DAVID SMOTHERS

“Praising at all times, MC”
We should be able to praise the Lord at all
times. And at any time that we please. Praising God is not something that
someone can give you or something that someone can take from you.
There are a
lot of things that we can praise the Lord for. If you sit and think just for 5
seconds I bet you can find something to thank the Lord for. Just having life is
a reason to thank God.
God doesn’t bless us to get something in return. God
bless’ us because he loves us. The least we could do is thank God for the
blessings that he has gave us freely.
Praising God is just a way of showing
God how grateful you are. It doesn’t cost us as humans to praise God. It is
something that we can do anytime in so many ways. And when we praise God the
reward itself is great.
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart, I
will show forth all thy marvelous works Psalm 9:1. (Brother Matthew
Cox)
“Getting Even, MC”
We as humans live in a world to where we want to
try and do this thing we call get even with other people. If someone hurts us we
have to try to hurt them back. All because they have hurt us.
We believe that
we need to prove a point to the people of this world. If we get even with people
that hurt us then we will be happy with life.
I believe that we lose focus
when we are here on earth. We get caught up with the things of this world. We
want to prove a point that isn’t even important. Because one day it won’t even
matter.
They talked about Jesus when he was walking around on this earth.
They called him all kinds of names. But he never called them one back. Or try to
get even with them. He just turned it over to his father in Haven.
When mine
enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence Psalm 9:3.
(Brother Matthew Cox)

Back when I was young I played sports. In 1984 I decided I wanted to play basket
ball, so I went to try out for the team at the Boy’s club. I found that I was
not real good with making baskets except free throws and I could not dribble the
ball well. I was not really good at the game, but I made the team mostly because
I was one of only 7 who always showed up and stuck with it.

We spent the
first part of the season in the gutter only winning 3 games but in the second
part of the season we took off and only lost 1 game the rest of the season. I
could make an occasional basket from 2 point land and actually made about 3 from
the 3 point land, but mostly I would get assist, or free throws, I was a 80%
freethrow shooter. Our coach became happy for us because we began to work as a
team, and that is what took us through the rest of the season and into the post
season.

During the post season we remained the under dogs, but managed to
keep winning. We made it to the championship game which the truth be told
surprised everyone including us. We lost the game by 2 points, which broke our
hearts, but we knew we had done our best to win and give the coach something to
be proud of. We were named co-champions which you can say we came in second
place. We didn’t hink much about it at that time, we were just happy to have
survived the season after the awfull way we started.

Did you know there
is no second place in heaven, We will all be equal. The thing we need to know is
that as long as we do God’s will and alllow him to work in our lives we are
sowing seeds. The coach mentioned during the trophy presentations that had we
not all worked together we would not have made it that far. It is the same with
God, he wishes us to be one body working together for the gospel of christ. Some
of us may do some on our own but be better in assisting others with their work.
Others may be born learders, yet all in all we should work as one body and be
willing to help out where we can.

Remember in heaven there is no second
place for Only God is the leader there and all others follow him. What we do
here on earth builds our reward in heaven, but it does not make us above anyone
there.

Rev. Leslie Campbell jr

4 Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land, 5saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”— skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales, 6 buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals,

selling even the sweepings with the wheat. 7The LORD has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget anything they have done.

Amos 8:4-7

John chapter 1

1 In the beginning was the   Word, and the Word was with   God, and the Word was   God.   2   He was with God in the beginning.   3   All things were created through   Him,   and apart from Him not one thing was createdthat has been created. 4   Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men. 5   That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome     it.

The Lamb of God

29   The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God,   who takes away the sin of the world! 30   This is the One I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.’ 31   I didn’t know Him,   but I came baptizing with water so He might be revealed to Israel.” 32   And John testified, “I watched the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He rested on Him.

.The Holy Bible: HCSB Digital Text Edition: Holman Christian Standard Bible Optimized for Digital Readers (Kindle Locations 54618-54627). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition.

America’s debt is so large if we took everyone’s full paycheck from now on it could not be paid back….in the not so distance future America will not be the America we have fought and died for…But if you are a follower of Jesus  Christ and have read the Bible you know how it ends…

I don’t think I will say anything for a while…some will be glad

Why do you think politicians will look you straight in the eye and lie lie lie…..gas company’s are not the only people getting rich from high gas prices…plus the politicians do not pay for their gas we do…so why do they care how much it cost

Love for Enemies

27“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them. 33And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ do that. 34And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ lend to ‘sinners,’ expecting to be repaid in full. 35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

LIKE 6:27-36 NIV