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Msg#1633 Big Mistake? Press On Anyway.

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

At the NE Summit Dr. Fisher pointed out that Joshua made the biggest mistake of his life and God recorded it for all to see. Granted he was deceived, lied to, and likely eager to be allied with somebody. The Bible says, “And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD” (Josh 9:14). Men of Gibeon took advantage and Joshua made peace with “ites” he was commanded to destroy. The league was only three days old when the lie was discovered. Doubtless there were many remedies at hand, but Joshua honored his word, and so did the LORD God. All the congregation murmured against the princes because of Joshua's blunder, and Joshua made the Gibeonites hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD. When five armies combined forces to wipe out the Gibeonites, Joshua could have set back and said, “Problem solved,” but instead he put his blunder behind him and pressed on with his integrity; he defended Gideon. Would to God, I could put my foolish blunders behind me, and press on in the battle like Joshua. God vindicated Joshua with a promise, hailstones and the longest day (10:8,11,12); it was in Gibeon where the Sun stood still. The men of Gibeon became such an asset to the altar of God that the whole tabernacle was moved from Shilo to Gibeon, and there God appeared to Solomon (1Chron 21:29, 2Chron 1:3). Saul had tried to annihilate Gibeon and David allowed them to hang seven sons of Saul for it (2Sam 21). If you are ministering, you will be lied to, you will blunder, and people will murmurer about you too. Press on; God can vindicate you; he did Joshua.

An Essay for week #33 Aug 14, 2016

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Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Daniel prayed an applicable prayer in his 9^th chapter, here is a suitable American paraphrase:

“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said,…”

O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of (this nation) and to the inhabitants of (our capital), and unto all (America), that are near, and that are far off,…

O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

Yea, all (America) have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: …

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of (Europe) with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from (us): because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, (America) and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.

Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy (people), for the Lord’s sake.

O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations….: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

America needs you praying like Daniel prayed.

Restore America Prayer Network Pray for the LORD God to impart wisdom, grant courage, and instill fortitude into 100 Senators, Pray for NYS's two:

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. D-NY 780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601,NY, NY 10017
Tel. (212) 688-6262 www.gillibrand.senate.gov/

Schumer, Charles E. Democrat NY 780 Third Avenue, Suite 2301, NY, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 486-4430 www.schumer.senate.gov/

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Msg#1632 No Worries With Four Commands

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

At the NE Summit Dr. Gibbs outlined the four commands related to a worry free life. Philippians 4:7 defines it, “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Worry festers where uncertainty exists. In our life, more so in our spouse and children, health issues, financial quandaries, life changing decisions,… if one does not know for certain who is holding their future, they tend to worry. Peace with God comes with our justification, but the peace of God is an added bonus acquired by obedience. The promise of perfect peace is connected to ones rejoicing, “Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say rejoice” (4:4). Always rejoicing is a mental challenge. When the moron cuts me off and leaves me setting at a red light I could have avoided,… well, sometimes and alway are quite different commodities. Don't ask a person, “How are you doing?” Ask Dr. Lee Roberson's question, “How is your rejoicing?” “Let your moderation be know unto all men. The Lord is at hand” (4:5). Moderation is what a moderator does, keeping everything under control and flowing smoothly. A believer's life should be like that, because the Lord is at hand, never leaving, always helping, and soon returning. Before one can have that perfect peace seeping into their heart and mind they also need to be careful for nothing, and pray about everything (4:6). Everything means every little thing. When one prays without ceasing the big things that come into their lives come with the peace of God already present. Lastly, verse eight commands us to be incredibly careful about where we put our mind. Do those four commands and then, if you ever worry again, it is because you choose to.

