Song: Doxology
Practical insights and application from God's Word to help you get through your busy week
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Scripture And Song - Christmas 2022 “A Child Will Be Born… A Son Will Be Given”
Out of 195 countries in the world, it is reported that 160 celebrate Christmas. What is Christmas to the world? “A religious or cultural celebration among the billions of people around the world.” What is Christmas to you, personally?
Song: Oh How He Loves You And Me
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Scripture And Song- Daniel 2:1-48
What kept Daniel and his friends from assimilating into the Babylonian culture?
Freudian Fraud -Part 1 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Inaccessible Knowledge Of The Future -Part 2 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
External Posture Has Little To Do With Internal Posture -Part 3 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Song: The Sandals Of Daniel
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
A Full Ride Scholarship- Daniel 1:1-8 Part 1
*oops! Twice I meant to say Nebuchadnezzar but said Jeremiah instead.
It was Nebuchadnezzar that carried the folks to Babylon and Nebuchadnezzar burned the Temple, not Jeremiah!
A Full Ride Scholarship- Daniel 1:1-8 Part 1 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
You Can Take The Boy Out Of The Country….Daniel 1:-9-21 Part 2 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Let The Critters Teach Us- Mules, Donkeys, And Sheep
What do sheep have in common with pack animals?
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Scripture And Song- Are We Born With a Thankful Heart?
If we are not born with a thankful heart then how do we become thankful? Is thankfulness a permanent condition, or can we lose our attitude of gratitude?
Poem: Thank you, Lord- Linda Hadley
Song: For All He's Done
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Scripture And Song- The Strength Of Ten
In times of crisis or distress our strength is meager and limited. It is when we find ourselves hummed in, that we see our….
Song: Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Scripture And Song - “....So I Can Be Good For Nothing”
As believers, we are to be good for something in the here and now, with results reaching into Heaven itself.
Song: My Labors Will Be O’re
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Scripture And Song- Humpty Dumpty- Esque
I often think, how like the children’s nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty, broken hearts are.
Song: Hold Onto The Power Of The Cross
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Crowns And Rewards- Dr. Mal Couch
“The great struggle of the Christian life is to live as we know to live.”There will be crowns and rewards waiting for us in Heaven!
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The Dangers Of “Use Ta”
When we Texans say “use to” it comes out as “use ta.” We all have a memory list of things we “use ta” do. But there is danger in the rehearsal of such things. Job is a good example for us.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Spiritual Pilates
It seems to me that the Lord has a system of spiritual exercises designed to exercise both soul and spirit of His children.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
The Angelic World- Dr. Mal Couch
Can the believer ever be in-dwelt by Satan? What can Satan do to a believer?
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Procrastination/Perfectionism
How interesting that the way some things were, are pretty much the way they are. Only time moved on.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Stay In The Boat
The storms of life can be overwhelming and it seems there is no end in sight. But don’t jump ship. Stay in the Boat!
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Scripture And Song- An Unsatisfied Soul
I recently met a man who is at the last stage of life. He does not know Jesus, and as of yesterday, doesn't care to. He says, “All I want is a few more years.”
Song: Just One More Soul
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Confused? Go To The Book
“The Lord guards what belongs to Him. To protect His truth, He subverts the words of the treacherous and brings them to a dead end so that His truth alone endures.”
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
What we think we see is not seen all that clearly. We can think we're shiny and polished according to what our eyes see. Imagine being magnified 15 times! Solomon is right: Beauty is fleeting! God's Word is a mirror. It ought to magnify to us what is in our heart.
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Scripture And Song- Circumstances Are Arranged Then The Valley of Decision
{# 3} The Quilt Of Guilt
Guilt is often a quilt we weave for ourselves as we remember our past. But “... our Heavenly Father knows us completely. No forgotten skeleton can come tumbling out of some hidden closet…”
CLICK HERE TO LISTENSong: Like I Wished I had Lived
*This recording is part of a series. To view all CLICK HERE
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Circumstances Are Arranged Then The Valley of Decision
{#2}- Overruled by the majority, they set out to sea. “Don’t confuse the will of the majority with the will of God.” Doing life God’s way may be harder for you, but it will be easier on you!
*This recording is part of a series. To view all CLICK HERE
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Series: Circumstances Are Arranged Then The Valley of Decision
{#1} “Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!”
*This recording is part of a series. To view all CLICK HERE
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Scripture And Song- The 3 Aspects of Sanctification and 1 Tape Measure
The tape measure is a visual aid to help us see where we are in stage 2 of the sanctification process.
