How to Avoid Being Deceived

Friends, I don’t have to tell you that we are living in an unprecedented time of lies, innuendos and deception. I have never heard so many people dramatizing anything and everything false in order to deceive the masses. It’s uncanny to say to least. From evil politicians, to lying journalists, to governments and worldwide organizations…there are lies and deception everywhere. No wonder Jesus spent so much time warning His Disciples and us to beware and to not be deceived. The truth is Friends, if you are not aware of what is really going on in the world today, if you are not in constant communication with the Holy Spirit and listening for His leading, it will be real easy to become confused and therefore deceived.

Some Thoughts From Philippians 1

I was reading in the first chapter of the Book of Philippians the other day, and I noticed four things there that Paul was sharing with the Church at Philippi that I really believe if you and I were to apply them to our lives, we would see a greater success in our walk with the Lord and our ministry to others. If you would, turn with me to Philippians chapter 1 and let’s look at a few verses there.

• In the first 2 verses, Paul is greeting those Christians at Philippi on behalf of himself and Timothy…and then beginning in verses 3-6 he says, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ”