Feeling Faint?
Tony Hauck, Church on the Rock
I told someone recently that one of the most consistent spiritual attacks I face is simply the temptation to give up. It could be on a promise from God, a ministry, a person, a commitment to some spiritual discipline. How about you? Feeling tired? Frustrated? Nothing you’re trying seems to be working?
When I feel that way, there are three verses that come to mind that motivate me.
- (Gal 6:9) And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
- (Prov 24:10) If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small.
- (Jer 12:5) "If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, Then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, In which you trusted, they wearied you, Then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?
I know, those last two are basically “quit being a wimp” verses, but ...to read more CLICK HERE!
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Tony Hauck, 2/2/2012 |
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A Memorial before God
Gary Stebbins, Church on the Rock, Melbourne
In Acts 10 we find the incredible story of a Roman Centurion named Cornelius. The writer of Acts gives us some insight into the heart of this man. It says that he was “a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually” (Acts 10:2, NASB). Cornelius receives an angelic visitation and the angel speaks to him and says, “Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God” (Acts 10:4, NASB).
As I was reading this story I was reminded of the angelic visitation that Zacharias had when he was performing his priestly service in the temple. First, it is interesting that while Zacharias was in the temple ministering to God that, “the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside” (Luke 1:10, NASB). Second, the angel speaks to Zacharias and says, “Do not be afraid Zacharias, for your petition has been heard” (Luke 1:13, NASB).
With both Cornelius and Zacharias, the angels said that God had...To read more CLICK here!
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Gary Stebbins, 1/24/2012 |
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Imitators of Christ
Rachel Hauck, Church on the Rock
Why pray? I mean, isn’t God sovereign? What can our weak words do? How can we effect the mind and plans of the living God?
That is small thinking. Even wrong thinking. Prayer is the one thing Jesus demonstrated over and over. Prayer is how we get to know the love and heart of the Father. Perhaps, His sovereign will is that we pray, partnering with Him for His kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven. The outcome of our life and political, economical and social situations may very well be determined by the prayers of the Elect. You and me.
Jesus said, “And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” He said to the people, “It is written, ‘AND MY HOUSE SHALL BE A HOUSE OF PRAYER,’ but you have made it a ROBBERS’ DEN.”
House of Prayer...Jesus wants us, His dwelling place, to be a house of prayer. Individually and corporately. Even now, Jesus the God-Man is “…able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” Heb 7:25 Jesus lives to make intercession for us. If He’s seeking the Father on our behalf, how can we do less?
Psalm 72 talks about the Righteous King during His Millennial reign. Here’s what verse 15 says...
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Rachel Hauck, 1/24/2012 |
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What a Mighty God We Serve
Bonnie Stebbins, Church on the Rock
“What a mighty God we serve!” Most of us would acknowledge the might of God, but do our prayers reflect this belief? When you approach the throne of God in prayer, what kind of petitions do you bring to Him? Are they stinted petitions, narrow requests, limited desires? God is on the throne. He is the creator, the maker of heaven and earth. All power belongs to Him. His thoughts are above our thoughts. What He imagines is far greater than what our imaginations can conjure up.
So, when you approach the boundless, limitless, endless, all-powerful throne of God in prayer, remember to ask for great, grand, glorious things. For He would do for you “infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.” (Eph 3:20 NLT)
What will you ask God today?
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Bonnie Stebbins, 1/24/2012 |
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Christmas Story
Tony Hauck, Church on the Rock
In light of the season, can you take a few minutes to open to the Christmas story found in Luke 2:1-20? I want to show you something there.
This is, of course, the story of Jesus being born in a manger in Bethlehem; God becoming man to make a way for us. But I want to focus on the response of the shepherds. First, they left their flocks (verse 15), then they returned full of joy (verse 20). Why joy? Two things.
They heard the heavenly proclamation: peace, goodwill from God toward you (verse 13-14). They saw God (verse 17). This is the fulfillment of the cry of David in Psalm 27:4, to paraphrase, “All I want is to be where You are, to see You, and to hear Your declarations”.
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Tony Hauck, 12/22/2011 |
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