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    Alan reacted to MountainChristian in The Foolishness Of Preaching   
    Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
     
    Bibleman30, I hope you are a new labourer.
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    Alan reacted to Bibleman30 in The Foolishness Of Preaching   
    This is going to be my first message at our prayer meeting this coming Wednesday. I have been praying and searching the Word for quite a while now and I believe that God is calling me to preach. 
     
    so I'm going to be picking up the prayer meeting messages for a while to see how it goes. Any helps and tips would be great
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    Alan got a reaction from John Young in Be Still. Psalm 46:10   
    Brethren,
    One of the blessings of traveling is that you can visit many wonderful places. During our last furlough, with some family members that live in California, we were able to visit Sequoia National Forest and see the giant Sequoia trees.
     
     
     

     
     
    The photo is for your enjoyment and tranquility. It is not copyrighted. 
    Regards,
    Alan 
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    Alan got a reaction from Ronda in Encouragement 1 Samuel 30:6   
    Brethren,
    I do hope that this collection of relaxing Christian hymns will be a blessing to all of you.
     
    Alan
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    Alan got a reaction from Rebecca in Trust in the Lord   
    Since the days of Cain and Abel there have been righteous and unrighteous men on the face of this earth. Like Abel, we need to do right in spite of the evil in this life.
    "Holy, Holy, Holy," in a good hymn that we need to remember in our hearts.
    May God bless all of you in your daily walk with the Lord Jesus.
    Alan
     
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    Alan got a reaction from John Young in Trust in the Lord   
    Since the days of Cain and Abel there have been righteous and unrighteous men on the face of this earth. Like Abel, we need to do right in spite of the evil in this life.
    "Holy, Holy, Holy," in a good hymn that we need to remember in our hearts.
    May God bless all of you in your daily walk with the Lord Jesus.
    Alan
     
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    Alan got a reaction from John Young in Trust in the Lord   
    Brethren,
    I do hope that the photo from Rebecca Young is a blessing to all you you.

     
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    Alan got a reaction from John Young in The Word Listen 聽 In Chinese.   
    NoNicolaitans, 2bLikeJesus, Dave, Mountain Christian, Rebecca, John, and all the others that were blessed with the devotion, thank you!
    Alan
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    Alan reacted to DaveW in The Word Listen 聽 In Chinese.   
    My Daughters are learning Mandarin as part of their schooling.
    They will find this particularly interesting.
    Would you mind if I copied this to share with my church - maybe on the noticeboard?
     
    Is this yours, or should I credit someone else?
     
    Thanks,
     
    Dave.
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    Alan reacted to Jim_Alaska in Pleasing God & Peace   
    I just wanted to come back and say that I have noticed that sermons and devotionals do not always show up as new content when they are posted. This one by Alan was done in November and just showed up in my unread content today. I also noticed this on some of my sermons too, they show as unread content much later than I post them. Must be some sort of glitch in programing. 
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    Alan reacted to Jim_Alaska in Pleasing God & Peace   
    I, like Ronda, have no idea how I missed this wonderful devotion Alan.
    What a wonderful blessing to be reminded of the peace that passes all understanding, the peace that can only come from God above.
    Thank you Alan, and may God richly bless you as you serve Him.
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    Alan reacted to Ronda in Pleasing God & Peace   
    I have no idea how I missed this devotion back in November (no, I no longer go anywhere for Thanksgiving so I wouldn't have been "busy" as most are during that time).  I apologize! This is an excellent devotion, brother Alan. One of my all time favorite verses is in regard to peace. 
    Philippians 4:7 " And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."   This verse I pray often in thankfulness to the Lord. This most wonderful peace He instills in our hearts through Jesus to keep our hearts and minds... this most precious peace which truly is beyond all understanding and human comprehension, has  sustained me through many many difficult trials in life. I often wonder how a non-believer can possibly cope with so many of life's struggles without this peace in our hearts and minds! It could be why the suicide rate is so high among the worldly... the cares of this world can easily creep in unless we have the Lord's perfect peace in our hearts and minds through Jesus. It's not even something I can explain to an unbeliever... but I do try to tell them about it when witnessing to them. Such thankfulness for the peace of God. Also I am at a loss for words to describe how deeply this verse touches me.  I also love John 16:33, and it also is a huge comfort to know that Jesus has overcome this world, and we (in Him) can overcome as well.  Through tribulation, suffering, trials, and hard times... the indescribable peace of God keeps our hearts and minds when we place our full trust in Him.  2nd only to salvation in Christ, the peace of God comforting my heart and mind is what I am next most thankful for. 
    Again, a wonderful devotion. Amen and amen again!
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    Alan got a reaction from Ronda in Pleasing God & Peace   
    I want to thank Rebecca Young for the following photo. John 16:33 is one of my favorite verses and I do hope that the words of the Lord Jesus, and the the photo, is a blessing to your heart. 

