New series on the Word is our Light:

First memory verse for 10/9

Psalm 19:8

The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;

the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

Food for the soul.

Final verse in the mini-series: The Word is the Food for our Soul

1.  Deuteronomy 8:3 So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.

2.  Job 23:12 I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

3.  Psalm 119:103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

4.  Jeremiah 15:16 When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty.

5 1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation

The latest episode of the Barnabas Broadcast is on the subject of Forgiveness.

Mark 11:23-25 (NLT)

I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”

1 Corinthians 13:5 (NLT)

It [love] does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.

Ephesians 4:32 (NLT)

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

This is the teaching by Pastor Wyatt form the Valencia Inn last Friday, September 18, 2009.

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May God arise and His enemies be scattered ! Friday Night Outreach

Francis Schaeffer proposed two ways we Christians can display observable love for one another:

One, “When I have failed to love my Christian brother, I go to him and say, ‘I’m sorry.’ That is first. It may seem a letdown — that the first thing we speak of should be so simple. But if you think it is easy, you have never tried to practice it. . . .”
Two, “There must also be open forgiveness. And though it’s hard to say ‘I’m sorry,’ it’s even harder to forgive. The Bible, however, makes plain that the world must observe a forgiving spirit in the midst of God’s people…”
“[Does the world] observe that we say ‘I’m sorry,’ and do they observe a forgiving heart? Let me repeat: Our love will not be perfect, but it must be substantial enough for the world to be able to observe it, or it does not fit into the structure of John 13 and 17. And if the world does not observe this among true Christians, the world has a right to make the two awful judgments which these verses indicate: that we are not Christians, and that Christ was not sent by the Father.”

Francis Schaeffer, “The Mark of the Christian,” in The Church at the End of the Twentieth Century,

Jeremiah 15:16
When your words came, I ate them;
they were my joy and my heart’s delight,
for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty.

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Setting Up Chairs at the Arena

This is the teaching by Thomas Marquez form the Valencia Inn last Friday, September 4, 2009.

John 1:14 (Amplified Bible)

And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.

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The Valley of Elah from Azekah. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.

I was reading 2 Chronicles 14 today at lunch, and verses 14:1-7 struck me.  Asa is the king of Judah and does what is right in God’s sight.  Asa worked to remove idols and foreign altars from the land, and the land was undisturbed, meaning he was not at war.  So, what did he do?  Did he rest?  Did he brag like the rich, retired man in Luke 12:16-21 who took his rest and died that night unprepared to meet the Lord?

NO.  Instead, he built fortified cities.  He said, ‘”The land is still ours because we have sought the Lord God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.”  So they built and prospered.’ (2 Ch 14:7)  Asa here is a great example for us to continue building, fortifying, and growing; to take full advantage of the rest periods; and to always prepare for bad physical or spiritual times–an invasion.

Sin is the invader in the Christian’s life; the devil, too.  Just when we think things are going well and we’re having victories over them, watch out!  It’s then we can become lax and susceptible to attack and invasion.  Are things going well?  Have you sought the Lord and been given rest?  Then keep growing, fortifying, progressing, watching, praying, building the kingdom, and being disciplined in the Lord, all the while thanking and praising Him for the rest you’re enjoying.

Pastor Wyatt