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Awareness of Sin

Tuesday, 31 August 2010 16:27 Pastor John D Filkey Jr
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The person described in Romans 7 has a deep awareness of his own sin and an equally deep desire to please the Lord in all things. Why?

Because he knows sin grieves the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30).

Because it dishonors God (1 Cor. 6:19–20).

Because sin keeps his prayers from being answered (1 Pet. 3:12).

Because sin makes his life spiritually powerless (1 Cor. 9:27).

Because it causes good things from God to be withheld (Jer. 5:25).

Because it robs him of the joy of his salvation (Ps. 51:12).

Because it slows down spiritual growth (1 Cor. 3:1).

Because it brings chastisement from the Lord (Heb. 12:5–7).

Because it prevents being a fit vessel for the Lord to use for His Glory (2 Tim. 2:21).

The genuine believer is sensitive to sin because it pollutes Christian fellowship (1 Cor. 10:21).

Because it prevents participating properly in the Lord’s Supper (1 Cor. 11:28–29).

Because it can even endanger his physical life and health (1 Cor. 11:30; 1 John 5:16).

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 16:55 )
 

Prayer's High Priority

Tuesday, 17 August 2010 17:37 Calvary Goodyear
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Prayer clearly had a high priority in the life of Jesus.  Luke tells us that “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:16).  Likewise Mark reports that “very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed” (Mark 1:35).  On occasions he even “spent the night praying to God” (Luke 6:12).

Also, the New Testament church gave prayer that same high priority.  When their leaders were threatened by the Sanhedrin, they “raised their voices together in prayer to God” -- and after they had prayed, “the place where they were meeting was shaken” (Acts 4:24 & 31).  When Peter was in prison and scheduled to be executed, “the church was earnestly praying to God for him” (Acts 12:5) throughout the night.  It is totally impossible to describe the power and effectiveness of the New Testament church without reference to prayer.

Many scholars would agree that “prayer is the most important work in God’s kingdom here on earth.  It is a labor for which there is no substitute in the kingdom of God.”  Unquestionably, prayer is the first step required for victory against Satan’s work.  “We can do more than pray after we have prayed,” says A. J. Gordon, ‘but we cannot do more than pray until we have prayed.”

Certainly, prayer has its place in every church and in every attending person’s life.  However, the real question is: “How important is its place in that church and the life of those who attend the church?”

Pray that Calvary Goodyear will truly become “a house of prayer for all nations.”

Pray daily for the church leadership that God will anoint them with power, understanding and knowledge for their respective ministries.

Pray that our church will in fact become that “lighthouse on a hill” that draws all people to it.

Pray that those who attend our church will become committed to prayer for all areas of their lives.

Pray that God will raise up prayer warriors, intercessors and prayer leaders within our church.

Pray that our young people, our youth and our children are taught the importance of prayer at home as well as at church.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuit of Holiness

Friday, 09 July 2010 00:00 Pastor John D Filkey Jr
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Be Encouraged!

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

From Jerry Bridges in "The Discipline of Grace":

"When we pray to God for His blessing, He does not examine our performance to see if we are worthy. Rather, He looks to see if we are trusting in the merit of His Son as our only hope for securing His blessing."

 

"When you set yourself to seriously pursue holiness, you will begin to realize what an awful sinner you are. And if you are not firmly rooted in the gospel and have not learned to preach it to yourself everyday, you will soon become discouraged and will slack off in your pursuit of holiness."

When it comes to the gospel imperatives, what we are basically being told is, "Live out in your lives the reality of the gospel. Take advantage of and put to use all the provisions of grace God has given you in Christ."

Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 July 2010 21:07 )
 

Turn to Christ!

Wednesday, 16 September 2009 19:58 Pastor John D Filkey Jr
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"The gospel of God in Christ is that God did something about man’s predicament. It matters not what your circumstances, or how far you have run away from God—He has done something about it and there is a remedy for your sinful ill and a relief for your most desperate fears. God is love and God loves you."

- Donald Grey Barnhouse

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Two Genealogies

Wednesday, 15 July 2009 00:00 Pastor John D Filkey Jr
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By Donald Grey Barnhouse, "Man's Ruin", pages 44-48

One of the greatest proofs of the Virgin Birth is in the fact that there are two genealogies of Jesus, one each in Matthew and Luke. It may interest you to know how I once set forth this proof before a class in university. When I returned to America in 1925 after seven years of travel and study in Europe, I became an assistant in the history department of the University of Pennsylvania; and, in my second year there, worked with Dr. Walter Hyde, head of the department of ancient history.

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