Discover The Book Ministries900318PM WFL-41 David-6 LIFE OF DAVID PART #6 DAVID CONQUERS PSALM 18 David – our focus these past weeks! Why? Because he’s so much like all of us… Loves God Falls… Sins… Discouraged… Encouraged… Righteous… Conquers… Worships God… In fact, David and Psalms (1/2 he wrote) mirror nearly all our lives the ups and downs! […]
David-Lessons on Depression
900218PM WFL-40 David-8 CONFESSIONS OF A CAVEMAN PSALM 142 DAVID SERIES, PART #8 Ever felt prehistoric? A life reduced to grunts and groans? As one poet expressed it, “life must go on . . . I just can’t remember why”. A vicious swirl of getting up, going through the day and dropping into bed exhausted […]
David-God’s Man at Heart
900121PM WFL-39 DAVID-5 DAVID SERIES PART 1 “A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART” DAVID’S PURPOSE: GOD’S GLORY 1st Samuel A Man after God’s own heart I. WHERE DOES DAVID FIT IN THE SCOPE OF THE SCRIPTURAL PORTRAITS OF GOD’S SERVANTS? A. David = Ruth 4 (1), 1 Sam. 16-1 Kings 2 (41), 1 Chron. 1- […]
How to Live the Word Filled Life this Year
040104AM WFL-37 DOAGL-37 Scriptures How to Live the Word Filled Life TODAY o If I could describe the best life there could be, a life of peace, serenity, security, and joy – it would be the Word Filled Life! o If I could describe the most joy filled marriage you could ever dream of – […]
Word Filled Life — in Painful Times
WFL-36 031123AM Meditation: Finding Comfort in Painful Times DYG: Message Eight Five thousand years ago – before the pyramids were finished in Egypt, while ice covered most of northern Europe and glaciers towered over the Los Angeles basin, a man named Job lived in the ancient world of the Bible Lands. Listen to these words, […]
Word Filled Life — in Fearful Times
WFL-35 031109AM There are fearful times coming to this planet. Open with me to Luke 21:25 Jesus says that we are headed toward days when people “expire”. The word is aposucho ‘breath pops out’ or ‘expires’ because of complete fear. We see that in earthquakes, fires, and hurricanes, usually among the elderly with heart attacks. But the […]
Word Filled Life — in Busy Times
WFL-34 031102AM ARE WE TOO BUSY? Living the Word-filled Life in Busy Times If I were to summarize the status of life in Tulsa it would be with one word – busy. Isn’t that what we all hear so often? We call a friend and ask how they are and they reply, “Well I’m busy […]
Word Filled Life — in Distracting Times
031026AM WFL-33 Have you ever noticed how distracted people are? It seems like everyone is looking for something to do, and then when they do it, they didn’t enjoy it — because they were thinking about something else. That is distraction. That is the malady of our culture. I was with my children Friday night […]
Blessings OF Afflictions 8
031019AM WFL-32 DOAGL-32 Psalm 119-13 Afflictions-8 The Disciplines of a Godly Life: Meditation Psalm 119: Part 12 The Blessing of Affliction – Bringing God to Our Doorstep This morning you and I are just a heartbeat, just a brainwave, just a breath – away from the Door to Eternity. For a moment can I remind […]
Blessings Of Afflictions 7
031012AM WFL-31 DOAGL-31 Psalm 119-12 Afflictions-7 The Disciplines of a Godly Life: Meditation Psalm 119: Part 12 The Blessing of Affliction – Testing the Promises of God Few things in life hurt as much as problems with those who are close to us in life. Most people invest most heavily in their family and friends; […]
Blessings Of Afflictions 6
030928AM WFL-30 Today we are looking at the 6th blessing that affliction can be in our lives. Open with me to Psalm 119.107: I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word. The 6th blessing of Affliction is: AFFLICTION FORCES US TO TEST HIS PROMISES: Psalm 119:107 I am afflicted (6031 […]
Blessings Of Afflictions 5
030921AM WFL-29 DOAGL-29 Psalm 119-10 The Disciplines of a Godly Life: Meditation Psalm 119: Part 10 The Blessing of Affliction – We Get Focused on Our Teacher Two old men sat down and wrote their summary of life. One was the father, the other his son. Both wrote under the inspiration of God’s Spirit. Both […]
Blessings Of Afflictions 4
030907AM WFL-28 DOAGL-28 Psalm 119-9 The Disciplines of a Godly Life: Meditation Psalm 119 The Seven Blessings of Affliction: Number 4 AFFLICTION – Teaches us God’s Faithfulness There are blessings that God’s Word says are associated with Affliction, seven of them are found in the 119th Psalm. This morning we are looking at the 4th. […]
