeal in persecuting the church, breathing out
threatenings and Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-27237580109456270752021-05-28T18:00:00.034-05:002021-06-02T08:15:11.399-05:00Memorial Day - A Lesson of Service Before SelfThis weekend is Memorial Day weekend and this Monday, in particular, is Memorial Day. What does Memorial Day mean to you? To many people, maybe most, it means the day off and hot dogs, hamburgers, and the pool opens. Generally, these are the things we look forward to on this day, family, friends, picnics, the beach, and maybe a beer or two. What should Memorial Day mean to us? Why do we haveBob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-90173309341197802452021-04-24T14:00:00.019-05:002021-04-25T07:15:52.448-05:00Be Not Weary in Well DoingHow would you feel as a father if you had
nourished your children from helpless little babies, raised them, taught them
right from wrong, how to behave, gave them the best of everything and they
forgot everything you taught them?
Our Father, our God, founded this nation
and nourished us up from nothing and blessed us with the best of everything.
Yet we have forgotten God. Even a dumb ox knows Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-46138892480230093312021-01-23T11:20:00.002-06:002021-01-24T06:38:21.434-06:00Because He First Loved UsFor God So Loved the World
This is probably the most well-known scripture in the
world and the most often quoted. You’ve probably seen it on buses, billboards,
on signs at sporting events, even under the eyes of football quarterbacks.
John 3:16 KJV For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-23429202008262763962020-12-19T14:00:00.004-06:002020-12-19T22:50:08.773-06:00Be Ye SeparateBabylon Rising!
In the Apostle John’s
description of the end times in the Book of Revelation, he draws a vivid
picture of Mystery, Babylon the Great, and the woman who rides the Beast in
Revelation 17. It pictures the worldwide union of Church and State. The woman,
the false church, provides the wine of false doctrine that intoxicates the
inhabitants of the earth into believing their Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-77467236194061988192020-11-14T15:00:00.012-06:002021-06-26T10:35:24.054-05:00Understanding the Times Introduction
If this year has shown us nothing else, it has demonstrated
how quickly things can turn. How quickly the little routines we like can become
disrupted! How quickly the life we consider normal can turn and we have to
develop new routines.
We long for life to get back to those normal little routines
and until they do, we will be unsettled. We will be anxious. We will be
Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-40645466534663408522020-08-15T19:18:00.006-05:002020-08-29T09:07:15.388-05:00Submitting to Government AuthorityOn Wednesday, March 11, 2020 the Novel Coronavirus Disease,
COVID-19, was declared a pandemicby the World Health Organization. On Friday,
March 13, 2020 a national emergency was declared in the United States
concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak.
Since then, many recommendations and guidelines have been
offered by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and others as a means of “flattening
the curve” Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-11637584876180364522020-06-27T11:10:00.048-05:002020-06-27T15:30:40.790-05:00Think On These Things
Whatsoever Things Are True
I don’t know about you but I’ve been a bit anxious lately.
With all that’s going on, it’s been difficult to not be worried about what’s
going to happen next. Every week it’s something else, another calamity, another
riot, another lockdown. Just when you think things might turn around, here
comes something else, a locust swarm, a murder bee, a Sahara sandstorm.
Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-55506146861152229002020-04-18T14:10:00.001-05:002022-02-07T07:34:56.124-06:00The Selfsame Day
Introduction
Where
were you when the world stopped turning that on September day?
These words were penned
by country superstar Alan Jackson a month after the events of September 11th,
2001 on the Sunday morning of October 21st. He first performed the
song at the 35th Annual Country Music Awards show just two weeks
later on November 7th.Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-35020019150074247682020-01-25T14:00:00.000-06:002020-01-26T08:40:20.752-06:00Are We a Praying Church?
A Great Gift
We have been given a great gift. We have been given the Truth of the
Living God. We have been given His Holy Spirit. His Holy Spirit leads us and
guides us into all truth. (Joh 16:13) We worship God in spirit and in
truth. (Joh 4:24) We have been given that privilege. And it is a privilege
indeed. It has been given to us to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of
Heaven but to Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-24663762587194249992019-11-23T14:00:00.000-06:002019-11-24T10:34:04.845-06:00Where Does My Help Come From? (Psalm 121)
There’s a lot going on in the world today. Life can be so
busy, at such a frenetic pace. We can
sometimes get ourselves into a mess and wonder
how we got there, the struggles, the anxieties, the heartaches and sorrows. Things
get so complicated and confusing at times we wonder what to do. How do I deal
with this? What am I going to do about that?
Where can I find someone to help me with Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682764651236912376.post-25565917721131384172019-09-14T14:15:00.000-05:002019-09-14T21:24:05.580-05:00You Are A Leader
Who do you consider a
great leader? Whose name comes to mind when you think of someone who is a
leader? The President of the United States? Abraham Lincoln? Or John F.
Kennedy? Or Ronald Reagan? Maybe the CEO of a well-known corporation? Warren
Buffet or Jeff Bezos of Amazon, for example. Maybe a champion of civil rights
like Martin Luther King, or Nelson Mandela, or even Ghandi. Maybe someone Bob the Bereanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937850067973641333noreply@blogger.com0