"THE CURSE OF MEROZ." I. THE BACKGROUND TO OUR STORY: A. The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. 1. As a result, the Lord delivered them into the hand of Jabin who ruled over that great city of Hazor in the upper Galilee. 2. He had a powerful army under the leadership of a ca... Read More
"ALL HIS BENEFITS" I. "FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS." A. We have a tendency toward forgetfulness. 1. Especially in the midst of a trial. 2. The disciples on the ship forgot bread. 3. When facing current bills, we forget how He supplied for the past. 4. When dangers threaten, I forget how I got this f... Read More
An Appeal To The People Of God Ezra 8. The ground upon which we stand is very much more positive at this present time than even the Old Testament saints enjoyed, for we look back to Calvary’s triumphant accomplishment. Yet the Old Testament position and condition is also a true picture of our own ti... Read More
Psalm 107(106) Confitemini Domino 1 "O give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his love endures for ever." 2 Let them say this, the Lord's redeemed, whom he redeemed from the hand of the foe 3 and gathered from far-off lands, from east and west, north and south. * * * 4 Some wandered in the dese... Read More
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts Priest: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Reader: Amen. Come, let us worship God our King and bow down before Him. Come, let us worship Christ God our King and bo... Read More
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“Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers … Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 124:6-8). Fowlers were professional bird-catchers in the days before firearms. They captured birds ... Read More
Come to...senses (366) (ananepho from aná = again + nepho = be sober) is literally to become sober again, regaining one's senses and describing one who comes out from a drunken stupor (in the present context spiritually speaking which in some ways is even worse than an alcoholic stupor). Satan makes... Read More
Crush (4937) (suntribo from sun = together or intensification of meaning of the root word + tríbo = wear away, rub, break in pieces; see cognate word suntrimma) means to crush completely, to shatter, or to break in pieces and in context of Ro 16:20 it means to break the strength and power of Satan o... Read More
Devil (Latin diabolus) (1228) (diabolos from diá = through, between + ballo = to cast, throw) means a false accuser, slanderer (one who utters false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another’s reputation), backbiting (malicious comment about one not present), one given to malicio... Read More
Judges 5:23
Psalms 103:1
The Time In Which We Live (Ezra 8)
Book V
The Lenten Liturgies
Beyond Categories
Rescued From the Trap
Come to...senses (366) ananepho
Crush (break) (4937) suntribo
Devil (1228) diabolos