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“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Matthew 7:7, ESV
God wants to give us good things. Whenever we ask according to His will, we will receive. Sometimes He still gives, even when we don’t ask or don’t ask correctly.
He especially will give us when we ask for His glory, usually to share the Gospel.
Yep.
The following are notes that I used for the sermon I preached at Bethlehem Baptist and taught on Discord.
Question: Do Ghosts Exist? (preached 10/24/2021 @ Bethlehem Bapt., Warthen, GA)
It depends on your definition.
Are there SPIRIT beings? Yes.
Are there disembodied spirits of the dead roaming the earth, haunting houses, abandoned mental institutions, and cemeteries? NO.
So, what about the souls of the dead wandering about in limbo? What about the Civil War soldiers on the battlefield? Ol’ Green Eyes? The Lady in White?
If the Bible is true, the spirits of the deceased cannot remain on…
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Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21, ESV
We think we have complete control over our lives, but natural and man-made disasters, illnesses, and accidents remind us that we have very little control.
Knowing God is in control helps to calm us and be the calming help of someone going through one of those emergencies, for His glory
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Talk to someone at Church about opportunity to witness on Halloween.
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“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal”
Matthew 6:19, ESV
Money and things are not bad, but they can distract us from the One who blesses us with those things.
Trust in God alone who can and does meet our needs.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 23:6, ESV
Our God has shown us so much mercy and grace through the cross, and now we await eternity in His presence.
But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Isaiah 64:8, ESV
Knowing that God is our Creator and the one who molds us should give us confidence that He knows what is best and how to guide our lives.
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
2 Peter 3:9, ESV
We have seen that God keeps His promises. While we yearn for others to come to Christ, we can rest in the knowledge that He waited long enough for us to know Him.
