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"Faint, Yet Pursuing"

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Judges 8:4  And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. In this section, Gideon had just defeated the Midianites and were pursuing Zeebah and Zalmunna, two kings of Midian who had escaped. In this message, we want to talk about something that you don’t hear much about and that is what to do during times of faintness. Talking about this topic is often taboo among Christians because “As Christians, we’re not supposed to be faint because we serve a God of power and if you even mention being faint, then you must not be praying enough!” We do serve a God of power, but talking about this topic does not mean someone is not prayerful, nor does it give an excuse to become slothful. There is a healthy way to look at this topic. We must be careful of extreme beliefs. The Warriors Were Faint Judges 8:4-5   And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, fa
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Four Reasons to Develop Consistency in Your Life

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  1) To Be Like God 1 Corinthians 1:9   God is faithful , by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.                  a) God faithfully fulfills His promises! 2 Peter 3:9   The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.                  b) God faithfully forgives our sins 1 John 1:9   If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.                  c) God faithfully ministers to us in temptations 1 Corinthians 10:13   There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful , who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.                  d) God faithfully responds to all people, in al
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Who Was King David’s Mother? (Part 3 – Other Speculations)

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  In the last post, we discussed how David was treated as an outcast because his mother had been previously married to a heathen king (the king of Ammon) and thus David’s brothers and father treated him as an outcast. In this final part, we’ll look at some other speculations about who the mother of King David was. Other Speculations about Who King David’s Mother Was The explanation I’ve laid about above seems to make the most historical, and most of all Biblical, sense. But, there are others floating around out there as well. One speculation I’ve found was that David’s father Jesse accused David’s mother of committing adultery. The account goes that Jesse disowned her, and married another woman. But, that woman felt sorry for David’s mother and, on the night of the marriage, swapped places with her and Jesse actually slept with his original wife, thinking it was his new wife (think Jacob, Rachel, and Leah), thus impregnating her with David, though he wasn’t aware of it. Therefore, he d
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Who Was King David’s Mother? (Part 2 – David the Outcast)

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  Psalm 51:5 (KJV) – “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.” In Part 1 of this series, we brought out how that in this Psalm, David was not referring to being born into the sin nature because they didn’t understand that concept yet. David Was an Outcast Among his Family Let’s look into this and find out why I say this. David had two half-sisters (Zeruiah, Abigail) according to  1 st  Chronicles 2:15(b) -16(a)  …David the seventh:   (16)   Whose sisters  were  Zeruiah, and Abigail….  The  father  of David’s half-sisters was  not  Jesse.  2 Samuel 17:25(b)   …Abigail  the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah  Joab’s mother. Nahash, the father of Zeruiah and Abigal, David’s half-sisters, was an Ammonite king, according to  1 Samuel 11:1   Then  Nahash the Ammonite  came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead … 1 Samuel 12:12   And when ye saw that  Nahash the king of the children of Ammon  came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign ove
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Who Was King David’s Mother? (Part 1)

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  I found the following on the web and thought it was interesting. It is adapted from its original post, which you can read by   clicking here Psalm 51:5 (KJV) – “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.” This is a Hebrew poetic parallelism where the second line of the verse says the same thing as the first line but in a slightly different way. The subject of  Psalm 51:5  does not seem to be dealing with the condition of David’s nature as a sinner at, or before, his birth. Although it is true that he was born in sin (into the nature of sin) just like all other people, they did not understand this concept as we do today. As a matter of fact, this concept was not understood fully until it was written about by Paul in  Romans 7 . This is where Paul discusses that he could not do the things he  want ed  to do, and yet would find himself doing the things he  doesn’t  want to do. He ultimately comes to the understanding, through revelation from God,  Romans 7:1
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Zealously Affected...but not Well

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  Galatians 4:16-17 (KJV) Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?   (17)   They zealously affect you, but not well … The letter to the Galatians was written by Paul to prove that justification is not obtained through rites or laws and that they are not essential to obtain salvation. During this time of Paul’s ministry, there were religious teachers who were trying to get these new Christians in Galatia to believe that they could only be accepted by God if they kept the commandments of the Old Testament. The Old Testament Law was intended by God to constantly remind people of how sinful they were and how much in need of a Savior they were. This knowledge was intended by God to lead people to Christ for their salvation. Paul is pointing out that those who would focus more on the Law for their spiritual justification minimize the power of Christ as their Mediator and Justifier because they are depending on their religious works rather than upon the saving
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