Biblical Shakers

Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, I John Intro 1 John Introduction Bart Strayer Hello everyone. Here is a brief introduction to John. We will start Chapter 1 tomorrow.  THOUGHT John's letter contains some of my favorite material in the Bible. John's letters contain a broad sweeping of Biblical truths and inspiring notations. More notably, part of John's letter speaks of strengthening vital aspects of our faith so that we are more equipped to understand Christian truths from error. It is so important in this day to understand God's doctrine so that we may guard ourselves from the teachers that can lead us astray. That is why it is so important for ALL of us to be in the Word on a daily basis.  Thank God for the Salt Shakers!  PRAYER Heavenly Father, help us to 1earn more about You. Help strengthen our knowledge and faith through your word written by the Apostle John. We pray that you will help us understand the truths you speak of through the Bible.  We are so th...

Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Job Chapter 40 Job 40 Verse 4 Jane Jones Verse 4:  “I am unworthy — how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.” THOUGHT Throughout this time of suffering, Job longed to have an opportunity to plead his innocence before God. Here God appeared to Job and gave him that opportunity. But Job decided to remain quiet because it was no longer necessary for him to speak. God had shown Job that as a limited human being, he had neither the ability to judge the God who created the universe nor the right to ask why God’s actions do not depend on ours. He will do what he knows is best regardless of what we think is fair. Salt Shakers, please accept my apologies if I offend anyone when I say this. “It is time for the book of Job to be over.”  I think the thing that bothers me the most about the book of Job is that it all started with the allowance from God to Satan to tempt Job. Satan was allowed to destroy Job’s everything, and from beginning...

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Job Chapter 35 Job 35 Verse 16 Delores Little Verse 16:  So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words. THOUGHT Elihu had a lot of “I’s” about himself in this chapter.  How he ends this chapter really shows how little knowledge he had about Job’s life. Job may have complained to God, BUT HE NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING IN HIM. What got to Job was that he wasn’t hearing from God as before.  We know how much we want to hear from God through His Word and how He puts His thoughts in our heads. About 2 months ago I was in prayer and out of the blue these thoughts came to me. “You will be speaking to the Pastor’s wives on Spiritual warfare”. I wasn’t even thinking about that, and it just came to me. I asked why in the world would I be talking to the Pastor's wife on that? Three weeks later I was hugging a lady at church, and she has a ministry for young Pastors' wives from the NE Christian College.  I...

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Job Chapter 30 Job 30 Verse 1 & 16 Jeanie Boldt Verse 1: It begins, but now...  Verse 16:  And now...  THOUGHT I am just about filled to the brim with Job and his statements about how the Lord had mistreated him and all the sufferings he has been through already. His friends mock him (verses 1-15), his body hurts him (verses 16-19), his God has deserted him (verses 20-23), and his hope has fled from him  (verses 24-31). He cannot return to the past, endure the present, or face the future!!! Have you ever been in a place that your circumstances led you to join Job in the “dust and ashes”? I am sure we have all experienced real LOW times in our lives. When I was single after the divorce, I felt so alone and deserted. It is times like these that we must remember that the Lord Jesus once was there and knows how you feel. He is adequate for your yesterdays and tomorrows as well as your todays. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ i...

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday Job Chapter 25 Job 25 Verse 5 Tanya Ruden Verse 5:  God is more glorious than the moon; he shines brighter than the stars. THOUGHT As Heather and I were looking at the chapters in Job, I was thinking.  We have got to be getting close to the end of the book.  Maybe Heather and I can finish it, but for those of you who are better versed in the Bible than me, know that Job is long.  We will still have a couple of weeks after this week before we finish it. So today let’s focus on something I like to think of as more than my brain can comprehend. Do we really understand how bright the moon and stars are?  They are really far away, and we can still see them, same with the sun. Now I realize that was a very “technical” statement, but even if I threw in how many miles away and how bright it was and how fast the light traveled, we still wouldn’t understand what an awesome creation a star or moon is. It is so beyond our grasp. ...

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, John Chapter 13 John 13 Verse 7 Mindy Strayer Verse 7: “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” THOUGHT I found this statement by Jesus to be very reassuring.  It’s the kind of statement from God that is very helpful when we find ourselves in the middle of tough times.  We may need to read it again and again in order to allow the Word of God to bring us comfort, peace, and reassurance that through all the mess, God is in charge. So, in order to elaborate on this, I will place two scenarios out there: 1) All of us have had things that we have asked God for in prayer only to have nothing transpire. 2) All of us have had something happen to us or someone we love that isn’t fair and doesn’t seem to make sense causing us to want to ask the question, “Why God?”. Now, along with those scenarios, we have all seen God withhold specific answers to prayer only to have Him later provide an even greater, bett...