    May God bless all of you.
    Alan
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    Alan reacted to WellWithMySoul in The Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus   
    This devotional is a wonderful blessing!  Thank you for defining pertinent terms to refresh our memory and to help "drive home" the context.  Praise God for the exhortation of His Word!
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    Alan reacted to Jim_Alaska in The Light of the World   
    Thank you for your thoughts on this message and also for your excellent points made about "time". This is a sticky issue. If people like you mentioned could just prioritize time, they would quickly see that what is most important is being left out of their schedule.
    Thank you again lady.
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    Alan reacted to Ronda in The Light of the World   
    Brother Jim, I also commend you on this excellent message!!! I like how very well it was tied together as well! "When you're freezing to death you actually feel warm all over, and don't wake up because it feels too good."  That's so true.  I have a relative (no names mentioned) who has to be "connected" to the worldly things of the world. Radios, TV's, cell phones, internet, games, ,etc. are not bad in themselves, but it's how they are used (and what they REPLACE) that's the issue. You brought it out so well! Anyways, this relative has in his or her home all of these devices (as do I) but it's how those devices are used which is concerning. He or she has to have some "background noise" going at all times day/night asleep/awake 24/7. At their house the radio is playing secular music, the TV is playing worldly programming, the cell phone is used as a means to also distract/divert from family conversation (rather rudely in my opinion), the games played are nothing short of evil blood lust. And this was many years ago when I could still walk/drive/visit them. It's bad enough that these things are coming between family discussions, taking the place of Bible study, and When did/does God have a chance to speak to their hearts and minds if the worldly diversions are taking the place of even quiet time to reflect??? How could they focus or even know what God wants for them if they are continuously bombarding their senses with worldly things? Could it be that if they had a moment of quiet/reflective time they may be pricked in their hearts by their conscience or better yet by the Holy Spirit leading? Could it be they would rather resist the Holy Spirit's guiding to abide in Christ instead of abide in worldly things? Could it be they would prefer to distract themselves with entertaining worldly things so they do not have to think about the fact that there are countless millions of people who have yet to hear the gospel? And that maybe just maybe THEY should be at least attempting to give the gospel to a lost and dying world which is going to hell?  Yes it's easy to judge people from the outside looking in, but just because a person attends church once a week does not mean they have devoted their life to Christ by any means. (Please do not think I am against going to church by any means, that is truly not my point at all). Yet this seems to be the common misconception of many professing Christians these days. Do they make time to pray (and not just when they want or need something for themselves?) Do they make time to fellowship (and not just at church)? Do they ever attempt to share the gospel?  And if you ask them if or why they don't read or study the Bible more, their answer is likely to be "I don't have time".!?!?!?  Ummm... well I understand working people have less time, I understand family life means lots of responsibilities that must be attended to, I understand people need "down time" and there's nothing wrong with (clean... if you can even find clean) entertainment in and of itself. But what IS wrong is when that "down time" is ALL used for worldly entertainment of one form or another.  Do we treasure salvation and desire to share it with others? Do we treasure fellowship amongst believers? Do we treasure sharing the gospel? Do we treasure Bible study? Do we treasure prayer time? Do we treasure Jesus Himself? Or do we treasure worldly things and entertainment more? I think that's a question each person can only answer for themselves. Matthew 6:21 "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." 
    Again, excellent message, brother Jim,  and very timely for today's circumstances. 
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    Alan reacted to Believer (ish?) in Closed Communion   
    Thank you for your response.  After two days of prayer, bible reading (KJV) and fasting, I came to the same conclusion.  I have contacted the pastor, advised him that my sinful pride of being baptized where Jesus was baptized had been a sticking point which prevented me from asking to join the membership.  I also asked to be baptized and offered to destroy the Jordan baptismal certificate, if he believed I should.  He accepted me for local baptism and scheduled it for the 13th.  He also advised me to keep the certificate and pride of that baptism,  but to recognize that it's was meaningful to Christ, but lacked the scriptural requirements for a local church.  
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    Alan reacted to swathdiver in Closed Communion   
    An old preacher once wrote that if they have the Lord's Supper wrong, the doctrine of Baptism is usually wrong too.  And if they have those two wrong, then dress, separation and especially music will be major problems as well.
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    Alan reacted to Jim_Alaska in Closed Communion   
    Thank you, glad you enjoyed this one. I love teaching on sound biblical church doctrine. So many are deviating from sound practice concerning The Lord's Supper today that it is alarming.
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    Alan reacted to swathdiver in Closed Communion   
    Amen!  Good, sound, bible doctrine!
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    Alan reacted to Jim_Alaska in Glory in Heaven   
    Very well done Alan, thank you for the blessing.
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    Alan got a reaction from Pastor Scott Markle in Glory in Heaven   
    Brethren,
    This morning in my devotional time I read a couple of verses that I felt would compliment the devotion on 'Glory in Heaven' on the subject of 'glory' and  'righteousness.'
    In the book of Proverbs we see many contrasts, such as: the fool and the wise, the diligent and the slothful, and the righteous and the wicked.
    In Proverbs 3:35 we read, "The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools." A person who is wise in salvation will inherit eternal glory. The wise saint who follows the Lord in righteousness after salvation (sanctification in spirit, body, and works), will inherit glory undescribable.  
    In Proverbs 10 I noticed that several eternal characteristics of the righteous and the wicked are contrasted.
    Among these contrasts is Proverbs 10:28, "The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish." The eternal glory of the righteous, both in slavation and service, shall be eternal gladness. Our joy in heaven will be eternal.
    I do hope that these thoughts were a blessing to your heart. If you have a verse, or a set of verses, that you feel will compliment the train of thought in this devotion, or perhaps in a earlier devotion, that you would like to bring out, please do so.
    Regards,
    Alan  
     