SONG: Another Life To Give
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Scripture And Song- Proceed With The Proceeding
G.K . Chesterton said, “Once abolish The God and government becomes The god.” The folks demanded a King and then they had to keep feeding the big government machine.
SONG: You Are My King
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
“ .. A Word Is A Bird..”
Abraham Lincoln said, “It is better to keep your mouth shut and let them think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
Thursday, August 11, 2022
The Soul: The Real You- Dr. Couch
Everywhere you go, there you are! We can’t get away from our soul. Our soul is the real us!
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
“The World Cannot Hate You”
“Earth’s joys are the believer’s snares, earth’s gain the believer’s loss. Earth’s honors the believer’s stains, earth’s crowns the believer’s cross.”
Thursday, August 4, 2022
“Don’t Feel Close To God? Guess Who Moved?“
In times of trials, whatever they may be, our attitude toward God is always the ultimate barometer of the condition of our hearts.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
“Tis Not Enough To Say, “I’m Sorry ...”
And repent: And then go on from day to day, just as we always went...”
Monday, August 1, 2022
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Take A Biblical Selfie
When taking a biblical selfie, it is not legitimate nor acceptable to use a “selfie stick” in order to see ourselves from a distance or from a different angle from that which God’s Word declares us to be.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
God Knows Where He Is Taking Us
Eph 3:13-21
The Apostle Paul wants us to understand something that is unexplainable, and he saw the big picture of how God is working in those things that come against us. If we close our Bibles, we will not understand!
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Crooked Minds and Trash Mouths
How foolish are the people whose wisdom lies in the skill to do evil! V. H. Doran wrote, “The tendency of a society is to stir up and strengthen the .....”
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Let It Begin With Me
We can not do one thing about what goes on in another’s house. We are responsible for our own. “... As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” “I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart ...”
*I meant to reference Ps. 110 and not 115*
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Thursday, July 14, 2022
“If God Wills ...I Will”
If the Apostle Paul said those words, I wonder why it is that most of us say, “I will” without one thought of God’s will?
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
[Part 1] The Love Of “Stuff” Comes With Dis-ease
It’s in the DNA of our OSN to want more and/or different than what we have. Decide in haste, repent in leisure!
[Part 2] The Love Of “Stuff” Comes With Dis-Ease
“For knowledge to become wisdom and for the soul to grow, the soul must be rooted in God.”
[Part 3] The Love Of “Stuff” Comes With Dis-Ease
“Our voluntary thoughts not only reveal what we are, they predict what we will become.”
Thursday, July 7, 2022
[Part 3] He Ain’t Scary He's My Brother
“We would be more grateful if we knew how much of what we take for granted was planned, ordained, and carried out to completion by God.”
[Part 2] Humbled But Blind As A Bat
“The fear of the LORD is instruction for wisdom, And before honor humility “Pro. 15:33 “For knowledge to become wisdom and for the soul to grow, the soul must be rooted in God”.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
[Part 1] Hey, Saul, Where Are You Going?
“The plans of the heart belong to man But...” “The mind of man plans his way But...” “Many plans are in man’s heart But..”
Friday, July 1, 2022
Thursday, June 30, 2022
“Face Like An Angel” - Steven, What’s Your Mission?
Steven’s message went over like ants at a picnic! He was arrested and sentenced to death. Yet he stood resolute, collected, and undismayed.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
“..I Was 40 And Now I Am 85 Years Old ..”- A Faith Walker Who Didn’t Stumble
Not every Servant of the living God stumbled. Caleb was quite a Faith Walker even though he was surrounded by....
*This recording is part of a series click to hear all. CLICK HERE
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Scripture And Song - End Well
“Eternity, and not time, is the real gauge of our life’s work". Faith Walkers stumble but can and do End Well! *Oops! I misspoke. Hebrews 11 is the longest chapter in the book, not the longest chapter in the Bible.
CLICK HERE TO LISTENSong: Start With Well Done
*This recording is part of a series click to hear all. CLICK HERE
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Faith Walkers Can Stumble - There Are Medicinal Properties In The Stumble
{Joshua} What a warrior Joshua was! Boots on the ground and battle hardy Joshua was ready for the mission.
*This recording is part of a series click to hear all. CLICK HERE
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Faith Walkers See But Stumble - “Lord, Don’t You Know Who I Am?”
