PASTOR D. L. GOULD MUSINGS (2020) 2064

Thursday, August 13, 2020

07/22/20 DOUBLE SIDED DELUSION

07/22/20 DOUBLE SIDED DELUSION

Delusion is believing in what ain't and not believing in what is.

Society is filled with both kinds of deluded (fooled) people.

07/22/20 DASHCAM VIDEO

07/22/20 DASHCAM VIDEO

JESUS IS THE WAY AND HE GUIDES OUR JOURNEY

07/22/20 THREE GREAT THOUGHTS

07/22/20 THREE GREAT THOUGHTS

Bad company corrupts godly behavior.

Set your mind on things above, not below.

Let the mind of Christ dwell in you.

07/22/20 SICKNESS IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS

07/22/20 SICKNESS IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS

Remember, lots of moral, patriotic, straight, conservative, healthy, freedom loving Americans are dying without Christ.

07/22/20 KEEPING YOUR MESSAGE TRUE

07/22/20 KEEPING YOUR MESSAGE TRUE

Beware that your message is more about the glories of God's kingdom than the chaos of this present evil world.

07/22/20 THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE

07/22/20 THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE

Though we warn folks about sin and hell, our loving and joyful lives and words of hope, should draw people to Christ and victory.

07/22/20 SELF DEPRIVED

07/22/20 SELF DEPRIVED

Most church goers (aka "Christians") live far below their inheritance and the victorious life preached by their pastors.

07/21/20 DASHCAM VIDEO

07/21/20 DASHCAM VIDEO

BE PREPARED TO STOP

07/21/20 NO MYSTERY HERE

07/21/20 NO MYSTERY HERE

D'ya ever wonder what Christians talked about (privately and publicly) while facing persecution, hatred and difficult times?

Not I.

Acts 5:41-42
41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

07/21/20 LOVE IS POTENT

07/21/20 LOVE IS POTENT

"Love covers a multitude of sins" and delivers from insensitivity, arrogance, unkindness, narrowness, fear, divisiveness.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

07/20/20 SOME DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES

07/20/20 SOME DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES

Here are a few essential Bible truths I have preached for the past half century, which are often rejected by popular Christianity. I have posted some of this before, but I thought this was a good time to remind folks to trust and obey God.

Here are just a few TRUTHS I PREACH, which are seldom heard in modern pulpits. I can elaborate, but I just wanted to mention some major truths that are either being ignored or attacked in modern pulpits.

God's word, the Holy Bible (especially the New Testament), is the final authority in faith and practice.

God saves believers from sin and from sinning.
God cleanses believers from all sin, including the sin nature.

God either separates us from sin or sin separates us from God.
When a Christian turns back to sin, he has turned from faith and from God, and therefore he is lost, needing to be renewed in his salvation and his relationship with God.

God's order of authority in the home and in the church is still male leadership.
Pastors are loving shepherds, who lead their sheep, and will give account for the sheep they lead.

New Testament Christians do not take the sword of steel against anyone, ever.
Christians must obey God, rather than man (even when "man" is the State).
The State is required to obey God.

There is only One Lord of the Church, and that is Jesus. There is no higher authority than God. Christians obey the laws of the land, until they contradict or are in conflict with the rule of God. We must obey God rather than men.

I mention this because it is essential that believers learn the truth of God's word, rather than the ideas of men. We are heading into the eye of the storm, and only those who are holding fast to the truth of God will survive the enemies onslaught.