A wife’s duties under God.

Posted 12/31/2012

LIVING THE CHRISTIAN LIFE SERIES (Dec 31)

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SCRIPTURES:  I Peter 3: 1-6 

• 1 ¶ the same goes for you wives: Be good wives to your husbands, responsive to their needs. There are husbands who, indifferent as they are to any words about God, will be captivated
• 2 by your life of holy beauty.
• 3 What matters is not your outer appearance―the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes―
• 4 but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in.
• 5 The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way, and were good, loyal wives to their husbands.
• 6 Sarah, for instance, taking care of Abraham, would address him as "my dear husband." You’ll be true daughters of Sarah if you do the same, unanxious and unintimidated.

DEVOTIONAL

Today we read God’s instructions about a wife’s duties under God. Tomorrow we will talk about husbands. Consider these attributes.

• Be a good wife to your husband by your life of holy beauty.

• Outer appearance is not more important than your inner disposition. God looks on the inside and at the heart.

• Cultivate (grow) inner beauty which reflects gentle, gracious attitudes that pleases God.

• Consider the example of holy women of old that were loyal to their husbands.

Divorce was not an option. The example of Sarah’s treatment of Abraham as she addressed him, “my dear husband.” This was an attitude of affection. Wives you need to develop the same attitude and be at peace, non-combative and uninitiated.  You can be called the “daughters of Sarah” by following her example. Dear Jesus bless the wives as they serve Jesus to their husbands. Amen.

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Nothing to Something

Posted 12/30/2012

Living the Christian Life Series- Dec 30.2012

SCRIPTURE: I PETER 2:

• 9 But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—
• 10 from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
• 11 Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul.
• 12 Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.
• 13 ¶ Make the Master proud of you by being good citizens. Respect the authorities, whatever their level;
• 14 they are God’s emissaries for keeping order.
• 15 It is God’s will that by doing good, you might cure the ignorance of the fools who think you’re a danger to society.
• 16 Exercise your freedom by serving God, not by breaking the rules.
• 17 Treat everyone you meet with dignity. Love your spiritual family. Revere God. Respect the government.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: “Nothing to Something; Rejected to Accepted”
Did you know that you were picked by God to be on his team? I remember in grade school I was a captain and I had to choose my players and the other captain would choose his players. The best news is that God chooses everybody to be on his team and it’s up to you to sign up. In this scripture we are reminded that we citizens of Gods Kingdom so carry out your assignment. Here are the components of your assignment. Dear God please help us to bring honor to your name. Thank you Jesus.

1.Live an exemplary life; the Christ life.
2.Be a good citizen.
3.Respect authorities.
4.Serve God by not breaking the rules.
5.Treat others with dignity.
6.Love your Spiritual family.
7.Revere God.
8.Respect the government.

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THE LIVING STONE

Posted 12/29/2012

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SCRIPTURE: 1 PETER 2:1-8

• 1 ¶ So clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy and hurtful talk.
• 2 Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God’s pure kindness. Then you’ll grow up mature and whole in God.
• 3 You’ve had a taste of God.
• 4 ¶ Welcome to the living Stone, the source of life. The workmen took one look and threw it out; God set it in the place of honor.
• 5 Present yourselves as building stones for the construction of a sanctuary vibrant with life, in which you’ll serve as holy priests offering Christ-approved lives up to God.
• 6 The Scriptures provide precedent: Look! I’m setting a stone in Zion, a cornerstone in the place of honor. Whoever trusts in this stone as a foundation will never have cause to regret it.
• 7 To you who trust him, he’s a Stone to be proud of, but to those who refuse to trust him, The stone the workmen threw out is now the chief foundation stone.
• 8 For the untrusting it’s…a stone to trip over, a boulder blocking the way. They trip and fall because they refuse to obey, just as predicted.

DEVOTIONAL: “THE LIVING STONE” (Dec 29,2012)

Four pot holes are in the driveway of life and they are named “malice” (intent to do harm), and “envy” (desiring the blessings of another) and “pretense” (acting to be something that you are not), and “hurtful talk” (words designed to hurt another). These holes must be filled with attitudes of righteousness (the actions and positive results of a sound relationship between God and a person.) Christ is the living stone and our very source of life. We are to present ourselves as building stones for the construction of a temple vibrating with life spelled with a capital “L”. So make sure your life is Christ Approved. 

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Christ answers!

