God’s promises are sometimes not on the same timetable as we would want, but His promises to us are real, true, and reliable. The character of God’s promises are just as faithful today. The character of God makes every promise of God, sure, full of hope for the righteous. His promises are sure, faithful, enduring, everlasting, without end, incapable of not being fulfilled. We know this because God has always kept His promises to men.

• Noah – (Genesis 6:17-18)
• Abraham – (Genesis 17:19) (Romans 4:20-21)
• Moses — delivered the children

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According to the dictionary despair is defined as the loss of all hope, to be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat, complete loss of hope. Despair is a loss of hope which brings about a state of hopelessness, despondency (very low in spirit), and discouragement which brings about a loss of courage and ambition. Have you ever felt that way? Let me just say despair is not good, as a matter of fact it would classify as sin. Wait a minute Pastor Dan, did you say sin? Why? …

Zion is a place that God loves, (Psalm 78:67-69)…..Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph, and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, ⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved. ⁶⁹ And He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which He has established forever. The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob (87:2). It is through those gates that the worshiper can come to meet with their God. God has set His love upon His …

(Psalm 87)…..His foundation is in the holy mountains. ² The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. ³ Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God!  Selah

⁴ “I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those who know Me; Behold, O Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia:
‘This one was born there.’ ” ⁵ And of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her; And the Most High Himself shall establish her.” ⁶ The Lord …

Here is a small study for us on “knowing” our Lord, so enjoy your study.

One can have knowledge of God, and not know Him (John 8:19). Early Christians were persecuted because the world didn’t “know” God (John 15:18-21) (John 16:1-3). Saul (Paul) had knowledge about God but he didn’t “know” God while he was persecuting the church (1 Timothy 1:12-14). Jesus came to reveal God to man that we might know Him (John 1:18). So knowing the God of Scripture is very important because knowing God is to have …

Pride leads us to think we deserve all that we can see and touch, as a result there are some who become greedy in their prayer life, and never really find out what they truly need. What we really need is God Himself! God’s grace is much more powerful than the pull of the world, the flesh, and the devil. Certainly, He helps us to stand against such things (Romans 5:18-21)  (1 Timothy 1:12-17). But to those who receives His grace? Notice, He resists the proud, but gives grace …

(Philippians 2 2:9-11)…..9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Anybody can say they speak for God, but how does one know if it is a valid message from Him. Does he/she claim that Jesus is …

(Matthew 16:24-25)…..Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. ²⁵ For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Come After Me – When Jesus said these words, His disciples probably remembered when He first called them to follow Him, when they had left everything to follow Jesus. They had left family, friends, occupations, everything in their lives in order to …