Every story has a beginning and we can find this story begining in Genesis 25:24 And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins! And those twins were mentioned in the scripture that was read earlier. Hebrews 11:20 It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the…
Standing Face to Faith
Every story has a beginning. And this one is found in Genesis 6:9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. Did you catch that? A righteous man. The only blameless…
And there He Was. . . Gone
No Ordinary Family 2 EnochEvery story has a beginning and this story has a strange beginning. In most of the stories that are told in Hebrews 11 there are some really neat things happening, nations begin, arks are built, people are rescued. But listen again to the scripture that was read earlier Hebrews 11:5 It…
Every Story Has a Beginning
Every Story has a beginning and this is it. Earlier this year one of my Sunday messages was based in Hebrews 11 and as the scripture was being read I thought to myself, “wow, that was no ordinary family.” And because I have a one track mind my next thought was “that would make a…
A Dad’s Words
It's Father's Day and as fathers and men we have known since we were little boys our purpose in life was to please women. Our mothers, our wives and our daughters. And we all know the rules. But there are things that men would like their wives to know, but they are scared to mention…
The Refuge of the Righteous
Psalm 91I usual don't have much time for anonymous notes but I will make an exception this time. Unlike the first five psalms we looked at we don't really know who wrote Psalm 91. There are a couple of different opinions but we don't know for sure. In the first five Psalms in this series…
Forgiveness of the Righteous
It wasn't read a part of the scripture this morning but most of your bibles contain a one line introduction to this Psalm, the KJV beats around the bush a little bit here when it says "To the chief musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone…
The Deliverance of the Righteous
Psalm 40A hundred and twenty years ago the Hymn writer wrote "He brought me out of the miry clay, he set my feet on the rock to stay", and it is a great hymn, but not all that original. David wrote the same sentiments three thousand years before Henry Zelley put pen to paper. But…
The Protection of the Righteous
It is probably the best known psalm in the western world and possibly the best known scripture period. It is loved by Jews and Christians alike and probably the reason is that it is an incredibly positive Psalm, all up beat and uplifting. It has been quoted and misquoted, it's on plaques and mugs and…
The Despair of the Righteous
Psalm 22My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? And so begins the cry of the Psalmist's heart in the 22nd Psalm. Some have called this the Psalm of the Cross and point to several parallels between this scripture and the story of the crucifixion of Christ. The Psalm begins with the words: Psalm…