By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 20, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Features
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1, NASB) Tuning Out The Ways Of God To Tune In The Traditions Of Men It is true that I don’t happen to agree with everything the late […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 20, 2009 in Devotions
And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred. (1 Chronicles 12:32) A prophet is one who knows his times and what God is trying to say to the people of his times…. Today we […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 17, 2009 in Devotions
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. (Acts 20:29-30) Within the circles of evangelical Christianity itself there has arisen in the last few years dangerous and dismaying trends […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 17, 2009 in AM Missives, Devotions
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 9, 2009 in Devotions
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention. (1 Thessalonians 2:2) It is good for us to remember how strong He is–and how weak we are. I settled this […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 7, 2009 in Devotions
All words and music by Ken Silva Father, I want to know what You know; Father, I want to go where You go- Father, I want your Son living inside of me. Father, I know the world is dyin’; Father, somewhere we quit tryin’- Father, only Jesus, can set us free… Father, I know how […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 3, 2009 in Devotions
All words and music by Ken Silva We come to You Lord, we sing praise unto You; Enthroned up on high, judging all that we do… You’re the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; And You’re My Father too… Sing all creation to the Father of light; Who sent His Son Jesus so the blind […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 21, 2009 in Devotions
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4, NASB) Two critical determinants will tell if you are mourning over sin as Jesus commands. First, you will have a true sensitivity to and sorrow for your sins. Your prayer concern will be how your sin detracts from God’s glory, not how its […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 12, 2009 in AM Missives, Devotions
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 9, 2009 in Devotions
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. (Joshua 2:21) [Rahab] was told to tie a scarlet thread in the window, and she did it; there was exact obedience. It was not merely a thread, a […]