Posted 12/28/2012

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SCRIPTURE: I PETER 1: 

• 17 You call out to God for help and he helps―he’s a good Father that way. But don’t forget, he’s also a responsible Father, and won’t let you get by with sloppy living. Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God.
• 18 It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in.
• 19 He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb.
• 20 And this was no afterthought. Even though it has only lately―at the end of the ages―become public knowledge, God always knew he was going to do this for you.
• 21  It’s because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised from the dead and glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God.
• 22 Now that you’ve cleaned up your lives by following the truth, love one another as if your lives depended on it.
• 23 Your new life is not like your old life. Your old birth came from mortal sperm; your new birth comes from God’s living Word. Just think: a life conceived by God himself!

DEVOTIONAL: Christ answered the rich young ruler’s question of how to be saved? He said with compassion in his eye, “ye must be born again!” We are reminded in these scriptures that God had a plan for your life from the beginning. This plan can only be known by experiencing the new birth. If you trust God you have a future. Real life begins with Jesus and the gospel of John tells us, “In the beginning was the word and without Him was not anything made.” Did you catch it, “The Word”? As we approach the New Year remember new birth only comes from God’s Living Word. Do you want a life then choose Jesus. He waits at your heart’s door for you to invite Him In to your life and follow truth, love one another and love God for his love for you. Amen

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Get ready to work!

Posted Dec., 12-27-12

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Scripture: I Peter 1:10-16

10 ¶ the prophets who told us this was coming asked a lot of questions about this gift of life God was preparing.
11 The Messiah’s Spirit let them in on some of it—that the Messiah would experience suffering, followed by glory. They clamored to know who and when.
12 All they were told was that they were serving you, you who by orders from heaven have now heard for yourselves—through the Holy Spirit—the Message of those prophecies fulfilled. Do you realize how fortunate you are? Angels would have given anything to be in on this!
13 ¶ so roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives.
14 Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better than; you do now.
15 As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness.
16 God said, "I am holy; you be holy."

Comments by Pastor Glen:

Dear Friends please notice these instructions. Here is check list for your use.

1.Roll your sleeves get ready to work. Old song we use to sing, “To the work, to the work.”
2.Put your mind in Gear. Alert ready to the gift that Jesus brings.
3.Don’t backslide! Go forward!!
4.By obedience be empowered into a way of life and shaped by God’s Word and Love.
5.Serve Him with energy and blazing holiness. 
6.Remember your assignment. “God is holy; you be holy”

I want to invite you to hear a sermon I preached at Southern Oaks Baptist Church located in Kerrville, Texas. The site is (sobckerrville.com) When the web site comes up you will need to click on “Sermons”. Click on the December16, 2012 and the sermon will play. God has used this sermon in a mighty way. So Pray and receive God’s message. God Bless and Keep you. Amen.

FUTURE BEGINS NOW!!!

Posted Dec., 26, 2012

Start Praising Now Devotion

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“FUTURE BEGINS NOW!!!

SCRIPTURE: I Peter 1:2-5

2 God the Father has his eye on each of you, and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. May everything good from God be yours!
3 ¶ What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for,
4 including a future in heaven—and the future starts now!
5 God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.

Devotional by Pastor Glen Aycock.

The gifts of Jesus surpasses all gifts. Let’s review the gifts mentioned in I Peter 1:2-5. Here is the list.
1.We have the gift of a new life. No longer dead in sin but born again. (verse 3)
2.Life is worth living thanks to Jesus.(verse 3b)
3.We have a future and it starts now in our heart. We know where we are going. Hallelujah.
4.God is keeping watch over us. He will never leave us alone or forsaken.
5.God is preparing to give us healing from our infirmities and make us whole. When pastoring a Baptist church in Bullhead City, Arizona I made a house visit to a lady crippled up and twisted like a pretzel. But her spirit was not twisted, instead she triumphantly whispered, “Pastor the day is coming when my twisted body will stretch out and I will be whole by the touch of Jesus I am starting to sing praises now.” 

Today let that be you attitude and let’s praise the Lord for the gift of LIFE WITH A CAPITAL “L”. Amen.”

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SCRIPTURE: PSALM 23

Posted Dec, 8, 2012

SCRIPTURE: PSALM 23

Today's devotional is a wonderful Sermon from a pastor in Nebraska which will be a blessing to you. During the sermon you will hear my Daughter Sara and my Granddaughter Megan who is dying from brain cancer. It will reveal the peace that is available from our precious Jesus even in the presence of the shadow of death.

CLICK ON THIS LINK AND BE BLESSED. http://sobckerrville.com/media.php?pageID=33+_

ON THE LIST OF SERMONS CLICK CLICK "LISTEN" ON DEC 2ND SERMON AND THEN CLICK ON THE PLAY ARROW. GOD BLESSINGS ON YOU ALL. ”

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