A Blog by Pastors Frank and Parris Bailey
MERRY TUESDAY BY PARRIS “For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus” 1 Tim. 3:13 The Christian life is one progressive whole. The more we advance spiritually in our spiritual growth the more we taste of his sweetness. …
Deep calleth unto deep. Psalm 42:7 Men and women who have effected the world in profound ways walked with God through the valley of the shadow of death. David spent years living in caves running for his life. Jonah encountered God in the belly of a fish. Paul was jailed and beaten numerous times in …
Isa.54:2,3 - “Enlarge the place of your tent;Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them;Lengthen your ropesAnd strengthen your pegs.“For you will spread out to the right and to the left.And your descendants will possess nationsAnd will resettle the desolate cities. This is one of several Old Testament prophecies about the coming …
Gen.6:8 - But one man found grace in the sight of Yahweh: Noah. Jesus said that the end of this age would be just like it was in the days of Noah. People would be proceeding in life as normal; buying and selling, having weddings; in other words life would appear to be somewhat normal. …
Ps.90:12 - So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. This Psalm is a Psalm of Moses. In this Psalm Moses reflects on the eternal nature of God and the fleeting moments of our mortal lives. For the Lord, time is meaningless, He actually is unaffected by time …
Deut.11:12 - the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. I used to really look forward to our annual visit with Dick Mills about this time every year. Brother Mills came to our church around New Year’s day almost …
Jer.1:11,12 - NASB - And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it. This is an amazing promise …
Ezekiel.37:9,10 - Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and …
Lk.2:30 - for my eyes have seen Your salvation… When Simeon looked upon Christ he said he was looking upon the SOTERION- The Savior of the world. Using this terminology is shocking, he is describing forgiveness of sins as well as salvation from the consequences of sins. Simeon knew the gravity of that statement, as …
Lk.2:38 - While Simeon was prophesying over Mary and Joseph and the baby, Anna walked up to them and burst forth with a great chorus of praise to God for the child. And from that day forward she told everyone in Jerusalem who was waiting for their redemption that the anticipated Messiah had come! Anna …
