Download... February 19, 2012. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: EXODUS 17:5-10
5 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Massah means temptation or tempting here, and Meribah means complaining. The very “children” God had often delivered, then tempted the Lord with their unbelief, demonstrated here with the question, (verse 7) “Is the Lord among us, or not?” This question is the subject of the message this morning. When the Amaleks (probably the Israelites most dangerous and deceptive enemies.. for seemingly no good reason), were to fight Israel, Moses’ answering decision for Israel’s unbelief is found in verse 9. Moses instructed Joshua to choose men to fight the enemy, and then declared that that he would be at the top of the hill (in “his” place, so all would know that God is among us). The Israelites challenged God’s presence by asking the above question, because of their unbelief, in spite of the many miracles of help God had already given them.
Download... February 12, 2012. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: MARK 2: 1-12
1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
There was not enough room here for any other, so much that this sick of the palsy had to be let down from the roof. (verse 4) This infirmed fellow had a tough situation, not having proved to have been healed from any previous methods. And so he was pressed to the point of extreme measures. To the point of having someone else, take for him such measures (again, verse 4) to ensure, he could be brought in the very midst of Jesus. All, in order so that he could be ‘there.’ We also, as in his example, need to ensure that we press close enough to Jesus. “The roof” is not close enough to be in the very midst of Christ!
Download... February 5, 2012. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
Many are seeking after “something,” ..not really knowing what. Thank God we can know He, has the answers to all our needs! The vanities of this life, are only of empty substance. Ecclesiastes 1: 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, all is vanity. And this in its great depths, is a description of the world’s condition, that we live in today!
There is no “human” way to really understand and apprehend the meaning of life. There are so many perspectives of “what takes place” (in the substance of life) making life seemingly an absurdity. Making life essentially with no meaning, beyond what is visually here, a vanity of vanities. Bro Goble shared some of a conversation he had with a man, who considered trying to apprehend the meaning of life’s values. He did not know how to apprehend God, so life to him, was in essence an absurdity. He considered suicide, in light of his thoughts. So in this conversation with Bro Goble, he asked, “What is the solution?” The scriptures define the needed answer. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. The man then asked, “How do I know that it is God, I should fear and not another?” Bro Goble shared that he understood his question, for he was once there himself. Then Bro Goble suggested he read through the 12 chapters of Ecclesiastes for a better understanding, or explanation of life’s true “lessons.” Life, ‘without God,’ is truly an absurdity! Yet, when you honor God, then life is truly meaningful! How can this happen? Stay on your knees before God, until you are given a personal revelation, and apprehend the dynamics of life’s meaning! When you have fulfilled this, you will have fully awakened spiritually, and be no longer in “life’s spiritual slumber.”
TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
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ACTS 17:16-23
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
This period of time spoken of in the above text, was approximately 50 or 51 A.D. (Christ crucifixion was approximately 30 A. D.) It sounds like Paul here had a personal revelation from God. Verse 21 of Acts 17. These people had too much time “on their hands” to consider “new” or vain ideas (and nothing else!)
Download... January 29, 2012. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: MARK 10:17-27
17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Jesus knew the real intent of this man’s heart and answered with a question, (verse 18). Then Christ further exhorted with the obvious requirements (commandments) to follow Christ. When the man claimed to have been obedient to all of these, was told by Christ that he still was lacking to do one thing.
Download... January 22, 2012. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: GENESIS 32:24-32
24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
There was a “wrestling match” going on here, as spiritually God has with us, …in our everyday life.
Download... January 15, 2012. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: PROVERBS 14:14-16& ACTS 2:1-4
Proverbs 14: 14-16
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
The backslider is said here, to be filled with his own ways. God also says here below, that His ways are not your (our) ways. (Isaiah 55:8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.) Our own ways are not a good thing to be filled with. It makes it too difficult to serve God. Strive to be filled, with only God’s way!
Download... January 8, 2012. Sunday Morning Service, 2012 January revival. Bro. Calvin McCranie.
Are you willing to do or go wherever the Lord may lead you? So many say, "I’ll go to Africa, India," etc., but what about across the street? Be and stay encouraged! If you have no earthly riches, but you have the legacy of Salvation to share, you are of the richest indeed! Bro McCrainey shared how he regrets his young life being wasted by the deepest of sins, but is so glad that his son has had the benefits of a pure childhood, having been saved very young. It is a great blessing and encouragment to have served God from one ’s youth. For it is a certainty whatever we have “sowed” throughout our life, we shall surely reap. Galatians 6: 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Young people rejoice in your Salvation! It is not necessary to “taste” of deep sin, to later enjoy Salvation. When God dealt with him (Bro Mc Crainey shared) it was to tell him "he cannot play church” and have a genuine experience. Sin cannot satisfy and will always leave one discontented. For the pleasures gained in sin, only last a short time. Hebrews 11:25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; It shows in this scripture that Moses chose to suffer affliction with the people of God, because the pleasures of sin would only last for a while. Jesus is the only thing that will truly and fully satisfy, eternally!
