Gratefulness is a feeling of deep and warm appreciation for kindness received, or gratitude or thankfulness. It can also be defined as an acknowledgment of having received something good from another person. Some people just ain’t grateful. They think the world owes them a living. They believe everyone should be serving them and if they ain’t, then …
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GOD IS FAITHFUL!
Ole Ernest hears people comfort other people who are struggling with sickness and burdens by telling them God will not give you more than you can handle . The notion “God won’t give you more than you can handle” is a flat out misinterpretation of 1 Corinthians 10:13. 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such …
SHOW UP & SHOW OUT?
The other day, ole Ernest Lee heard a youth pastor pray before a worship service and ask God to SHOW UP & SHOW OUT! Ole Ernest ain’t up on this new jargon, so he looked it up on the Internet and found the definition: “Show up and show out” is an expression that means to be …
Politics & Religion
It’s been a spell since Ernest Lee wrote anything and after some prodding, he has decided to try and write some drivel down. Old Ernest Lee was taught to never discuss POLITICS and RELIGION. “It stirs people up,” Ernest Lee’s late dad would say. For years, I didn’t. I avoided talking about the two things …
NETWORKING AT CHURCH
Networking is defined as the action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts. In and of itself, networking is not a bad thing. Networking can involve like-minded believers to interact around the Word of God and spiritually grow. It can involve exchanging practical applications of scripture in …
A BRAWLER
A.H. Strong defines a brawler as someone who roars, is boisterous- a growler-a murmurer, a contentious person. John MacArthur says, “Brawlers aren’t qualified to serve as elders in the church (1 Timothy 3:3), because a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but be able to collaborate and work with the sheep.” In 1 …
TROUBLEMAKERS
Romans 16:17 says: Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. Ernest Lee is often called a troublemaker, because he confronts those who cause division and teach doctrines that are contrary to the scripture. Does speaking truth to authority, not …
WHEN TO LEAVE
How do you know when God is moving you from a church? When should you consider leaving a church? Ernest Lee has six reasons to leave a church: (1) There is abuse of power in church leadership. That can be anything from lack of collaboration with the congregation to tyrannical, dictatorial behavior. Abuse of power …
OBEY THOSE THAT RULE OVER YOU
Hebrews 13:17 says “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” Ole Ernest has seen this verse used all his life to ‘keep …
ACTS
Acts was written by Luke around 65AD. It is addressed to Theophilus. Not much is known about Theophilus, but most Bible scholars believe he to be a real person, probably a prominent person in Jewish society. Acts is important to us for us because it gives us the early history of the New Testament church. …
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