An Essay for week #32 Aug 7, 2016

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Msg#1645 Your Family Altar

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

A leader always keeps the big picture in view, includes all and excludes no one, and meets the needs of his followers. Dennis Corle's “Spiritual Leadership Series,” explores Jesus' ability to meet needs because 1) he knew things people wanted to know, 2) he did things people wanted to do, 3) he knew Someone people wanted to know, 4) he had power that people wanted to have, and 5) he was going somewhere people wanted to go. Jesus was a leader of leaders. Fathers, husbands, and men need to be leaders, and belly up to the responsibility of leading their homes in a consistent, daily, family altar where the Holy Bible is systematically read aloud together. Deuteronomy chapter six commands no less; Daniel, the beloved of God, did it three times a day; and David, a man after God's own heart, did it seven times a day. Christians are failing in America's famine, “not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD” (Amos 8:11). Men fail to lead in family Bible reading because 1) they never saw it done, i.e. their fathers failed them, 2) they are insecure about the Bible, 3) the hassle that it involves, 4) the negative nagging, i.e. human nature always opposes that which is good, 5) the positive nagging; i.e. nagging produces the rebellion, “You can't tell me what to do!”, 6) the time that it takes in the morning, and 7) the habit has not been established, i.e. it takes a minimum of ten days of accountable consistency to form a habit. Men, be the leader, be accountable, take the time every morning, overcome the nagging and lead in a consistent daily family devotion. God has promised “then thou shalt have good success” (Josh1:8).

An Essay for week #45 Nov 6, 2016

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Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Before suggesting how to pray this week let me say, “”In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah” (Psalm 62:7-8).

This week I worded my prayer for America out of Exodus 23:

Lord you sent your Angel before me, to keep me in the way, and to bring me into the place which thou hast prepared. Father, you told Israel, “If thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries” (vr. 22). Lord our present leadership is both enemy and adversary to your cross, and my witness of your only begotten Son.

Barack Hussein Obama and his replacement Hillary Rodham Clinton are reprobate, without moral scruples, unprincipled, and morally corrupt. They reject you as their Creator, and worship the creature and the transvestite! Father, you told your Prophet Samuel, “Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.” Lord, do something like that in Washington DC. That they may know that you are the LORD God of heaven and earth. And Lord, may you get all the glory, and the brash and the arrogant get none. In Christ's name, and for his names sake. Amen.

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms tells me, “Here in the Empire State, Sen. Chuck Schumer is seeking re-election to the post he has held since 1999. If he is re-elected, Sen. Schumer, a Democrat, has announced that he will run for the leadership post being vacated by retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Sen. Schumer faces a challenge from Republican attorney Wendy Long of Manhattan. Long previously ran for U.S. Senate in 2012 and was defeated by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.”

Chuck Schumer may not be as reprobate as Hillary, but he is just as delusional. If you think of it, please pray a similar prayer for him and Albany NY.

Pastor Ed Rice

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

When David writes the sixty second Psalm it is evident that he is in the throws of learning the lesson that he writes. It is easy to preach “Wait upon the Lord,” but practice is the great challenge in this regard. “Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation” (vr. 1). English is a slovenly language. The fifty-seven linguistic experts who took seven years to translate the Bible did an unparalleled job. The added word “cometh” is fruit of their superior work. Salvation is not just something that happened in an English past tense: it happened in the past, Christ saved me; it happens in the present, Christs saves me; and it will happen in the future, he will save me. It is laborious to capture that in English, but in the Bible languages of Greek and Hebrew such a tense is built right into the exacting language. The advantage of learning Greek and Hebrew is not a deeper insight into what God says, but in a deeper assurance that God said what he meant and meant what he said. In that regard do not trust a modernist scholar who promises to tell you what God meant to say. If it is copyright it is not copied right. “He only is my rock and salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved” (vr.2). The act of writing this Psalm moves David. Notice when he rehearses this reasoning in verse six, he leaves out one word. In this day and age it is chore enough to get Christians to shut off the TV and read God's Word, but I would advance that getting out a pen and writing God's stuff down will cause one to be “greatly moved.” Then they shall not be moved.

An Essay for week #36 Sep 4, 2016

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Msg#1643 The Kingdom Age

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever” (Rev.11:15). That our Lord Jesus Christ would one day be King of kings cannot be disputed by anyone who has read their Bible. Roman theologians, their mean-well-reformers, and Satan himself, have insisted that he not rule from the Throne of David situated on God's holy hill of Zion in the city Jerusalem, and that he not rule for a millennium. Revelation 20 insists six times that it is a millennium, but they call that “allegorical.” For the Bible believer, Christ being King of kings, occupying the Throne of David in Zion, and regathering all twelve tribes of Israel to their promised land is perfect fulfillment of what he promised. “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it (Isa.9:7)… Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment (32:1)…. And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation (32:18)… Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty (33:17)… Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation,… For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us (33:20-22)… No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, … but the redeemed shall walk there: And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads” (35:9-10). The Kingdom Age is the seventh and last dispensation.

An Essay for week #43 Oct 23, 2016

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