Some of my Thoughts and messages

YOU are always invited to attend our services!

What a wonderful service we had this Sunday Night! (Aug. 13)
Several were out of town and we missed them but still we
had a wonderful move of the Spirit! Bro. Berk Asbury sang
a couple songs.

I preached a message I called: Precious


taking my text from I Peter 2:6-8

1 Peter 2:6-8
[6] Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

[7] Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

[8] And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

Notice -- in verse 7 -- two categories of people

1. you ... which believe
2. them which be disobedient

It is taken for granted that the readers of this
scripture understand -- that -- a believer is
obedient! Obedient to the gospel, to the Truth.

-------- a non-believer is considered DISOBEDIENT!

The next verse - speaking of the disobedient
says: which stumble at the word, being
disobedient:

SO --- to the unbeliever, the disobedient -- Jesus
and his WORD become a problem---- something to
become offended over, something to explain away
-- something to get around!

BUT TO THE BELIEVER, THE OBEDIENT
JESUS and his Word are VERY Precious!

In the natural -- if something is dear and
Precious -- we guard it, we put it up for safe
keeping. "Don't touch it!"

People have glass doors on cabinets -- where
special dishes are kept--- "We never use them,
only on special occasions if at all!"

I've been to car shows here in The Villages-- old
ones done up fancy -- they would put up a
sign: "Look but don't touch". It was special --
you were to treat it with respect.

To the Believer -- Jesus and His Word should
never be abused, changed, or treated lightly
BUT with great respect!

When Jesus went back to his home town -- He
got up in the synagogue and taught. WOW!
They were amazed at his ability BUT were
offended because they viewed him as just one
of them -- HE grew up there, they knew his
family -- He was too common to them for them
to have the respect they needed to have.

Therefore - Jesus could not do many mighty
works there. Why? Because of their unbelief!

It was NOT because there were no people that
needed healing. NO! -- They just couldn't
have the proper perspective of him, the proper
reverence of him to get what they needed!

JESUS HAS GOT TO BE PRECIOUS TO US!