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Until public gatherings resume, we are providing this message from Evangelist Mike Shrock delivered recently at his home church in Connecticut. Mike is one of our State-Line Motorcycle Ministry board members and you can find other messages from him on our sites. In today's message, Mike shares a challenge from the Apostle Paul's response to the church at Philippi while he was a prisoner in Rome. As always, Mike shares some unique insights into scripture in his typical high energy style of preaching. We hope you enjoy and are blessed!

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Philippians 1:27 King James Version (KJV)

²⁷Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Please click the video link below to hear a message from Dr. John Monroe, Senior Pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Taylors, SC. In his messge, Dr. Monroe speaks to the negative side of the information age; which is too much information. He encourages us to, "Hear from the Lord by going to His Word for balance in times like these."

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Psalm 91 King James Version (KJV)

¹He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ²I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. ³Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. ⁴He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. ⁵Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; ⁶Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. ⁷A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. ⁸Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. ⁹Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; ¹⁰There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. ¹¹For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. ¹²They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. ¹³Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. ¹⁴Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. ¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. ¹⁶With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Your world view is the lens through which you see everything. A Christian sees the fall of man but realizes that only Jesus can restore creation.

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How do we influence the people around us to lead them to Christ? One way is they see what we do. We become a light in a room where we happen to be at any given moment.

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Matthew 5:14-16 King James Version (KJV)

¹⁴Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. ¹⁵Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. ¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Christ used some basic principles when tempted by Satan that we should be using in life as well. As we are to be Christ-like, He is our perfect example.

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Luke 4:1-13 King James Version (KJV)

¹And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, ²Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. ³And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. ⁴And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. ⁵And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. ⁷If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. ⁸And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. ⁹And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: ¹⁰For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: ¹¹And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. ¹²And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. ¹³And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

A Christian’s journey through life involves learning to trust God. When bitter experiences come into our lives and we fell empty, God is still in control!

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Proverbs 23:7 King James Version (KJV)

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

When we become saved, we are really only just babes in Christ!

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Galatians 4:1-5 King James Version (KJV)

¹Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; ²But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. ³Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: ⁴But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, ⁵To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

As Christians, we are encouraged in scripture to prepare ourselves for worshipping God in a service. In this message, we look at Ruth and Naomi again to see what God has for us on this topic.

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Ruth 3:1-5 King James Version (KJV)

¹Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? ²And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. ³Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. ⁴And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. ⁵And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.

How many times has something happened to us and we cry, “Unfair!” Once you understand the true meaning of Christ's Cross, you will never whine about being treated unfairly again.

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Isaiah 53:7, 9 King James Version (KJV)

⁷He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
⁹And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Being in the right place is important to us to grow and have the right relationship with God. We must separate from unbelief and worldliness which are unprofitable and harmful to our spiritual well-being.

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Ruth 3:1-3 King James Version (KJV)