TEXT HEBREWS 3:7-14
7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
Always listening to God’s exhortations, to heed against unbelief and the “hardening of our hearts,” is 'key' against us departing from the living God, and staying encouraged!
Download... January 1, 2012. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
When we consider all God has done for us, in this last year that He has given us, we have so very much to be thankful for! It is in part because He has helped us to consider the measure of values and costs spiritually.
TEXT: ACTS 2:37-47
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Verses 38-40 Proclaims here the message that is the same for today...
Download... December 25, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
We worship the One who was born, then died, and arose to be our Savior! When God opens your eyes, you began to see all He has done. There have been witnesses then, and their testimonials still reach us today. Who are the witnesses? Who are the followers? Some say that it is all a “big show.” Well, ..it IS a big show, but more importantly, ..it is a real experience! Bro Goble shared that Christ has been even more real to him than ever, this last year.
If you ask… who is Jesus Christ, you would likely get many different answers. We want to strengthen our faith. It is important that we speak of Christ! He is our everything! He is the foundation of every good marriage, and family relationships. So we need to speak respectfully, ..and carefully. Have we made mistakes? Of course. But most importantly, is that we apologize when it is needed, to others. We have His witness, ..because of His sovereignty! What happened 2,000 years ago, is as important today, as it was then! Those in that time knew Jesus as a human infant first. All mothers can likely understand how it is to be in that function.
We speak this morning of how Christ 'then' was understood, and perceived of who He is. It is important this morning that we understand the witness left of Jesus first as a baby, child, and man. Mary must have had the witness of His persona as God. Yet still she had very motherly feelings and instincts toward Him. He had siblings that would know him as a brother. His disciples knew Him also as a Rabbi, and teacher. All of them had a relationship with Christ. The first important witness is of a personal relationship. Your personal relationship may not be that of another.
There are many recorded “witnesses” but the most important is one that is of a personal relationship. Although each of us would have a unique one of Christ birth celebration, those that are saved, all have a commonly known relationship. And yet, God dealt with each of us in a different or unique way, according to the different circumstances of our life. All the saved, though, are brought to the same place of Salvation. Some say that it is difficult to believe…but Truth never changes. Human beliefs often move or change “all over the place.”
The most important thing is to ensure our beliefs “intersect” with Truth. When so, we can walk together in a witness of unity. Again what is more important is that our belief coincides with Truth. Of the written word, those of Christ’s time didn’t have books, but depended on the readings from a scroll as their first witness of God.
TEXT: I JOHN 1:1-5
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
It was important in those earlier times, that those following later, not only had the knowledge of the written word, but actual eye witness accounts of Jesus in the flesh….
Download... December 18, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: JOEL 1:1-14
1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.
10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
We serve a wonderful God! We need to earnestly petition for those in real need of support, to bring them before God. Lip service will not be successfully sufficient, but only when through a true experience, from the well of Salvation......
Download... December 11, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
For us to truly have faith in our daily living, it must start right, ..to be connected. Through our grief’s in life, we need to think outwardly, and not inwardly. We need to remember the more important things of life, especially reaching souls for the kingdom of God, through our Salvation. Things are continually and rapidly changing in our evolving world. We are living in that kind of era, in time. It can affect the things in our life also. It can affect our faith, and if it does, it can cause a disconnect in our spiritual connection with God. If faith is not “hand and glove”, in our daily living, it will become a knowledge without power. If it is only a knowledge, it will not truly guide our daily life. Then that would lead to an ultimate hopelessness. But, if faith is connected to our daily living, it will be realized in a true connection that is real, ....in all that we do.
TEXT: ROMANS 8:1-17
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
God helps us here, to understand, what to be spiritually minded ,..means.
Download... December 4, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: ROMANS 13:11-14
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Do you know what time it is? God’s children walk in a spiritual day, and not in spiritual darkness. It is because the saints realize, “what” time it is. They know to be “awake” in righteousness! Are you awake this morning unto righteousness?
Download... November 27, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: GENESIS 22:1-14 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Are you willing, to do something, you don’t want to do? Most of us are willing to do what we want. But God is more pleased, when we press past our own will, and even though if the obstacles are unpleasant and risky, ..to do His will. Though it is not desirable, even potentially very painful, yet to still always ...be willing.
