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Good Morning Everyone! Isn't wonderful to awaken to a new day of service for the King? I have been thinking of Creation. Moses begins to tell us of the history of all things with these words; "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth!" That is a startling statement. Nothing existed, and before any beginning began, God spoke, and out of nothing, He created the heavens and the

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What a beautiful morning here in Coastal Maine, as I consider the blessings of the Lord! It is calm, it is pleasantly warm, it is clear. But isn’t He just marvelous! Every time I look out upon the beauty of creation, I pause . . . what I see is effected by the curse! God‘s creation was terribly marred by sin. Oh my, what must it have been before sin entered? Just think of picking a rose without

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Our Christmas series for this year has been "Christmas is about Believing!" We have been challenged by the opening message to "Embrace Your King." Then each succeeding message has been another point of substance we should embrace and believe; "Embrace Your Need," "Embrace Your Bible," "Embrace Your Joy," and this Lord's Day will be "Embrace God's Promises." The annual Christmas series of

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My parents, Austin and Madeline Gillam, celebrated 65 years of marriage today! That in itself says quite a bit, doesn’t it? As a tribute to my parents and with a desire to glorify God only, I share some thoughts. Both of my parents come from obscure backgrounds, growing up during the Great Depression. They struggled like everyone from that era did. I have heard the stories of supper consisting

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How Great Thou Art is one of the most beloved hymns of the Christian Church. It has ministered to believers since it was written. But best of all it ministers to us when we are in times of distress. Why not sing this wonderful song as your read the words.Originally a Swedish folk melody, "O Store Gud" by Carl Boberg (1859-1940) was translated by Stuart K. Hine in 1899. O Lord my God! when I in

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I have been thinking much about something Piper wrote. It essence he penned, “Would you be satisfied with heaven if only God were there?” Please do not misunderstand, I am no different than anyone else. I have often thought of heaven with the streets of gold, pearly gates, no more pain, no more tears. But it burdens me when my thoughts are more about these kind of real things, rather than of

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It is very interesting what pain can do for us. It certainly gets our attention. I awoke this morning praying. It was interesting, I didn't awake and start to pray but was praying when I woke up. My foot was throbbing as I was praying. I praised the Lord and sought His healing and grace, and then began to think about "needs."At that moment I needed the grace of God to be able to take that

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I am not unused to the difficulty of a broken bone, I have had a few in my day. Most recently I have been enjoying the benefits of a broken foot, and surgery for the same. You know, meals brought to you without having to ask; "Honey, now don't get up, just rest that foot, you know what the Doctor said." Not too bad!This morning as I was making my way down the stairway Psalm 51 came to mind;

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Another very busy season of planning special services, extra practices for the choir, more details for the various social events, is all over. Another "Passion Week" has come and gone. Now what?I find it amazing how that people who do not normally come to church want to come on "Easter", I prefer Resurrection Sunday. It doesn't seem practical. Here are people who could care less about Jesus,

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I awoke to these words of Job for the last two mornings and have felt compelled to write of the certainty of the Resurrection. We find ourselves at that time of year again when everyone focuses upon "Easter" - chocolate bunnies, colored eggs, and pretty new dresses and bonnets, well at least when I was a kid that was the day all the ladies wore new hats to church. And of course we could hear

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Good Morning Everyone,I was sent the following web address from a friend and I must share it. At the bottom of the page is a link to more outstanding photos. Be sure to visit those as well. http://www.missouriskies.org/rainbow/february_rainbow_2006.htmlAs you view these spectacular pictures, pan through some verses like the following, and meditate on the grandeur of the Creator who spoke and

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In our last lesson we found that conviction is an act of God‘s mercy. He desires our fellowship and will bring painful conviction, if necessary, to bring us back in to fellowship with Him. Psalm 38:2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. But what happens after the arrows, and after I confess my sin and repent? MERCY, flows over us to cleanse, and heal, and restore

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We considered a strange thought about mercy last time. Mercy can make us feel terrible. That is the mercy of conviction. When God convicts our condition changes. Psalm 38 tells us about the arrows of the Almighty that stick fast in us and bend us down like a wounded animal. David goes on to say that when God brings convicting mercy, the results are neither rest nor stability in our flesh or

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Psalm 38:1-2 are two verses that tell us of the convicting power of our God. 38:1 O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. The arrows of the Almighty are the prodding’s of God’s convicting grace. When we sin, or continue on in sin, the goodness of our God is revealed to us in His

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These are the words to "My Only Plea" written by John Crombie White, circa 1908.O theme with love and mercy fraught,Salvation full and free,That Christ upon the cross has wroughtFor me, for me:When dreadful sin my soul assails,And death shall compass me,That Christ o'er sin and death prevailsFor me, for me:And when before the throne I stand,And judgment set shall be,That Christ fulfilled the

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We awaken to many situations in our lives. There is weather that effects us, physical needs that may trouble us, financial problems that may trail after us, circumstances that will indeed challenge us.No matter your situation, you awaken to a very pleasant morning because you awaken to God's new mercies, Lamentations 3:23. What a blessing to be given life, today, by the Life-giver!R. A. Torrey

