Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Thu, 03/23/2023 - 5:43pm
(1 Chronicles 7:1)
What do we know about the “sons of Issachar”?
Actually – for that matter, what do we know about Issachar?
Probably nothing… No, hang on - he was one of Jacob’s sons!
Yep – and that is about all we know.
“Now the sons of Issachar were...”
What do we know about Issachar? He was the fifth son of Jacob and Leah, and a tribe of Israel bears his name. He seems to be a quiet achiever. The Bible simply tells us that he could carry a burden (Genesis 49.14).
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Thu, 03/16/2023 - 12:07pm
(1 Chronicles 16:5)
I love this verse! I just absolutely love it!
It’s kind of like in these long lists of people in the book of 1 Chronicles, in these lists of all the things that these people did – and there are a lot of people and they were doing a lot of things (and I realize that this is now probably a ‘run-on’ sentence)… so everyone was doing everything and all of that “…but Asaph made a sound with cymbals…”
KABANG!
I love it! He did one thing very well… KABANG!
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 8:50am
Ephesians 2.8
Does baptism or christening have anything to do with getting to heaven?
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY? Many “Christian” denominations teach that baptism does play at least some part in Salvation. They teach it is important for a baby to be “baptised” or christened for them to go to heaven. This has to do with the false teaching of “Covenant Theology”, which is the doctrine that circumcision in the Old Testament was changed to baptism in the New Testament, that these physical acts, circumcision or baptism, do play some part in Salvation. But,
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Tue, 02/28/2023 - 11:39am
Proverbs 12:12
Sooner or later, whatever is down inside of us will come out!
“…for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.” Luke 6:43-45
It is my fervent prayer that my heart is right with God! The Bible tells me that my heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, but the Bible also tells me that when I got saved, the Lord would give me a new heart! And now as a born again Christian I have a responsibility to keep my heart right with the Lord because… sooner or later, whatever is down inside of us will come out!
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Thu, 02/23/2023 - 9:54am
2 Timothy 2.7-8
I really needed this reminder on the Thursday morning when I read it! I’m not normally an anxious person, or very fearful, or “timid”, as the word “fear” here is defined. But it had been a long week. Since Sunday morning – the start of my “working week”, I had put in a lot of hours, and now I needed to prepare two sermons for Sunday, and the church bulletin. I also needed to visit a few people as well as text, email and call several others…
“God hath not given us the spirit of fear…”
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Tue, 02/14/2023 - 2:38pm
Hebrews 12.1
An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a remote area. Fortunately, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy.
He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!"
Buddy didn't move.
Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Buster, pull!"
Buddy didn't respond.
Once more the farmer commanded, "Pull, Coco, pull!"
Nothing.
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Sun, 02/12/2023 - 7:27pm
Proverbs 23.4
What a ridiculous statement!
Well, isn’t it? Isn’t that what life is all about? Work, work, work and get rich? Besides, why else would we work if it wasn’t to make money, pay the bills, buy what we want and buy what we need? Right?
No, and sadly, people will sacrifice their health to get their wealth but then they will sacrifice their wealth to get back their health!
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Mon, 01/30/2023 - 10:19am
Psalm 92.1-2
These two verses from the 92nd Psalm encourage us in three areas:
1. “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD,”
Of all the good we can do in this life – making sure we show our gratitude to the Lord is certainly a “good thing”! When we are grateful to the Lord it shows in how we treat other people.
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Mon, 01/23/2023 - 2:54pm
Hebrews 11:3
The following was written by a man who loved, and defended, our King James Bible. I had adapted it for emphasis. It is worth reading through, a couple of times!
Hebrews 11 is well-known as “Faith’s Hall of Fame.” It is a chapter filled with great examples of faith, primarily from the great book of faith – Genesis.
Now, from memory, who are the first people praised for their faith in Hebrews?
Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah..? No actually. It’s NOT them…
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 10:08am
1 Timothy 1.16
It’s much easier to make something if we have a pattern! Or a recipe! These things help us if we’re trying to make something, or cook something. That’s what Paul is saying God did with his life. God made his life a pattern for others to follow.
“Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.” 1 Timothy 1:16
