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OUR TREASURE FOCUSES OUR HEART The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart…  —I Samuel 13:14 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the LORD will work for us, for nothing can hinder the LORD from saving by many or by few.” —I Samuel 14:6 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ But they all alike began to…

BE FAITHFUL IN THE MIDST OF A WORLD OF UNFAITHFULNESS If you will fear the LORD and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God, it will be well. But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king. —I Samuel 12:14-15             Listen… disobedience and rebellion against the commandment of our Lord God Almighty will not go well.  None can stand against Him.  He…

FALLEN, IMPERFECT MEN IN GOVERNMENT AND EVERYWHERE Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking for a king from him. He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and…

UTTER DEPRAVITY AND WICKEDNESS FOLLOWS ABANDONMENT OF GOD! He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? —Luke 12:54-56             People can look at the skies and interpret what weather is coming or they can know the direction of the wind and have an idea about the temperature that will occur. …

FEAR! The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts. —I Samuel 2:6-7 I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! —Luke 12:4-5 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? —Luke 12:25             Life— how long will you live?  Wealth— how…

THE IMPACT OF FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS OF OUR LORD But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the LORD do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.” And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more. —Ruth 1;16-18 “The LORD repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given…

YOU ARE FOR JESUS OR AGAINST HIM!  Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. —Luke 11:23 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” —Luke 11:28              Are you with Jesus or against Jesus?  Are you gathering with Jesus or scattering from Jesus?  Is He your Shepherd or not?  Are you in His flock or out of it?  How do you know?  Well, those who are blessed by Him “are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”  Now there is a good indicator that a person is with Jesus and…

LEARN TO PRAY Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, land when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”  And he said to them, “When you pray, say” “Father, hallowed be your name.  Your kingdom come.  Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.  And lead us not into temptation.” —Luke 11:1-4             Prayer is taught much like a little child is taught how to speak.  After Jesus was observed praying, his disciples asked Him to teach them to pray.  They understood that…

45 YEARS LATER— I STILL BELIEVE! Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” —Luke 9:20 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. —Luke 9:26 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” —Luke 9:35             Relationship with Jesus, confessing who He is and listening to His Word, indicates if we are truly listening to Him and obeying…

JESUS HAS AUTHORITY OVER ALL! Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.  And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech. —Judges 9:22-23 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me,…