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    Alan got a reaction from Ronda in The Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus   
    Ronda,
    I do appreciate your thoughts and the time and effort in asking for clarification. You have not disrupted anything but added some fine thoughts to the devotion and study. 
    Alan
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    Alan reacted to Ronda in The Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus   
    Thank you so much, brother Alan, for explaining...and it makes perfect sense now!!! I'm sorry to have disrupted the study with my question, but I'm glad I asked since I now understand exactly what the reference to "sacrifice" was (Romans 12:1).  Very excellent study! And thank you again for the courteous answer. It was edifying to me. I pray the Lord will bless and keep you (and your entire family) in your devotion in mission work. Thank you again!!!
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    Alan reacted to wretched in The Blind Beggar   
    You bring up really good points Rhonda so I am quoting you just to make a general plea.
    To paraphrase what you said about this passage: The despised and base of this world need less Scripture and conviction to realize they are.
    The Graham crusades fathered the emerging church hell-less gospel movement IMO. This downward spiral satan has used for some 40-50 years now to deceive millions into head belief (and hell) of the historical facts concerning Jesus' death on the cross.
    Please remember that God poured out His Spirit over all flesh to convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment to come. Make double sure that Scripture on sin, judgment and hell are clearly presented or the Spirit cannot work and the cross will mean little to them. The Spirit must work with those Scriptures or else we will continue to produce more head believers who never regenerated. Without a Spirit broken heart, then is no salvation.
    Will this produce as many "professions", absolutely not; will it produce more real fruit that remains, absolutely yes.
    Just a friendly admonition.
     
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