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Who is a pardoning God like Thee, or who has grace so full and free, or who has grace so full and free?This is the chorus of perhaps my favorite hymn. To think that the One to whom we are responsible to obey, would look upon us with such favor is mind boggling to me. The Bible tells me that when He loved me, I had no pleasure in Him. When He moved in grace to me, I moved away. When He

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They greet me at morn when I waken from sleep, And they gladden my heart at the noon; They follow me on into shades of the night, When the day with its labor is done.What is it? The Mercies of our God! What a great old hymn, but better still what a wonderful grace of God. His Mercy is: Great Mercy, Numbers 14:18 The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and

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Since the first of the year one thought has been resurfacing in my mind - the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.I have been thinking of great songs of Christ's return. "Christ returneth, hallelujah, hallelujah, Amen!" "Is it the Crowning Day?" Or a more contemporary one, "This Could Be The Day".But the Scriptures is what give us hope. And there is one verse in particular that is a blessing as I

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There are two verses in Luke’s account of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ that are on my mind this morning. The first is 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. The second is 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. There is

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Isaiah 55 is beautifully psalm-like; here it is; 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is]

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I have heard two attacks upon Thanksgiving this morning by the "liberal media" and in a book promoted in one of the bookstores of our town.It isn't so much that these liberal tell "plain lies," but more how they twist the truth. Having heard the segments this morning I thought it appropriate to reproduce, in modern language, the letter of Edward Winslow, Dec. 11, 1621. "Our corn did prove well,

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Why do you give thanks? Why should we give thanks? We give thanks for things, and for blessings, but we are to also give thanks because we are commanded to give thanks. I think there are some comparisons between giving thanks and witnessing. We witness to people because they are lost, but our primary reasons for witnessing to people is because God commanded us to witness to people. God takes

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We are celebrating another of our “forgotten” holidays today, Veterans’ Day. I have not checked lately with young people in our schools, but I would be interested if they are still learning, 11-11-11; 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th Month. Actually, it was 5:00 AM on 11-11-18 when an Armistice was signed by Germany and the Allies in the Forest of Compiegne which ended the hostilities of

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As we progress towards our national holiday of Thanksgiving, we begin to think of the essence of thanksgiving, who God is. And we also begin to think of the stuff of thanksgiving, those particular things for which we are thankful. We are able to give thanks because "the Lord has done great things for us whereof we are glad!" (Psalm 126:3). Giving thanks, includes expressing gratitude for those

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In a short list on the will of God Paul wrote, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, In every thing give thanks;. . . We find other verses telling us to give thanks “in everything.” It is to be part of our worship - Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; . . . It is to be part of our trustful thinking and prayer life - Philippians 4:

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For the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving I am going to focus upon giving thanks. I really enjoy the holiday season. But have you noticed over the last few years how that Thanksgiving has been over looked? I was at our local Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago and saw Christmas decorations being stocked on the shelves. Somehow we don’t like to say thank you. Saying thank you is something that

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1 Timothy 6:1-12 has 4 verses that use the word “godliness”. The context deals with attitudes. There is the attitude of the believer servant. He is to treat his master with respect whether he is an unsaved master or a master who knows the Lord, (verses 1-2). There is the attitude of the teacher, (verses 3-5). The words that we teach are to be wholesome words, Christ‘s words, even doctrine

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In 1 Timothy 5:1-5 Paul sets the stage for what follows concerning godliness. Paul writes that the Spirit warns that in the last days there will be a departure from the faith because men will follow after false teaching. He sums up the false doctrine this way at verses 2-3: "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to

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For much too long godliness has been defined, emotionally, by style and appearance. What comes to mind on this issue is Samuel’s interviews with Jesse’s sons. In 1 Samuel 16 after the prophet met Elias; God spoke at verse 7 “ . . . Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward

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One of standards of worship in our circles is "Testimony Time." It is a great time of sharing by God's people for what the Lord has done.In the Bible "Testimony Time" is called "Praise" and I wonder if we have lost a little bit in the translation. A testimony is something that someone gives based upon his experience. Praise is something that is given based upon God's involvement. Testimonies

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Have you thought of zeal lately? I hadn’t either, until I was reading this morning. I found a couple of quotes sited on a web page I receive every so often. Having my interest stirred, I did a Bible search and found this about zeal.The word translated zeal is found only 6 times in the New Testament. Thayer gives the following suggestions concerning the meaning of zeal. 1) excitement of mind,

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From Mums to Freedom? You may think, what in the world do Mums and Freedom have to do with each other?A LOT! I opened my eyes this morning and there was an old Civil War song that was echoing in the caverns of my memory; “The Battle Cry of Freedom.” You know it, don’t you? “We will rally round the flag boys, we’ll rally once again, Shouting the battle cry of freedom!”So where do Mums come in?

