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       In a recent bible study meeting on Philippians; written by Paul the apostle from a Roman jail during his first Roman imprisonment. The teacher highlighted Philippians 2:12 "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. KJV . This verse has been the source of, please excuse the pun, much " fear and trembling". Is Paul saying we need to be doing good works and keeping the law to have or keep salvation. Christians have taken this verse as a command to work, keep the law and be holy or lose their salvation. He says "your own salvation." One commentary used during the meeting explained that Paul does not say to work for your salvation but to work out the salvation that is yours.  He ordered believers to WORK OUT " exercise ,practice strengthen their  "SALVATION". He was doing that daily even while in prison. His words hold a warn

 Sermon on Joshua- 3 14-17 Quotes from the sermon:    God preparing you for the next challenge With God we can do it - with God we can get through it - with God we can  overcome it!!!   "We are not out the woods yet but the thing we are out of is hopelessness ! " Do not confront your challenges without God's presence  Bring God   God's Got you  I am his and he is mine! listen to the whole sermon on Joshua- 3 14-17  https://www.facebook.com/torrence.robinson/videos/10161101399493636 https://vimeo.com/479559174

     John 1:14 says in the King James version "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. In The New King James Version it says "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. We cannot even begin to understand how GOD took on human flesh. Most modern translations use "became" rather than "was made."  This is important because; in order for the WORD of GOD to "become" flesh he had to have a body "made". The question is WHO made Jesus body. The answer is not so simple one. One thing we definitely know, through Scripture, is that GOD made the body not Mary and Joseph.      Mary was a virgin and Matthew 1:20 says " ...behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to yo

    Albert Einstein, in a letter written in 1945 referencing quantum physics, wrote  "God tirelessly plays dice under laws which he has himself prescribed." His view was that quantum particles must adhere to certain rules and are not random like they appear. Joseph would agree his life was a testament to seemingly unrelated circumstances, many horrible, that lead him to a position of glory and power. A position which God used to save the Jewish tribes and preserve the line that would bring us Jesus Christ . Joseph said of theses events in Genesis 50:19 "...... Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this to preserve the lives of many people." Berean Study Bible Paul wrote in Romans 8:28 "And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose." Berean Study Bible. The "

1 Samuel 30:1-8 Sermon points:  David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. But David found strength in the LORD his God.If you live long enough you discover life can be challenging.  Life can be unfair. Sometimes it seems that people that do not serve God; seem do better than those who serve. Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. What can cause you to faint ?    Jesus warned that bad things will happen in life. Bad things knock the wind out of us. The goal is to stop your forward moment and keep you from having hope that things will get better.  John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." When you feel discouraged pick up the sword(word of God); Discouragement is a dangerous state of mind it leave us open to the enemy of our soul.  Hebrews 13:5 "Keep you