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Msg #1705 The Abider's Promise

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

“Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it” (Jer6:19). In Jeremiah the prophet's day, God had a grievance with his chosen people, Israel. In our day God has the same grievance with America. A preacher of righteousness will not be popular. Jesus tells us that the world will hate those who abide in him, and gives love and hate in stark contrast (John 15). There is no room for straddling the fence. He pleads that you continue in his love, assuring that we have the ability to step out of it. “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love” (15:10). Christ's plea to abide in his love is followed by three sobering realities. First we will be his friend, not his servant. He has intimately shared everything with us in the Holy Bible; all of his plans and wishes are written down for us We can be a friend of God, like Abraham, Moses or Daniel. Second is that the world is going to hate God's friends. It is not about you, it is about Christ. He has uncovered the sins of the world, and they are not going to like your candle. Thirdly, his friends have a Comforter and Spirit of truth dwelling in them and are commissioned to bear witness, as they bring forth fruit. There is a tremendous promise associated with these three sobering realities. “That whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” (15:16). Two things, the promise is only for those abiding, as witnesses, with fruit, and the word “may” is different than the legal term “shall.” Abide in him.

An Essay for week #5 Jan 29, 2017

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Msg #1713 Faith Without Works

What The Bible Says

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A Bible believer has a great reverence for all sixty-six books of God's revealed Word, but the very first epistle ever written to the Church should hold a special place in our awe. James is that epistle. God wrote us twenty-one epistles, this one was his first. James, the half brother of Jesus himself, wrote it before Gentiles were included in the gospel's outreach. If you do not get the eight things in his outline, get these three, God wrote you an epistle by inspiration, it is the first epistle he ever wrote, and you will not get out of it what he put in it unless you, “Study to show thyself approved unto God.” The eight things are completely interwoven in this epistle. “Faith without works is dead” (2:17). Curiously, his epistle written to Gentiles several years later teaches that “works without faith is dead” (Rom 4:1-5). Faith without discrimination is good. (2:1-9). Society currently teaches that all discrimination is bad, but my parents taught me when it came to my friends discriminating carefully is wise. It is only blind or stereo-typed discrimination that is bad; be sure that all have sinned, and God can save anybody. Faith without trial is fake, and faith with an unbridled tongue is a fire. Faith without receiving is empty lust (4:1-3). Faith without wisdom is vain (1:5-8). Remember the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. James discriminates between Godly wisdom and man's wisdom. A brain forging ahead without God is called philosophy, and it ends up unstable in all his ways. Faith without patience is spoiled-figs, and finally, faith without grudging is real (5:9). Faith that holds a grudge is not pleasing to God, or anybody else. These eight qualities of faith are neatly interwoven throughout five chapters James.

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Msg#1635 Surviving As a Non-Attainer

Msg#1634 Presidents Change, Jesus Doe's Not

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Evangelist Patterson preached Friday night that “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Heb 13:8), will be unchanged after America's pitiful election. 1) The Holy Bible will still have all the answers and give perfect hope (Rom 15:4). 2) God anointed preaching will still find some pulpits and do our Lord Jesus Christ's work (Isa 61:1). 3) The Holy Spirit will still move on hearts, seal believers and fill believers. “Grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption” (Eph 4:30). Persecution will still come. “He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit” (1Thes 4:8). 4) Prayer will still work. No matter who is elected president, no matter how Godless the supreme court justices, no matter if the economy collapses, keep praying. God answers prayer. “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass” (Luke 21:36). 5) God will still pour out blessings. “Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham…. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ” (Gal 3:7,14). 6) There will still be room at the cross. “And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven…. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross” (Col 1:20, 2:14). And 7) the lost will still be saved by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Okay vote, but keep living for him.

An Essay for week #34 Aug 21, 2016

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Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

ElectionMsg#160820 How to Pray for America Tip#1

Seven specific things need to be in our prayers for our leaders. Christians need to pray specifically against the false gods of America. The God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, indeed the God of the Hebrews is our God and the Lord Jesus Christ is his only begotten Son. Our leaders need to know that Jehovah God, the Lord Jehovah of Israel is God. He is not the god of Islam or Catholicism or Evolution. You and I cannot convince Barack Hussein Obama, Joe Biden or John F. Kerry (JFK) of that truth, but he could cause, in all three of them, “Then they shall know that I am the LORD God of Israel.“ He did it for a Pharaoh Pray that he would show himself to our God defying leadership.

“Father, bring something into Barack Hussein Obama's life today, something that would show him that you are the Lord GOD of Israel, the Creator of all, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and not the Alah god of Islam, Rome, or Evolution.”

Pray no less for Hilary Rodham Clinton and Timothy Kaine. Pray not less for Donald F. Trump and Michael Pence.

If you are a New Yorker, here are twenty five more who need named in that prayer.

Restore America Prayer Network Pray for the LORD God to impart wisdom, grant courage, and instill fortitude into 441 House of Rep, Pray for NYS's 25:

Clark, Yvette D. D-NY Collins, Chris R-NY

Crowley, Joseph D-NY Engel, Eliot L. D-NY

Gibson, Christopher R-NY Hanna, Richard L. R-NY

Higgins, Brian D-NY Israel, Steve D-NY

Kato, John R-NY King, Peter T. R-NY

Lowey, Nita M. D-NY Maloney, Carolyn B D-NY

Maloney, Sean P D-NY Meeks, Gregory W. D-NY

Meng, Grace D-NY Nadler, Jerrold D-NY

Rangle, Charles B D-NY Reed, Tom R-NY

Rice, Kathleen M. D-NY Serrano, Jose E. D-NY

Slaughter, Louise M. D-NY Stefanik, Elise M R-NY

Tonko, Paul D-NY Celazquez, Nydia M D-NY

Zeldin Lee M R-NY

Our 23^rd Congressional District Representative is Tom Reed

U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 224-3121 or 89 W. Market Street

https://reed.house.gov/contact file = ppulpit/restore_america.odt

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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.

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