Lords Helpers

 1Peter 2:13-16
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:  As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Jeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

Act 22:27-29
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

I probably have read these verses many times, but it never before registered with me like it did this time.  Although these verses were taken from a section where Paul had been arrested and was being accused by the Jews, pay close attention to what the chief captain told Paul. He said, “With a great sum obtained I this freedom.”

What a statement and how true of each and every one of us. With a great price, Jesus Christ bought our freedom!  Each of us are given our spiritual freedom through Jesus Christ giving his life for us on the cross.

Also, with a great price we obtain our earthly freedom and we want to take a few minutes to thank all of those who have served our country and given their lives so we can have freedom.

The Lords Helpers crew says:

 THANK YOU and GOD BLESS
to all OUR MILITARY AND SERVICE PERSONS!

(A special thank you to Wilson’s Animated Graphics for the use of the animated flags above.)

1.     Realize you are a sinner. Every one of us is a sinner. This includes you and me. There is not one person on earth that has not sinned. There was only one—ever—Jesus Christ. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (KJV). This is the first step to being saved. If you do not admit that you are a sinner, then God cannot forgive you of your sins.  First John 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us” (KJV).

2.     Admit (confess) to God that you are a sinner. God already knows that you are a sinner. He wants to hear you confess that you know you are. Confess your sins— be specific! God won’t be ashamed of you for coming to Him, just as you are, and naming your sins to Him. It’s a first step of obedience to Him. The beginning of your relationship. First John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (KJV).

3.     Confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. You must acknowledge the Son, in order to have access to the Father, 1 John 4:15 “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God” (KJV).

4.     By faith accept that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation and eternal life with God the Father.  John14:6 Jesus answered,  “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

5.     Now, find other believers and get connected.  You need the support and encouragement of others to help you in your growth.

6.     Follow the Lord Jesus in baptism, which is your public confession of your faith and belief in Him.

Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

I call this my freedom verse and thought this would be a perfect way to start off July.–Linda

by Cathy Sedrick Fenton

Mary sat at the feet of Jesus

You can sit there too

Poor Martha was so worn and frazzled,

She didn’t know what to do

Mary, Mary, she chose right

Martha, Martha, such a grumpy sight

Come and choose the best today,

Leave those chores to another day

Jesus is calling, “Come sit with me

I have lots to share with thee”

Please don’t miss the chance to rest,

Come and see, Jesus is the best.

Job 13:12-15

Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

by Cathy Sedrick Fenton

John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (NIV)

Jesus tells me in His Word, that He is the vine and I am a branch. If I remain in Him, I will bear lots of fruit. Apart from Him, I can’t do anything. How do I remain in Him? I can only do that if I am spending time with Him, reading my bible and praying and meditating on God’s Word. If I turn from Him, if I neglect reading the word, and I don’t spend time in prayer, which is my communication with Him, or meditating  which is giving Him a chance to speak to my heart then I am cut off from the vine.

The vine, Jesus, is the life force for the branch, me. It is the instrument that feeds me, nourishes me, enables me to grow and sustains my life. If that is cut off,  then I will begin to wither, shrivel up, dry up and eventually die. I must have the connection to  Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour, the life giving force of the vine that allows me to drink from the living water in order to survive.

Are you connected to the vine? Do you feel like you are drying up? If you aren’t connected, pick up God’s Word, drink from it and begin to live again.

 Father God, we pray for Billy today as he goes into surgery, Lord we ask you to guide the hands of the surgeon, and we ask for Your Presence in the operating room. Lord, fill it with Your glory, peace and comfort. Be with Billy’s family, Lord it is scary when you are waiting for your loved one to go through surgery. May they have Your peace and calm rest upon them. We ask in the name of Jesus, Amen!

 

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Acts 6:3-4

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.