Discover The Book MinistriesWFL-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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
Roadblocks to Answered Prayers
LNB-33 WFL-14 WFP-13 030427AM DOAGL-14 SUPPLICATION-6 The Disciplines of a Godly Life: SUPPLICATION-4 Roadblocks to Answered Prayers Jesus is the final word on praying. He lived it, He taught it, He commended it. No one can more deeply influence us in the realm of prayer than our Lord Jesus. And this morning, one […]
What Stops My Prayers
LNB-32 WFL-13 WFP-12 030406AM DOAGL-13 SUPPLICATION-5 The Disciplines of a Godly Life: SUPPLICATION-5 What Stops My Prayers This morning we are learning from Jesus in the School of Prayer. Our classroom is daily life, our textbook is God’s Word. This morning’s lesson is: “What stops my prayers?” To answer that and to learn what may […]
With Jesus in the School of Prayer
LNB-30 WFL-11 WFP-10 030316AM Jesus lived the perfect human life. Jesus was always praying. Someone once summarized the Life of Christ as thirty years of perfect living, three years of perfect serving and teaching, one tremendous moment of death – and now 19 plus centuries of praying. And if you read Hebrews […]
Learning to Pray Like Jesus Prayed
LNB-29 WFL-10 WFP-09 030309AM Today I would like to step back with you and look at the world we live in today. Three words come to mind – danger, uncertainty, and distraction. I say that because of the incredible avalanche of dangers reflected in the current news. On any given hour, if you […]
A Victorious Life Full of New Beginnings
DYG-20 LNB-26 WFL-23 030803AM A Victorious Life Full of New Beginnings DYG: Message Twenty 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 […]
Suffering Affliction – Focusing on Our Master Teacher
DYG-18 WFL-31 031012AM Suffering Affliction: Focusing on Our Master Teacher DYG: Message Eighteen 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; thus our wife, husband, children, and close friends become the precious treasures of life. […]
Suffering Affliction – Testing God’s Promises
DYG-17 WFL-30 030928AM Suffering Affliction:Testing God’s Promises DYG: Message Seventeen 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 […]
Supplication – How to Unleash the Power of Prayer
DYG-15 LNB-31 WFL-12 WFP-11 030330AM Supplication: How to Unleash the Power of Prayer DYG: Message Fifteen This morning we are learning about prayer. We have already seen that no one ever prayed as much as Jesus. No one ever said as much about prayer as Jesus. And, no one can impact our lives more to […]
Supplication – With Jesus in the School of Prayer
DYG-14 LNB-28 WFL-09 WFP-08 030302AM Supplication: With Jesus in the School of Prayer DYG: Message Fourteen One of the first lessons we give to our infant children is how to talk. We look at them as they first learn to follow us with their eyes and say “momma…daddy” and so on. We teach them how […]
Discipline Six – Supplication – Prayer is the Power of a Word Filled Life
DYG-13 LNB-20 WFL-22 WFP-14 030713AM Discipline Six—Supplication: Prayer is the Power of a Word Filled Life DYG: Message Thirteen Jesus said some words that if understood lead to the most fruitful, joyful, and powerful spiritual walk there can be – this side of Heaven. Yet His words often scare us. We think He must […]
Discipline Five – Simplicity – Reordering to God’s Priorities
DYG-12 WFL-16 030518AM Discipline Five—Simplicity: Reordering to God’s Priorities DYG: Message Twelve Let’s analyze the world each of us live in. o It is busy, right? More to do than time permits each day. o It is also distracting. Many things draw and tug at our minds trying to get our attention. o It is […]
Stewardship – Giving Worshipfully for Eternity
DYG-11 WFL-07 030216AM Stewardship: Giving Worshipfully for Eternity DYG: Message Eleven 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 […]
Stewardship – Giving Freely to Jesus
DYG-10 WFL-05 030202AM Stewardship: Giving Freely to Jesus DYG: Message Ten 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 […]
Discipline Four – Stewardship – Living Totally for Jesus
DYG-09 WFL-04 030126AM Discipline Four—Stewardship: Living Totally for Jesus DYG: Message Nine 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 […]
Meditation – Finding Comfort in Painful Times
DYG-08 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 […]
Meditation – Finding Hope in Fearful Times
DYG-07 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 […]
Discipline Three – Meditation – Finding Quietness in Ultra Busy Times
DYG-06 WFL-33 031026AM Discipline Three—Meditation: Finding Quietness in Ultra Busy Times DYG: Message Six 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 […]
Discipline Two – Spirit-Filled Living – An Overflowing Life
DYG-05 WFL-02 030105AM Discipline Two—Spirit-Filled Living: An Overflowing Life DYG: Message Five 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. […]
A Word Filled Life Offers True Security
DYG-03 WFL-21 030706AM Independence Day reminds us how dangerous the world is, and how costly our freedom and security can be. For 227 years our peace and safety has cost us the blood of many patriots and soldiers.Constant vigilance is needed to keep our freedom and safety secure nationally. One of our great responsibilities […]
Psalm 119 – The Foundation of a Word Filled Life
DYG-02 WFL-24 030810AM My last year in seminary was a final push to learn all I could about the Word. I spent the summer in LA and each Saturday I would check the church page. I looked for the greatest authority on the Word I could learn from. Some weeks there was Tim “Left Behind” […]
The Only Way to Not Waste Your Life
DYG-01 WFL-37 040104AM 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! If I could describe the most joy filled marriage you could ever dream of – it would be the Word Filled Marriage! If I could describe the most harmonious and loving […]
David Conquers
900318PM DAV-10 DSS-34 WFL-41 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! Let’s do a quick review: 1. […]
David – Lessons on Depression
900218PM DAV-08 DSS-32 WFL-40 ZNA-379 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 only to fall further behind instead of ahead? […]
David’s Purpose – God’s Glory
900121PM DAV-05 WFL-39 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- (29), Psalms (75) = 146 Chapters thus in I Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22 […]
