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These are the Days that try Men's Souls - Part 2

 By Pastor Mike Taylor  http://www.churchofgod-usa.org/1/post/2015/12/these-are-the-days-that-try-mens-souls-part-2.html Psalm 23 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.  3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.  4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.  5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.  6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." In the first part of this Bible study, we began to explore the deeper meaning of what this Psalm 23 means to the individual and the instruction that God gives to each of us to deal with the...

These are the Days that try Men's Souls - Part 1

 By Pastor Mike Taylor   http://www.churchofgod-usa.org/1/post/2015/12/these-are-the-days-that-try-mens-souls-part-1.html "THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated" Thomas Paine The opening paragraph was written by Thomas Paine during the beginning of the Revolutionary War. He was calling to arms those who loved freedom and hated tyranny.  We have reached a similar junction i...

Divided We Stand

By Pete Garcia - http://www.omegaletter.com/articles/articles.asp?ArticleID=8157 Our illustrative and sorely missed Jack once wrote an article entitled "Close Only Counts in Horseshoes (and Hand Grenades)".  I heard the phrase again the other day when listening to The Berean Call's, T.A. McMahon speaking on the rise of the abuses of prophetic scripture.  Namely, the "Blood Moon" and "Shemitah" crazes that recently came and went with all the power of a gentle breeze. Men like Jonathan Cahn, John Hagee, and Mark Biltz, and others, bilked all these supposed coincidences for all they were worth and are now doing their obligatory excuse tours on every media outlet that will allow them to explain why nothing of any apocalyptic consequence occurred last September. It got me thinking about all the errors (eschatological or otherwise) we tolerate here in the 21st century.  I mean, even sound teachers, broadcasters, and preachers were getting on bo...