Monday, January 30, 2017

Top 10 Most/Least Religious States in America

Absolutely stunning. God bless the Bible belt. The divide in these states is only going to get worse.



 

Friday, January 27, 2017

Psalm 4: A Bedtime Communion with God

Psalm 4
A Bedtime Communion with God

Psa 4:1  To the chief Musician on Neginoth (Or Stringed Instruments), A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 
Psa 4:2  O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. 
Psa 4:3  But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 
Psa 4:4  Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 
Psa 4:5  Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. 
Psa 4:6  There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 
Psa 4:7  Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 
Psa 4:8  I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. 

  1. A Plea to God (This psalm is an bed time prayer and communion with God) – vs. 1*
    1. Call on God and He Will Give You:
                                                               i.      Righteousness
                                                             ii.      Salvation
                                                            iii.      Mercy
  1. A Plea to the Wicked. – vs. 2*
    1. How Long Will You Shame God by Continuing to Seek After:
                                                               i.      Emptiness
                                                             ii.      Lies
1.      Jeremiah 9:3 
  1. A Plea to the Righteous. – vs. 3-6*
    1. The reasons to call on God:
                                                               i.      You are set apart by God for God. – vs. 3a*
1.      1 Peter 2:9 
                                                             ii.      The Lord hears me when I call on Him. – vs. 3b*
1.      John 15:16 
                                                            iii.      To stand in awe of God. – vs. 4a*
1.      Psalm 33:8  
                                                           iv.      To overcome sin. – vs. 4b*
1.      Psalm 119:9 
                                                             v.      To converse with God in the dark times. – vs. 4c*
1.      Psalm 63:6 
                                                           vi.      To be dumbstruck before Him. – vs. 4d*
1.      Psalm 46:10-11 
                                                          vii.      To offer sacrifices of righteousness to Him. – vs. 5a*
1.      Romans 12:1-2 
                                                        viii.      To put your trust in God. – vs. 5b*
1.      Psalm 62:8 
                                                           ix.      To learn the goodness of God. – vs. 6*
1.      Psalm 21:6 
  1. A Praise to God. – vs.7-8*
    1. When we praise the Lord we receive:
                                                               i.      Unending joy. –vs. 7*
1.      1 Peter 1:8 
                                                             ii.      A refuge. – vs. 8*
1.      That produces restful peace.
a.       Proverbs 3:24 

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Celebrities Praise Racist Margaret Sanger of Planned Parenthood | Louder...

Well done Crowder. How can you honor a woman that advocated genocide?



Isolation - Mind Field (Ep 1)

This is fascinating. I think they make a great case for the fact that isolation is a terrible torture. There is good reason why God did not institute prisons in His law. Imprisoning people is not the way to help them socially. Imprisoning people actually makes things worse not better. Restitution is God's way of dealing with theft. My heart goes out to the man that they show in here that was imprisoned for 16 years. Wow, that was terrible.



Exo 22:1  If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.



Psalm 3

Psalm 3
Salvation Belongeth to the Lord

Psa 3:1  A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. 
Psa 3:2  Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. 
Psa 3:3  But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 
Psa 3:4  I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 
Psa 3:5  I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. 
Psa 3:6  I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 
Psa 3:7  Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 
Psa 3:8  Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. 

  1. Sometimes We Find Ourselves Surrounded By Those That Mean Use Harm – vs. 1*
  2. Sometimes Others Completely Give Up On Us. – vs. 2*
  3. In Those Times God is Our: - vs. 3*
    1. Shield - Psalm 28:6-8 
    2. Filling - Revelation 21:23 
    3. Anti-Depressant - Psalm 47:1 
  4. No Matter Where We Are God Hears Our Cry. – vs. 4*
    1. Psalm 34:6 
  5. When We Lay Down To Give Up; God Awakens Us and Sustains Us. – vs. 5*
    1. Isaiah 26:3 
  6. God is Not Always on the Side of the Majority. If We Are Committed to Him, He Can Deliver Us No Matter How Bad the Situation. – vs. 6*
    1. (David and Goliath, Daniel in the Lions Den)
  7. If You Call Out to God for Salvation, He Will Go to War for You. – vs. 7*
  8. Salvation is Only in God – vs. 8a*
Psalm 37:39-40 
  1. Those That Call Themselves By the Name of God, He Will Bless. – vs. 8b*
    1. Acts 3:26 


Friday, January 13, 2017

The Return of the King

Here is my outline for Sunday on this amazing psalm. Thank God the King is coming back. This is a stern warning for the leaders of  nations.

Psalm 2
The Return of the King

Psa 2:1  Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 
Psa 2:2  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 
Psa 2:3  Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 
Psa 2:4  He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 
Psa 2:5  Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 
Psa 2:6  Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 
Psa 2:7  I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 
Psa 2:8  Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 
Psa 2:9  Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. 
Psa 2:10  Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 
Psa 2:11  Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 
Psa 2:12  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. 



  1. The Heathen’s Plan – vs. 1-3*
    1. The heathen rage (Those that appose God are heathen and not Jewish; implying that in the end we, gentile believers, are grafted into God’s plan for the Jews) – vs. 1a*
                                                               i.            Romans 11:1-5 
    1. The people imaging empty things. There is a war on knowledge. – vs. 1b*
    2. Normally kings are out to serve themselves and their people, but in the future they will align themselves together against God. – vs. 2a*
    3. Ruler or princes come together to plan their rebellion against God. – vs. 2b*
                                                               i.            Revelation 19:19 
    1. The rebellion is against God and His Messiah – vs. 2c*
    2. They want freedom from God’s written and natural law. – vs. 3*
                                                               i.            God’s written law (the Bible) môsêr
1.      Psalm 78:10 
                                                             ii.            God’s natural law (the laws of creation) ‛ăbôth
1.      Romans 1:19-20 
2.      Romans 1:27 
  1. God’s Plan – vs. 4-9*
    1. Step one: Laugh at them – vs. 4a*
    2. Step two Mock them – vs. 4b*
    3. Step three: Subdue them in His wrath – vs. 5a*
    4. Step four: Terrify them in His anger – vs. 5b*
    5. Step five: Put a King in Jerusalem – vs. 6*
                                                               i.      Zechariah 8:3 
                                                             ii.      Revelation 20:4 
    1. Step Six: Make a declaration of the identity and divinity of the King – vs. 7*
                                                               i.            Philippians 2:5-6 
    1. Step Seven: Put all people and lands under His Sovereignty – vs. 8*
                                                               i.            Philippians 2:9-11 
    1. Step Seven: Allow Him to destroy the alliance of the rulers of this earth – vs. 9*
                                                               i.            Revelation 19:11-16 
  1. God’s Warning to the Princes – vs. 10-12*
    1. Be intelligent and listen up rulers. – vs. 10*
    2. Serve the Lord with fear. – vs. 11a*
    3. Rejoice with trembling. – vs. 11b*
    4. Pledge yourself to the service of Jesus or He will be angry – vs. 12a*
                                                               i.            Romans 10:9-10 
    1. Happy are those that put their trust in Jesus. – vs. 12b*
                                                               i.            John 3:16-17