{Jonah} was God’s good news Prophet to Israel during the reign of the wicked Jeroboam II. Then his world crashed! God was sending him to Nineveh with a turn or burn message! Their cruelty and brutality was legendary! Jonah was not going, and that was that!
*This recording is part of a series click to hear all. CLICK HERE
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Faith Walkers vs Sight Walkers - (The OSN and SAS Are Always Available)
Help me add to the list between these two positions. For example, FW talk to God SW talk to themselves!
*This recording is part of a series click to hear all. CLICK HERE
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Lord, Give Me Fat Bones But Never A Fat Heart
A fat heart sounds like it might be a good kind of heart to have, but absolutely not! We never want such a heart!
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Scripture And Song - Going Home, You Will Follow Later
When you think of going to our true home, after seeing Jesus, and born again family members who had gone before, whom do you most want to see?
Song: You’re Home To Stay
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Scripture and Song- "Where I Am Going You Can Not Come ...”
It’s a tough lesson to learn, but learn we must if we want to go to heaven when we die, that our flesh has no standing with God. Why? Because we are “Not Good Enough.”
Song: You’re Not Good Enough
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Scripture And Song - The Rock Of Escape vs The Rocks Of The Wild Goats
“Often on the rock I tremble, faint of heart and weak of knee, but the mighty Rock of Ages never trembles under me.”
CLICK HERE TO LISTENSong: Hide Thou Me
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Never Trouble Trouble Till Trouble Troubles You
“Lord, you know me better than I know myself that I am growing older… Keep me from getting talkative… Release me from the craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs…”
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
God Answers Prayers “Yes” and “No”
But who likes to be told no? We usually search for wiggle room or come up with a good defense. Amy Carmichael came to an acceptance and said, ‘Isn’t “no” an answer?’ God had indeed answered her prayer.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Sight Walkers Have Trouble Seeing
{Phil and Andy}
One never knows when a test will appear. Sight walkers have difficulty seeing behind the circumstances to something eternal.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Scripture And Song- I Love You To The Moon And Back
The phrase originated from the children’s book, Guess How Much I Love You. It needed to be read to find the answer. Grown up love can be fickle. Love today, but not tomorrow. That loving feeling can lose its energy and fizzle out.
SONG: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Thursday, May 12, 2022
I May Not Be Right But I Am Never Wrong
Do you know anyone with this attitude? It’s an ugly character trait that can be found in people, even Redeemed ones!
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Scripture And Song - The Senseless And Stupid Have A Big Problem
The Bible declares that the senseless and stupid among us have no knowledge and no understanding.
Song: Peace Is On The Way
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Scripture And Song -“He Owns The Cattle On A Thousand Hills”
As we increasingly recognize that we live in a world turned upside down, it is good to review and recall to mind what is Real, Stable, and True.
Song: He Owns The Cattle On A Thousand Hills
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
The Devil’s Workshop
We are told that the believer’s three enemies are the world, the flesh, and the devil. These are like stepping stones leading right to his workshop.
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
There Is No Future In The Past
How many of us spend time, mental and spiritual energy looking over our shoulder, longing for the good ole days gone by, or beating ourselves up for the past, sins, mistakes, and errors in judgment?
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Bridge It!
Disappointed? Afraid? Depressed? Hopeless?
“There is nothing new under the sun,” said Solomon, so let’s find out how some of God’s people have gotten from an emotional quagmire to the other side.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Living On Easy Street In The Township of Perfection
We want someone to fight our battles. We don’t want to experience war, never to feel hunger, and not ever to suffer misfortune. These are essentially the words of God’s people from thousands of years ago. Nothing much has changed because human nature does not change!
Thursday, April 14, 2022
A Former Taxman Writes A Tell-All Book
We are going to browse a few pages from a former taxman’s book that was included in the Best-Selling Book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold or distributed.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Scripture And Song - “Blessed Be The Master, The Sovereign…”
Are you carrying a heavy load and need help to carry the weight?
Song: Lay Them Down
Thursday, April 7, 2022
The Days Are Long But Time Is Short
In her book describing the long tiring days of raising children, Gretchen Rubin wrote, “The days are long, but time is short.” But this quote can be applied to life itself.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Who Prays For What They Have?
When there is no sense of lack or need, often there are no heavy- duty prayers. We become accustomed to a life of faithless ease.
Monday, April 4, 2022
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Scripture And Song - Until Then, Stay In The Boat
Caught off guard by a ferocious storm, these men’s circumstances suddenly determined their theology!