Download... November 20, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
It's God's good plan, that mankind reconnects with Him, which can only be done through Jesus Christ. He is more than just a "symbol", for all who are truly united in His Image.
TEXT: GENESIS 1:26-27
26 And said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Today, people are still "creating" God, in their "own" image. Man often also creates gods of whatever they have their heart set upon, other than Him, ...which is obviously a problem.
Download... November 13, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: I THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
What is God returning for? We know He’s coming back for a final judgment. It is with that judgment, that God will announce Himself with an Arch angel and trumpet, to return for all those alive and clothed in His righteousness, and for also those “asleep” in Him. LUKE 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. Christ ask us to be ready though we know not when He is coming back. He’s coming only for His Church, those cleansed and kept holy. So, ..What is God returning for(?) ..is the thought for this morning. In that, there are three questions we want to ask. 1) What is God returning for? 2) What is God Not returning for? 3) What does it have to do with me ?
Download... November 6, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: COLOSSIANS 1:21-23
21 And you, that were sometimes alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and umblameable and unreprovable in his sight:
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not removed away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
We need to be grounded and settled in the Truth of the Gospel. We want to be grounded and settled! We need to remember that day of spiritual “occupation”…but even more, endeavor to become rooted and settled in the foundation of God’s Word.
Download... October 30, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
Personal responsibility is that before we think about solutions to problems, we need to think about 'our personal part,' or ..accountability, while we are in the midst of this “drama” of life we are “performing.” Often, people tend to look “elsewhere.” This is especially true in a personal and or spiritual experience. We need to spend time examining our own heart, life, and choices, etc. No matter how good (or not) we are, in different things, we need to allow God to train in His Word and ways. More today than ever before, people in society are demanding accountability.
Saints throughout time, have been the example of being fully accountable in all their actions and intentions,…standing up for the pure and right. Some have even been tried by being burned at the stakes in earlier centuries, and possibly in more recent times, of dictatorial countries. Burned, willingly, for Christ the good, ...even as it should be. For if the perceived “good” men are not actively committed, it is the fertilization for corruption to abound. A relevant and famous quote was made by Edmund Burke, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ...How true this quote is! Too often, instead of people standing up for the good, they stand up for ‘themselves.’ Evil is only defeated by the light shining on it, then being actively conquered, by having taken the responsibility, to do so. Society often claims they demand responsible actions be taken for their perceptions of evil. But when all is said and done, they usually don’t want the revealing light to be shone upon them.
Download... October 23, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: NUMBERS 34: 1-8, 13-15
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying , 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) 3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward: 4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon: 5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea. 6 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border. 7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor: 8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad: 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying , This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe: 14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance: 15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
Continuing from your own bible, (in verses 9-12), you can observe the complete "map" of boundaries God had directed here. This is the word of the Lord, as He spoke it to Moses in the above scriptural descriptions, for the tribes given of the inheritance, that the children of God were to possess. God’s command for this area was to be fully occupied, by the Israelites, without any “omissions”.
Still today, God’s requirements are always for 100% ..of how He directs us, ..and never “partway.” God ...then, (and still today) had “drawn a map” of where His command to conquer and occupy was to take place, from every boundary, and within, that He had set. The Israelites were commanded to drive out All the “ites” from the inherited land.We find from study of these scriptures, that “ites” were found in each part of the names of the enemies found then in the land. Hence “ites,” becomes a well remembered label for those needing to be eradicated. Today, we also have a spiritual land to occupy, and we are also to drive all the "ites” completely out. God doesn’t leave us to confusion with His spiritual guidance of the “markers,” and boundaries we are to occupy, ...to conquer from within that His word clearly describes. It is important to “note” that this wasn’t just a “literal” land for Israel to overtake, but also a spiritual one.
Download... October 16, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
Bought back by the Blood of the Lamb! How wonderful! When God does a complete work, we then are no longer the same. Redeemed not only for this life, but for the one to come, if we let Him have His way. We are then made to be counted worthy!
TEXT: 11 CORINTHIANS 3:1-6
1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. 4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Verse 1 Paul was referring here to a tradition in those bible times, where when one going from one congregation area to another, would take a letter of introduction to document who that person was, to the yet un-introduced congregation.
Download... October 9, 2011. Sunday Morning Service. Bro. Dave Goble.
TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 30: 15-20
15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; 16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
The message subject is found in the 19th verse, …“therefore choose life”…. Bro Goble told how he woke up this morning with this thought of “I choose life.” We know “who” ..”the way” is.. we know who “the truth” is.. so we know who “the life” is also! The choosing of life, involves ...a decision.
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