Malachi 3:8

Posted on March 11, 2012 by frank.alexander

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

Do we dare rob God? The God Who knows and sees all. The God Who has given us everything we own. Do we plead, not guilty? As we saw in Leviticus 27:30, the tithe belongs to God. God has commanded that we give tithe and offerings unto Him. When we hold back, when we keep for ourselves or use on other things instead of giving unto God, we have robbed Him. May we determine, that from this day forward we will be good stewards and give unto God. And in so doing, we could not be accused of robbing God, for we are faithful in giving back unto Him what He has commanded.

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Leviticus 27:30

Posted on March 4, 2012 by frank.alexander

“And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’s: it is holy unto the LORD.”

We see here that the tithe belongs to God. The word tithe simply means a tenth. So in other words, a tenth of our increase belongs to God. God is the One who created us, and gave us the ability to work and earn money. When we realize this, we understand that in all reality everything belongs to God; yet He only asks that we give Him back ten percent. May we be good a steward with what God has given us. We can do this as we give back to Him first.

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1 Timothy 2:1

Posted on February 26, 2012 by frank.alexander

“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;”

As a church, we are desiring to press toward the mark in our community. One of the ways I believe we can do this is through praying for our community. Yes, we need to pray for our president and country, but we also need to pray for our local officials and our community.  We need to pray for our law enforcement officers, our emergency responders, our schools, we need to pray for all men as this verse shows us.

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Luke 14:23

Posted on February 18, 2012 by frank.alexander

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

This verse is found at the end of  a parable Christ had spoken. In the parable, the lord of the house had made ready a great supper and had sent his servant to bring back those who were bidden to come. However, one by one, they all made excuses on why they could not come. The lord of the house then sent his servant back out to bring in all he could, so his house would be filled.

The teaching from this parable is the fact that God has made everything ready, and desires that His house would be filled. We as Christians, are God’s servants. God has given us the command to go out and tell people the great news of Jesus Christ. and how He has paid the price for us and we are all invited to partake of His goodness.

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Luke 10:20

Posted on January 29, 2012 by frank.alexander

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Christ had sent out seventy of His disciples (Luke 10:1) to preach the word; and He gave them power to heal the sick. In verse seventeen, we see the seventy return to Jesus rejoicing that they were even able to cast out devils. In our verse today, we see that Jesus tells them that it wasn’t about what they were able to do that they should be rejoicing about, but rather the very fact that they themselves were saved.

Joy comes from salvation. We all need to realize that we don’t deserve God’s love, (but He loves us anyways) and that Jesus died for our sins on the cross. And it’s when we ask God to forgive us and to give us the gift of eternal life that we can have true joy.

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John 15:11

Posted on January 22, 2012 by frank.alexander

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

To be full of joy is something we would all probably like and many people search for. Here in this verse, we see just how we can be full of joy. Joy is found in our Saviour, Jesus Christ. In the first ten verses in this passage, Christ uses the word or a form of the word “abide” nine different times. Christ was teaching His disciples and us the importance of abiding in Him. For it is when we abide with Christ that we can have true joy.

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Psalm 126:6

Posted on January 17, 2012 by frank.alexander

He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

 When our own hearts are broken with grief over the sin of this world and how it is sending man to hell, we are best fit to be used of God to break the hardened hearts of man. Someone once said, “Winners of souls are first weepers for souls.” May our hearts become so stirred that we weep over the sins of others. May we go bearing the precious seed (the Word of God) to this lost and dying world. But does it, or will it prosper, you may ask? Yes! For the Lord has written that he shall doubtless come again with rejoicing. The tears that are wept in grief, the Lord will turn into rejoicing.

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Philippians 3:14

Posted on January 12, 2012 by frank.alexander

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

“Pressing toward the mark” is the theme for our church (New Heights Baptist Church) here in 2012. As a church, we strive to press toward the mark in many different areas, all of which will bring us closer to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The ultimate goal or “mark”, is Jesus Christ Himself. To become more and more like Christ each and every day ought to be what every Christian desires.

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Philippians 3:13

Posted on January 10, 2012 by frank.alexander

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

There are a couple of things I would like to take note of from this verse. First of all, none of us have arrived to a perfect state of holiness. The Bible teaches us in Romans 3:10 that, “There is none righteous, no not one.” and again in Romans 3:23 that, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” None of us are perfect, so we can all say like the apostle Paul here said, “I count not myself to have apprehended.”

Secondly, there are some things in which we all could forget and put behind us. One of those things would be who we are and where we may have come from. The apostle Paul, in verses 5 and 6, tells us a little about himself. He mentions that if anyone had something to trust in, due to who they were, it was him. However, in verse 7, he makes this statement, “But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.” The apostle Paul knew he had nothing to really boast about, and that it wasn’t about who he was, or where he had come from that would bring him into fellowship with God. It is only through Jesus Christ and his death on the cross for our sins that can bring salvation and bring man into fellowship with God. Most people are not as privileged as Paul was. Not everyone has a great home, a great education, or a lot of money. But it is these things in which we can forget and put behind us, because God is not limited to who we are and where we have come from. God can use you!

Lastly, like Paul, we can all be “reaching forth unto those things which are before.” With the new year now here, we have a new start in which we can strive to become more like Christ. May this be the one thing in which we do, become more like Jesus Christ in the year 2012.

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Luke 4:1

Posted on December 18, 2011 by frank.alexander

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

We see here that Christ was filled with the Holy Ghost, and that the Holy Ghost also led Him. As we learned from our memory verse in John 16:13, the Holy Ghost is a guide. He will lead us as we allow Him to work in us. Peter in Acts 8 is a great example of this, as the Holy Ghost led Peter to the Ethiopian eunuch, and he was able to share Christ with him and see him saved. Another great example would be the countless missionaries who have left the comforts of their homes, as the Holy Ghost led them to go to foreign lands to preach Christ.

We may note in this verse that Jesus was “full” of the Holy Ghost. As a true believer in Christ, we have the Holy Ghost living within us. However, the Bible warns us in 1 Thessalonians 5:19 to, “Quench not the Spirit.” If we desire to be led by the Holy Ghost then we need be careful to not throw the water of this sinful worlds doings on our life and the Holy Ghost’s leading.

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