Marked Men for Christ Phase 0? I recently concluded staffing another Phase 1. Praise God for the men that dug deep into their wounds and sought the healing power of Jesus Christ! BUT wait, let’s rewind a little bit and think about the preparation that is required to ensure that men are able to receive that healing from Jesus…. In the preparation for MMFC #195 the theme for the staff focused on the full Armor of God found in Ephesians 6:10-20. “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his…
Month: August 2016
A Word or Two from the Word - 1 Samuel 7
1 Samuel 7 2 Then all the people of Israel turned back to the LORD. 3 So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the Israelites put away their Baals and Ashtoreths, and served the LORD only. 7 When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled…
A Word or Two from the Word - 1 Samuel 6
1 Samuel 6:6-9 6 Why do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? When Israel’s god dealt harshly with them, did they not send the Israelites out so they could go on their way? 7 “Now then, get a new cart ready, with two cows that have calved and have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up. 8 Take the ark of the LORD and put it on the cart, and in a chest beside it…
A Word or Two from the Word - 1 Samuel 5
The Ark in Ashdod and Ekron 1 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon. 3 When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. 4 But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on…
A Word or Two from the Word - 1 Samuel 4
Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines. The Israelites camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines at Aphek. The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield. When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the LORD bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant from Shiloh, so that he may go with us…