By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 10, 2012 in Devotions
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 7, 2012 in Devotions
And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Acts 1:4-5) If you feel impelled to cry […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 6, 2012 in Devotions
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 5, 2012 in Devotions
Blessed is he that watcheth. (Revelation 16:15) “We die daily,” said the apostle. This was the life of the early Christians; they went everywhere with their lives in their hands. We are not in this day called to pass through the same fearful persecutions: if we were, the Lord would give us grace to bear the test. But the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 5, 2012 in Devotions
“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. (Matthew 6:2) Giving to the poor literally means any act of mercy, but it came […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 30, 2012 in Devotions
Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. (Jeremiah 45:3) Affliction gives us through grace the inestimable privilege of conformity to the Lord Jesus. We pray to be like Christ, but how can we be if we […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 23, 2012 in Current Issues, Devotions, Features
Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. Moses said to the LORD, “See, you say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 22, 2012 in Devotions
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. (Luke 23:34) When a man is ignorant and does not know what to do, what should he do? Well, he should do nothing till he does know. But here is the mischief of it: […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 20, 2012 in Devotions
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him,“Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him. (Matthew 9:9) The call of the man named Matthew seemed accidental and unlikely, “As Jesus passed forth thence,: just as he was going about some work or […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 20, 2012 in Devotions
“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (Matthew 5:27-28) The seventh commandment protects the sanctity of marriage, and anyone who relies on external righteousness to keep it […]