Think On These

Philippians 4:8 (KJV)

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

To (think) means to Ponder, Consider and Entertain-

Todays Lesson is

Think On These Things…

Try It and Take Time to Push Out All Other Thoughts That Are Not On This List…

⁃ Honest

⁃ Just

⁃ Pure

⁃ Lovely

⁃ A Good Report

⁃ Virtuous

⁃ Praise

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Carnal Weapons Don’t Work!

2 Corinthians 10:4 (KJV)

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

You Cannot Fight a Cyber Attack With a Steel Sword

You Cannot Fight Spiritual Battles With Words-

Losing Money is Much Different Than Losing Your Soul…

Physical Battles Are First Won by Spiritual Victories-

I’ve Seen People Whole in Body to Only Die Because of Spiritual Failure…

Spiritual Victory and Power Has Won More Battles…

Handicapped, Overwhelmed and Out Numbered-

BUT HAD SPIRITUAL DOMINATION-

Noah

David

Daniel

Shadrach

Meshach

Abednego

Esther

Gideon

Put Your Swords Up

Put Your Knees Down

The Battle Will Be Won on Your Knees…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Your Best Friend

Micah 2:11 (KJV)

If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

A Lying Preacher is a Sinner’s Best Friend…

There is a Difference Between Hearing

What You Want

vs.

What You Need…

Support and Empowerment

Is Not  Always a Blessing

But Rather a Curse…

A Lying Prophet is Like Hyperthermia to a Dying Man…

The Warmth and Sleep

Are Much Appreciated…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Preparation is Everything

Hosea 10:12 (KJV)

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD,

(till he come and rain righteousness upon you.)

⁃ Hospitals Prepare for Patients

⁃ Mothers Prepare for Babies

⁃ Farmers Prepare for Harvest

And Yet Many Live Their Lives Unprepared for Christ…

God’s Blessings Are Not the Roll of the Dice!

Heaven is Not Vegas.

If You Truly Want God to Rain Down “Righteousness” on You

Then You Need to “Prepare”

The first 8 words of our verse are actually the result of the rest of the verse….

The Prerequisite to the Rain Coming is in the following:

⁃ Break Up Your Fallow Ground

⁃ Seek the Lord

These 2 Things and Then You’ll Be Ready for the Rain of God-

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Just How Many Angels Does God Have?

Revelation 5:11 (KJV)

11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

*100,000,000

(one hundred million) plus + Thousands of Thousands

That’s A Lot of Angels!

It Only Took 2 Angels to Wipe Out 2 Major Cities

Incinerating Them So Severely That Even Smaller Towns Nearby Were Vaporized…

It Took One Angel to Begin Wiping Out Israel Over David’s Sin of Numbering the People…

He Dispatches One Here and Another There-

And These Messengers of God Are Unbelievably Powerful!

Do You Really Think God and His Kingdom Were Ever In Jeopardy? Ha….

Never!

God and His Power are Without Measure….

The Devil Will Never Win!

Do You Need an Angel Today?

Just Ask Him, He Has plenty to Spare…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Paying the Fare

Jonah 1:3 (KJV)

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Most of the Trips to Heartache Were Paid by Us…

We Often Are Quick to Blame the Devil, Our Spouse and Other People for Our Disparity-

When We Were The One Who Paid For the Fare!

Running from The Will of God vs. What We Want

Can Take you to the Belly of a Whale or the Bottom of the Sea…

The Outcome is and Will Depend on “Repentance“

With Jonah Though He Possibly Never Agreed With God’s Plan,

Nevertheless He Did What God Wanted…

When You Get on a Sinking Ship-

Remember

“You Paid the Fare”

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Venting

Proverbs 29:11 (KJV)

11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

A fool vents all his anger…

A wise man learns to keep quiet.

⁃ Some Call it Venting

⁃ Some Call it Unloading

⁃ Some Call it Therapeutic

But Saying Everything on Your Mind is Just Plain Foolish…

Our Minds Are Gathering Traps for All Thoughts-

All Thoughts Are Not Always Good Thoughts…

Do Not Own Thoughts That Are Harmful and Destructive!

You Will Become and Be Shaped by the Thoughts You Make Your Own…

You Will Not Become Thoughts You Throw Away!

Thoughts Are Like Birds

They’re Only a Problem If You Let Them Land and Build a Nest…

Every Thought is Not of God…

And God is Not in Every Thought…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11