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For the last couple of hours the words of Psalm 8 have been rolling over and over in my mind. 8:1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of

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I was reading some blogs written by folks in our church last evening, and found two great statements by two young men in our church. Micah Ellis, my assistant, has a blog worth your reading (www.bensfriends.com/mestudios) and Jeff Burgess, one of our Deacons. His blog too is worth your time. You can find it at jeffnem.blogspot.com. You will also find great pictures of some of our churches other

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I don’t know how often I have heard, in 30 years of ministry, these “encouraging” words, “You can’t do that!” I won’t go into any kind of episodes where I have heard it, just take my word for it. Our faith can be very small at times of challenge.It can be challenged in our personal lives, or our family struggles. It can be challenged in our ministries and service for the Lord. When it is, those

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I awoke with, what some would say are, the most wonderful words that David ever penned, Psalm 23. That Psalm has delighted in distress, comforted in casualty, calmed in chaos, healed the hurtful, helped the helpless! It is this Psalm that we turn to when we need assurance in time of uncertainty, or an uplift in times of grief. All of David’s other words that are found in the Bible have the same

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Paul wrote these words to Timothy in his second letter chapter 1. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 9 Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling,

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I would like to turn your thoughts to the Great God of the Bible. The One who in Majesty rules, by Grace Saves, in Mercy Pardons, and with Compassion Loves. As you begin you day today, consider Him. And as you do, think of these words, “The Great Creator became my Savior!” Only the Great God of the Bible could be Majesty and Savior all at the same time! We tremble before Him, but with confidence

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Good Morning Everyone,Do you like "Blue Grass?" I do. I grew up on that kind of music. My heart is blessed when I hear a hymn or Gospel Song sung in that genre. I am not speaking about the "professionals" rendition of a hymn or Gospel Song, but when it is sung from someone whose heart has been effected by the Gospel it is a blessing and brings back memories.Blue Grass is so strangely beautiful.

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Good Morning,We are having another transitional day in Maine. It is Post-summer and Pre-Fall (my terminology) all in one. The wind is blowing through the trees and it sounds like the leaves of our Bibles turning during church service.Did you have a good Lord’s Day of Worship? I did! I was thinking this morning of the words to a beautiful “new” song called “The Body of Christ.” It describes how

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Good Morning Everyone,I hope you awoke well this morning. I looked out the window of our kitchen a few minutes ago, to see a silvery, golden expanse glistening through our woods. It was the morning gilded sky. Then a song flooded my mind.When Morning Gilds the SkiesMy heart awakening cries,May Jesus Christ be praised,The Bible has a lot to say about the morning. Here are a few examples.When

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If you go to the nursery’s around the area you will find this slogan, “Fall is time for planting.” That seemed to work better when we lived in Southeastern PA than here on the Mid-coast of Maine. I have learned this over the last 14 years, Fall comes early in Maine so if you are going to do any Fall planting do it early, like today (Labor Day) and not much later.When I awoke a little while ago,

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It is now 6:50 AM and I have been up for more than an hour pondering my thoughts with the Lord. I have also thought of my morning excursion with my “grand-dog” Copper (she is our daughter’s Chocolate Lab). That is our exercise routine. (I can’t use the word “walk” or Copper will not give me rest until we take our, well, excursion).Paul uses an interesting word in his first letter to Timothy 4:7-8

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A line of an old hymn goes this way: "He speaks and the sound of His voice is so sweet the birds hush there singing." That is a cool line. To hear the beautiful voice of song birds is a treat we all enjoy. But a voice far sweeter is that of our lovely Lord. Even the birds hush in silence at His sweet tones.One's voice is so very important. A fussy baby is hushed by the voice of his mother. A

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Good Morning Everyone,I had this line to an old hymn on my mind this morning when I woke up. “The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin, the Light of the World is Jesus.” Probably because this Sunday evening I am speaking on that title that Jesus gives to himself. Well for whatever reasons it is on my mind, it is a great truth. . . Jesus is the Light of the World.When you think about

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Prayer is on my mind!Good Morning Everyone,I don't know if the man is still alive, but there was an announcer on the radio back in PA where I grew up that used to say; "It's another beautiful day in Pennsylvania!" It could have been raining cats and dogs, or a blizzard outside, but his saying was always the same. Well it truly is a beautiful morning here in Maine. I love this time of day, all is

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"What If?"Good Morning Everyone,I trust you all had a great Lord's Day. Isn't it the most wonderful experience to be able to be with the Lord's People, on the Lord's Day, in the Lord's House, Worshipping the "ONLY TRUE GOD, AND JESUS CHRIST WHOM (the Father) HAS SENT"?When I awoke this morning the words to an old Gospel Song were rolling around in my head: "Oh, had it not been for a place called

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Good Morning,These words of Peter were on my mind when I awoke this morning. Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.It is really a comfort to know that there is only one way of salvation as opposed to many. If we all could go our own way to reach salvation, who would define what salvation is? For that

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Good Morning Everyone,Colosians 3:1-4 is a passage that gives great security. There is certainty in Paul's words. Listen to them: 1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, [who is]

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Dear Reader:The intent of this blog is summed up in the words of Psalm 63:1-3: 1 O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 3 Because thy lovingkindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.May you and I

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