Song: Until Then
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Scripture And Song - If I Had Wings
Have you ever wished you had wings to fly away from it all? If you did have wings, where would you go?
Song: Through It All/I Can Trust Jesus
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Precious In His Sight
Today's world values materialism, power, fame, pleasure, self-assertion, etc. What does God say that is "Precious In His Sight?"
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Inventory…. How Did I do Today?
Beyond our trusting and loving the Lord Jesus, we each are responsible for making daily decisions that affect and effect our experience of the Christian life. The war within is real. We must learn to walk by the Spirit.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Cows, The Government, And American Culture
The Bible tells us to go to the ants, study, and learn something. Well, I went to the cows and learned about our government and our culture! Much application here.
Thursday, March 3, 2022
I’m Straining At The Oars Lord, Do Not Pass Me By
Jesus watched his disciples strain at the oars for several hours before coming to them and “He intended to pass by them.” What lessons did His disciples learn that we must learn as well?
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
“Muscle Memory“
“Oh! I have seen the day
When with a single word:
God helping me to say,
'My trust is in the Lord,'
My soul has quelled a thousand foes,
Fearless of all that could oppose."
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN PART 1
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Do You Have Time For A Chat?
How different do you think our world would be if Eve had not taken time to have a chat? Then, as now, Satan attempts to deceive, cast doubt, accuse, and condemn those belonging to God.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Grace Is In The Gift
All believers stand in a grace relationship with God. The Apostle Paul refers to God’s grace at the beginning and end of each letter. How significant is that?
Thursday, February 17, 2022
“...I Am Gracious“
No one can say those words except God. Graciousness on the part of a human are gracious acts. We are not innately gracious, but God is.
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
What Did The Man After God’s Own Heart Know About The Heart Of God?
To study the life of David and read his songs written to the Lord, he tells us volumes about the heart of God.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Remembering Dr. Couch: July 12, 1938- February 12, 2013 Principal / Practice “Do Not Be Overly Concerned“
What better way to remember Dr Couch than to listen to him teach from the Word of God?
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
“A Man After God’s Own Heart”
Our first glimpse of David in God’s Word presents him as one who had a Shepherd’s caring heart.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Perspective
We get a picture of the author’s outlook as we read almost the same words, but their perspective is as different as day and night.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Brought Safely Through
God often brings hindrances into our lives that He intends to be used to open doors that would not have been open otherwise.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
A Shaky Start, But Faith Grew
Moses had a shaky beginning, but his trust in the Lord grew. He got waylaid by his expectations, still his faith grew. Can you identify?
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Who Moved My Tree
Today we had a hackberry tree removed that was crowding the pecan tree. Mockingbirds had begun building their home in the hackberry. After it was cut down, I watched them become totally confused. Such is our lives too when our ‘tree’ is moved. Adjust or self-destruct?
Thursday, January 20, 2022
For Identification Purposes
The question is often asked, ”Why would God cause the foibles, mistakes, missteps, and sins of His servants to be written?”
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
So, What’s The Matter With My Matter?
The first chapters of Genesis declares that God created time, space, and matter. Sometimes, though, believers can confuse The Potter and the clay becoming impatient worriers.
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
Scripture And Song- Strengthen Your Spiritual Core: The WHO and The WHY
The Bible’s central theme from Genesis to Revelation is a Person. That Person is The WHO and The WHY. I have a sense of urgency to tell others about Him. I pray you do too. Surely, we are living in the last days.
Song: Oh How He Loves You And Me
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Strengthen Your Spiritual Core: The WHO
This vignette is not about an earthly organization but about the Authentic WHO, the living and true WHO, the only and ultimate WHO.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Scripture And Song -Strengthen Your Core- The “Birthday Suit”
We were all born in a birthday suit (naked). Over time, the birthday suite loses its elasticity, becomes wrinkled and gravity takes its toll. But our souls must not! Someday, believers will “have a new body and will have a new life”
Song: I’ll Have A New Life
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Theme For 2022 - Strengthen And Stabilize Your Core
Strengthening our physical core is a good thing. But the most important of all is to strengthen our spiritual core. Doing so will stabilize our thoughts and our emotions.
Monday, January 3, 2022
Saturday, January 1, 2022
Daniel Chapter 9- Dr. Mal Couch
This most remarkable passage of Scripture deals with a very specific calendar prophecy.
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