Blessings Of Afflictions 1-3
WFL-27 030831AM SO, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? ONLY ONE THING TO DO IF YOU HAVE PERFECT AND STRAIGHT DIRECTIONS FROM GOD TO THE TRUE AND ONLY GOAL OF LIFE!! FOLLOW THEM! internalize His Directions Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (KJV) love His […]
Using the Divine Plans
WFL-26 030824AM What type of plans would it take for that bee I saw to even be alive? GOD MAKE PLANS FOR BEES TO FOLLOW INORDER TO AIR CONDITION THEIR BEEHIVE: In order to preserve life in the brood area, the temperature of the beehive is kept at a constant 94o F through its ingenious […]
Following the Divine Guide Down the Path of Life
WFL-25 030817AM The question in our minds is always – HOW? So this morning listen to God’s Word and learn how to be Walking the Divine Path With the Divine Guide, Down the Journey of Life. When Paul wrote to a church he had never visited – what was his message? When Paul […]
The Divine Way
WFL-24 030810AM But this morning we welcome to our church this morning the greatest Bible Expositor of all. We sit this morning at the feet of the greatest teacher who has ever taught God’s Word. Who am I speaking of? The Author Himself, He has come this morning to open His Word to […]
A Life of New Beginnings
WFL-23 030803AM 1 Peter 1:22-25 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, because “All flesh […]
Praying The Word Filled Life
WFL-22 030713AM Matthew 18:19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. Matthew 21:22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” Luke 11:9 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given […]
Living The Word Filled Life
WFL-21 030706AM One of our great responsibilities as individuals is to protect those we love. One of my great duties as a husband is to protect my wife and children. This duty and responsibility shows up as we lock the doors at night, listen to weather advisories, remind them to buckle up, watch for suspicious […]
Ezra and the 119th Psalm
WFL-20 030622AM God has designed a plan for the complete takeover of your heart and mind. He wants us to ponder — What are we here for? If we lose sight of our purpose in life, we often compensate by increasing motion. Yet it is motion without purpose. Daily time in the presence of […]
Longing for God
WFL-19 030608AM From the earliest times Ein Gedi has been known and inhabited by desert travelers. From the rocks there flows the coolest, sweetest, and freshest waters imaginable. The contrast between the stark and barren and lifeless shores of the Dead Sea and the sun baked mountains that ring it – and the lush green […]
The Discipline of Mediation
WFL-18 030601AM I mean, think about it – they lived with minimal revelation, difficult communication, continual temptation, and conditional Spirit fullness. The Scriptures: they were kept in that old, black goat hair covered Tabernacle Tent far from most people. The Fellowship: there were no churches to choose from to get a good message from God’s […]
The Discipline of Simplicity
WFL-17 030525AM All of these may be indicators of the lack of Biblical Simplicity. Simplicity means something that is simple, easy to grasp and do, non-complex. Biblical Simplicity is reordering our priorities back to what God has asked us to do. Listen to what one gifted writer has written – “When[1] we stop […]
The Discipline of Solitude
WFL-16 030518AM Now, if I could offer you a secret that could make you powerfully godly in a busy, distracting, and evil world – would you be interested? How about if I offered to show you a proven technique that has always worked – in any time, in any place, and under any pressure? Sounds […]
Slipping Away to Spend Time Alone with God
WFL-15 030504AM Please turn to Mark 1.21. Life was full on that Saturday in Capernaum. Mark 1:21-34 was just ONE DAY! Jesus had gone from morning to night giving of Himself to all who came to Him. And how they had come, on donkeys, in carts, carried by family, surrounded by crowds, multitudes had flocked […]
Roadblocks To Answered Prayers
WFL-14 030427AM And this morning, one person has more to say about Christ’s praying than any other. One person, more than any other in God’s Word, was an eyewitness to Christ’s praying – his name is Peter. Peter was the leader of the disciples, the chief of the Apostles, and the man out front at […]
What Stops My Prayers?
