EBENEZER
1 Sam. 7:1-13 When you hear the name Ebenezer, what do you think of? Ebenezer Scrooge, of course, the greedy, mean, miserly villain of Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol. The name Ebenezar is also part of a lyric in the second stanza of the hymn, “Come, Thou Fount” Here I raise mine Ebenezer;Hither by Thy help I’ve come;And I trust by Thy good pleasure Safely to arrive at home.Some modern hymnbooks omit that verse from the song because too many Christians are clueless to what “Ebenezer” is a reference to. In the Bible, Ebenezer is not a person but a place; not a miser but a m

THE THREE B's.
I. Bag. Job 14:17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.When reading this verse there came into mind a practice at sea-side towns of putting dogs and cats that have been condemned, into a bag, with weights, tied, and then cast into the river or sea. This the Lord does, in figure, with sins.II. Book. Psalms 139:16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.Philippians 4:3 And I intr

How to Have a Quiet Time
John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. First of all, there is no "right way" to have a "quiet time." Personally, I am not even partial to the name "quite time" as it suggests something that isn't really necessary. Here's the thing, though - you are in a relationship with Christ and unless you spend time with Him, that relationship will suffer. As you can see in the above Scripture, apart from Him (Jesus), you can do NOTHING. It is imperative that you spend time with God through Jesus, daily. A great way to have a simple an

Persecution Caused:
Act 4:24-351. The persecution caused prayerfulness – vs. 24 “lifted up their voice to God”2. The persecution caused unity – vs. 24, 32 “one accord”3. The persecution caused worship – vs. 24 “Lord, thou art God”4. The persecution caused a shaking – vs. 31 “the place was shaken”5. The persecution caused an assembling – vs. 31 “where they were assembled together”6. The persecution caused a filling of the Spirit – vs. 31 “all filled with t

THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE BELIEVER.
Romans 8.1. Liberates The Soul. Vs. 2. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.2. Indwells The Body. Vs. 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.3. Quickens The Believer. Vs. 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 bodi