WFL-13 030406AM To answer that and to learn what may be the greatest lesson of our spiritual lives, let me talk about prayers that are answered. How much money would $111,600,000 be to you? I would assume it is a huge sum to any of us? Perhaps the most remarkable testimony of modern […]
When Prayers Don’t Go Through
WFL-12 030330AM No one ever said as much about prayer as Jesus. And, no one can impact our lives more to pray and be heard by our Father in Heaven — than Jesus. No one else but Jesus can put through our prayers to be heard by our Father in Heaven. Jesus is the […]
With Jesus in the School of Prayer
WFL-11 030316AM And if you read Hebrews carefully — Jesus is still praying. That is an awfully great emphasis on prayer if we stop to notice it! Jesus prayed no matter what was ahead or behind Him. He lived in a whirlwind of activity. He was constantly eating, walking, talking, and sleeping with twelve […]
Praying Like Jesus
WFL-10 030309AM All of those combine to cause us to feel danger and uncertainty, and to feel distraction, and if we are not guarded to feel discouragement! So what is the best way to live in a time of great danger, immense distraction, and constant uncertainty? I think we have the answer in a similar […]
Talking to God all the TIME
WFL-09 030302AM One of the 1st lessons we need to learn from our Heavenly Father is His ‘how to talk to Me’ lesson. These lessons are what the Bible teaches on prayer. If you have never done so, you would be enriched beyond measure to go from cover to cover in this book and personally find […]
What Happens in Heaven When We Give?
WFL-08 030223AM What does God need? Our all sufficient Lord needs nothing. Then what does God want? God’s Word tells us He seeks only two things: to save the lost and for them to worship Him! So as believers, found by our Savior, what does God want from us? For us to willingly […]
Giving that Lasts Forever
WFL-07 030216AM While we are here seated with songs of Heaven on our lips – something is happening in the place we have pointed our hearts. What we do, say, think, pray, and give rises above and enters into God’s presence. Do you realize how much what you do today and each day matters to […]
Are You Laying Treasures in Heaven?
WFL-06 030209AM Genesis honors Abel for GIVING the offering that pleased the Lord; Enoch for GIVING God his walk; Abraham for GIVING God his faith; Joseph for GIVING God his life with its hurts and fears. Exodus records that only the families GIVING the Lord what He desired were saved on Passover. Leviticus portrays crowds […]
The Discipline of Stewardship of Giving
WFL-05 030202AM Let’s open to the book of Ecclesiastes, we are going to be in the 5th chapter in just a moment. Before we get there, I would like to take you back in history to the time that the Bible was written and have you just think about one thought– a question for each […]
The Discipline of Stewardship of Living
WFL-04 030126AM This week I was driving my family across central Florida. The terrain of that area is pretty monotonous for a couple of hours between the coasts. As we topped one hill something new confronted all the pairs of eyes watching out the windows…acres and acres and acres of mobile homes were lined up […]
The Discipline of Stewardship of Our Life
WFL-03 030112AM His movement became the fastest growing system in the history of the world. By 1980 his followers controlled almost 4/6ths of the world — and brutally held on to their power. Solzhenitsyn[1] said in the mid-1970’s that the salamander, by which he means the prison-camp network, is still alive. In The Gulag Archipelago (Vol. II, 1975) he […]
The Discipline of Spirit Filled Living
WFL-02 030105AM With every new year that begins we must make our plans and priorities for the coming year. To help us settle in on what the Lord desires for each of us, we have started this series to refresh our minds with God’s plan. Our key passage for this series is I Timothy […]
The Discipline of Scripture Reading
WFL-01 021229AM With each new year that comes, it is time to rethink our plans and priorities. To help us settle in on what the Lord desires for each of us, we need to refresh our minds with God’s plan. One key passage is I Timothy 4:7. Paul says we are to discipline our selves […]